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Best places to take a road trip this summer in Ontario

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Summer’s once again upon us, and that means that it’s time again for that great Canadian tradition to commence: the road trip. Although one of the major aspects of a road trip is the journey, it’s also important to end up at a pretty nice destination. It can be hard to know where to begin when planning your trip, as Ontario has a lot of interesting places to visit, so we at CAA have compiled a list of some of the “must-sees” this province has to offer.

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Child Safety in Your Vehicle: Proper Use / Installation of Car Seats

Keeping their children safe is most parents’ number one priority. They monitor what they eat, where they’re playing and with whom they’re playing. Taking care of an infant, however, brings a whole new set of worries, and most everyday items become extremely dangerous. On top of that, infant furniture can also be hazardous if not installed or used properly, and the number one danger to a newborn baby is an improperly installed car seat.

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Prepare your Car for an Emergency With a Survival Kit

Canada is famous for its wondrous landscape and natural beauty. With a coastline of 243,000 kilometres, Canada is a vast land with a lot of unpopulated, wide open spaces. This means that to get around a lot of driving needs to be done, and it also means that a lot of that motoring is conducted on long, lonely stretches of road. And, couple that with our unpredictable climate and Canada can be a hazardous place to drive if one is not prepared. Proper vehicle preparation means making sure that your car is in good working order, but it also means keeping several items in the trunk of your car that will be useful in times of emergency.

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