It’s time to start thinking about closing up the cottage for the winter. Summer homes are most vulnerable to break-ins the week following Thanksgiving all through winter until Victoria Day in May. Consider using a cottage watch system with your neighbours and designate a year round key holder. Make sure to record serial numbers of anything valuable left behind and make a list of where everything is. It’s a good idea as well to take all alcohol with you and don’t leave firearms behind.
More Tips on keeping your cottage safe this winter…
- If you are leaving vehicles, make sure they’re winterized, secure and disabled – for snow machines remove track and hide keys, ensure boats are covered and locked, outboard motors locked and slightly disassembled, ATVs disabled – leave nothing on trailers unless it is locked or disabled.
- Leave no valuables at cottage – electronics, personal items, tools etc. unless you’re prepared to lose them.
- Secure your windows and doors - close window curtains or blinds and put up shutters to protect interior from marauders (animals, and human).
-Sporting goods – fishing rods & equipment, water skis, toys etc – should be secured (locked up, hidden or both) Lock them or lose them
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