A petition signed by over 70,000 people is urging the Ontario government to allow skiing this winter. Launched by Bradford resident Dwayne Cardoso, the petition, which has garnered more than 70,000 supporters since Dec. 21, wants Premier Doug Ford to allow ski hills to operate during the province-wide lockdown that went into effect Saturday. “Skiing should be the safest sport to participate in with face coverings, mandatory space between patrons (skis and snowboards easily facilitate social distancing),” Cardoso said. “Riding chair lifts with only family, in a time of immense negativity, this can also help our mental health, not to mention the exercise that we all desperately want.” Besides that, “if we are unable to support our slopes and ski hill employees we may lose some of the resorts we have due to not being able to break even this year,” he added. Boler Mountain (BM), a not-for-profit outdoor adventure organization …