Fall Fair

The club had a very active weekend with the Fall Fair.  Robin looked after security for the fair and the Gauthier's and I looked after the booth.  We had quite a bit of interest in the new vintage permit.  It was a good time to meet with club members and discuss future plans.

We found out that there might be a bridge available for the Wabi Creek crossing on the trail behind the groomer shelter. We still need to find out how much the bridge will cost and how much it would cost to install.

I chatted with several of the local ATVers who would be interested in helping us put up some swamp crossings.  This would be a benefit for us to be able to get the groomers out earlier and allow the ATV'ers who don't want to be buried up to their armpits in muck move along.

The winners of the Fall Fair draw were:
Shelley Laferriere - the picnic blanket donated by UPS
Francine Brazeau - Ski-Doo Teddy Bear from Maille's
Joe Doire - Polaris Sweatshirt from Tri-Town Motor Sports

We are helping out at the plowing match this week for the district booth.  Come on in and get your new maps.

AGM Update

Robin and I attended the AGM this past weekend.  We really felt it was worthwhile.  The trip to Valcourt to see the museum and tour the plant were fun - we also met a lot of people from other clubs and made lots of contacts. 

Kent Lester of Supertrax gave a speech on Friday - one of the focuses was the increasing sales of flatland deep snow sleds - these are the sleds being used to ride off the trails.  This trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.  Many of us enjoy this type of riding but it puts us at risk as a club because the off trail riders are hurting themselves and then suing the OFSC and local clubs.  Snowmobiling is going to have to figure out how to deal with this issue - it would be nice to strike a balance where we have trails going to areas to ride but won't be sued if the person hurts themself.

The price of permits was set the same next year as they are this year.  $200 early, $250 after Dec 1 and vintage $125 all year long.

We got some great ideas from other clubs - look for me to list some of them once the club executive has had a chance to discuss them.