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On 8/3/2019 at 6:02 PM, Wildbill said:
Arnie had a heart attack he survived it but is looking to enjoy life a bit now
I can certainly understand the stress that many dealers are subject to by their respective manufacturers, bank managers, staff and customers.
I have heard of a few horror stories about dealers really being traumatized by the intense pressure they face daily.
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Is ‘Ned’ still .................?
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You are correct, even though they hang the Arctic Cat banner they don’t sell AC new sleds. Probably just as well, maybe they saw this coming.
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Anyone know whether Arnie’s Cat House on Highway 11 survived the purge. The Arctic Cat banner was there yesterday as I passed by.
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Big news from Arctic Cat.
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On 7/19/2019 at 10:12 AM, sledjunk said:
In general, yes, I am sure. In the following, the years referenced are from the motion presented at last year's AGM. The motion last year was for the permit pricing for 2020. Every year, the plan presents a 'matrix' of four scenarios. A and B options are based upon no government decision regarding registration revenue and C and D is where there is a decision where the OFSC gets $30 or more from registrations. Options A and C are where full season permit sales for the upcoming (2018 - 2019) season are less than 5% more than the previous (2017 - 2018) season, and B and D are where full season permit sales for the upcoming (2018 - 2019) season are more than 5% over the previous (2017 - 2018) season. There are then prices for the year following the upcoming (2019 -2020) season presented for each of those scenarios.
So, based upon 2018 - 2019 sales, the prices for 2019 - 2020 can be predetermined and the MTO approval process can start before the 2018 - season has even started.
With the MTO process taking months to complete, the time from the AGM to the start of the permit sales is too short to do much better than this.
Thank you sledjunk, I stand corrected.
That is quite reasonable to have various scenarios. Still unfortunate that the MTO Minister gets to decide when they have virtually no other responsibility with regards to organized snowmobiling.
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On 7/13/2019 at 11:52 PM, sledjunk said:
The pricing is now voted on according to an algorithm based upon the previous year's sales. AFAIK, the actual seasonal sales have gone down last year, with a spike in daily sales. Unless the sales have increased over 5% (I think), the prices will be the same. I am not 100% sure about the sales figures, but I am pretty sure that I am correct.
Are you sure of that, if so it is one hell of a poor way to run a business. Revenue needs to offset anticipated expenses which is difficult to do as grooming hours can be so variable.
If if your Permit Sales decline that doesn’t equate to leaving a Permit prices as they were, it should be based upon a reasonable conservative budget.
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It seems no one is talking about planning their trip around Algonquin Park this year. Used to be a hot topic in previous years.
I presume the issue is the trail issues in the Powassan - Astorville area.
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4 hours ago, zoso said:
Hoping I get to have some of those negative experience, but as of right now looking at the weather I may not. BTW, I never said every time you ride, I said every time a cop sees you on the trail, you will be stopped and you will be told to blow, refuse and you will be arrested and charged.
I find this assertion very hard to believe but time will tell if zoso is correct or not.
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1 hour ago, zoso said:
No, it is one person at the district level. In an area that once open stays that way it is not an imperative thing, but it would seem that a time lag of a day or two when a trail moves from closed to limited or open has a very negative outcome. Many stay home when they could ride, or trailer to a far away area to ride when they could have done so close to home. I cannot see anyone not being a little peeved if they trailered 250km to ride for the day, only to find out the trails ten minutes away were groomed and open. Hence why I say, if the trails have already been open, and it snows a decent amount, ride em and forget that map.
Exactly correct, this season with all of the changing weather and diminished riding time demands a quicker response by the Clubs and Districts providing prompt updates on trail status.
This should not depend on one person working at a District that works only M-F with stat holidays off. Some Districts do update 7 days a week, others appear not to.
In normal years this isn’t a major concern but this year it is and needs improvement.
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In North Bay the new owners appear to have re-branded the Clarion Pinewood Park Resort to Ramada Pinewood Park Resort.
mailto: stay@ramadapinewoodparkresort.ca
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Great news for northern trails
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$160,000 is really small change for the length of Trail that they are designating. This isn’t going to accomplish anything positive that touring riders will really notice.