Claire Voyant

Denis, Driver training is done by the previous Governor of the District, who is also our present District Vice-President (as well as a Provincial Award recipient). What's your point?

Denis has a history with the Hearst club, the Mattice club and the Corridor. The Corridor President has been contacted (again). Volunteers within our District, for the most part, do not "rat" out other clubs. We all have issues to deal with and we prefer to deal with them with tact, courtesy and discretion. We are ALL volunteers trying to do the very best we can. To be a VOLUNTEER and opining about trail conditions and other issues, when you have absolutely no idea about any club operations is wrong. So what's the holdup with Hornepayne's trails, Denis? Put your money where your mouth is, dude. You'll never be a "Kenny", so give it up. Could somebody please message me about how to delete my profile?

I've given the District Office the heads up that they'll be hearing from you about those horrible trail conditions.

Beaver dam let go. Believe it's fixed now. ITG shows available.

Really? You attend one training session and this makes you entitled? I think that attitude is kind of what we're talking about.

Interesting thread, especially when I read a post in another thread from a member who says that a section of "red" on the ITG wouldn't stop him from riding. If you're a volunteer with a club I think it's imperative that you (we) lead by example. Every Driver Training class starts with an introduction about the OFSC, the club, what we do and the behaviour we expect from them when they hit the trails.

It's not the Corridor's mandate to provide details to riders on every change to trail routing. This re-route is due to active logging operations and has been coordinated with all stakeholders, and was determined to be the safest way to reduce risks to riders and logging equipment operators.

You mean the L125??

I've been involved for over 20 years, first Moonbeam and now Kap. Have done everything EXCEPT drive the groomer. Doing trail work and signage with my hubbie was my favourite activity until we started Driver Training 3 years ago. Sometimes it can be hard to find the right fit with respect to the club and or "position", but eventually you find your niche. Not everyone is cut out to sit on the board, or be the club secretary, and that's okay.

Good. You know how I worry about our volunteers. And as Safe Snowmobiling Ambassador I feel obligated to nag a bit.... Have a great day on the trails. I think they're getting ready to make the L123 available....

Would love to but both sleds are currently out of commission. Behave yourself. Don't be the lead on the 6 o'clock News....

OK thanks. It all makes sense to me. Just curious. I'll do my best to contribute what I can. Looking forward to reading about this season's Northern Corridor shenanigans.

They've seen what fun we've had in District 15 adopting Hornepayne and Greenstone. Is District 16 rising from the ashes?

I'm still trying to figure out why this thread was moved to this section of the forum. The thread was not started by a member of the KSR. To the best of my knowledge I'm the only one from the club who has contributed to this thread and I'm just a grunt volunteer. It was my understanding that this section of the Forum was for club and/or district people to post info for their specific clubs. Why can't this conversation continue on the Main Forum? Jus' wondering....before I take off in my steam powered aeroplane.

This should help...

Still waiting for enough ice on the river crossing by the mill in Kap. Got the temps now. Believe a couple of volunteers were out there drilling, measuring and staking yesterday. Any day now.....

By "pub" do you mean another warm-up shack? I hear they can get rockin' sometimes...

Correct. A103 only available to the Gardiner Ferry. The ITG is being cantankerous.

Check out Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht a.k.a. Professor Popsicle. He's a professor at the University of Manitoba. He has spent his career studying cold water immersion survival. He has a One - Ten - One rule: Once in the water, you have ONE MINUTE to recover from the gasp reflex and control your breathing. You have TEN MINUTES to make every attempt to get yourself out of the water before you lose the use of your extremities, your hands. Once out, you have ONE HOUR to build a fire and literally wring all the water you can out of your clothes, before serious hypothermia sets in. He has several videos available on Youtube. Every Driver Training class is given this information. We also do a survival fire starting demo: cotton balls coated in vaseline and wrapped in foil and flint/steel sparker. Waterproof and works everytime.

Now that you've had a sip of the kool-aid...we'll be expecting perfect signage on "Denis's" trail.....lol D15 clubs report trail status to the District office Mondays and Thursdays, starting now. No trail can be made "available" until form A-01 (Trail Signage Installation) has been completed, signed off by designated club authority, and submitted to the District office. Once trails start to become available, clubs can updated status more frequently, as necessary. Welcome to the District, Denis!!

I can't be bothered to get involved in the "crown land" vs. "private property" unavailable trails argument. I doubt the folks who are riding now launched their sleds directly on crown land. I can almost guarantee that between their house and said crown land, they've crossed several properties that are privately owned. Pack a f***ing folding saw and give the club an hour of your time, for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!

"Back in the day...."

They are in the process of buying a brusher to help with this task.....not sure when they'll be taking delivery. As you can see in the pics, tracks going AROUND the downed trees.....grrrrrr. A little help would be nice. Cutting a branch or a limb or a small tree here and there does not expose you to liability. Riding a closed trail does.

Still amounts to falsified documents. The registration form records child's date of birth, registration date and course date. So if you "hold off" submitting the paperwork, how does that help? Or are you indicating that you held a class for one student?? As Denis indicated, some clubs and instructors are amenable to rescheduling, if it works for all parties. Most parents we've spoken to in situations where the child's bday is a day or so too late are okay with waiting til a later course, even if it is the next season. Those few months can mean a big difference in maturity for the kids. We try to be accommodating and capture as many 12+ year olds as we can, including a second class later in the season. Our season is long, so we've had a class as late as the 3rd week of February. The kids at least get a chance to ride during March Break.

We've done the same.