BoonerBP

Found this out the hard way, I already had the 21 L bag and bought the 17Lwhen I bought new sled for my wife figuring I could use both when I was saddle bagging but not to be, they won't both fit with standard mounting. will be purchasing the plate.

Depends if you are an incorporated club or a non incorporated chapter . Chapter is an informal committee instead of having an executive, this to my knowledge would relieve you from any perceived conflict as long as you were not a representative on the district board. and in that case you just remove yourself from discussion and any voting on grooming wages.

As an executive member yes this could be perceived as a conflict if you are being paid for the work. It sucks but we are tied to the NFPCA and the terms of the MTO agreement.

Pay rates are recommended by the grooming committee then voted on at the district board level, if club rep on district board is a paid groomer operator then must recuse themselves from the vote.

We did the same run on Friday and never even encountered another sled on L123 or L145 heading back to Kap and maybe met 20 sleds in total for the entire loop which mirrored yours exactly. Even on Saturday we rode all L trails between Kap and Smooth Rock and encountered very little traffic, even running L 125 twice just to make sure it was good in both directions. I think most riders are concerned that the they are up north and the L trails might be remote so they stick to the A

My brother in laws 600 Renny melted down about 50 km from D'ville, towed him in with my 800 Cat then towed him from there to Missinabi where the owner of Valentine's in Chaplaue picked him up. His trip was over on day 2.5, ours continued for another 3 ending in New Liskeard

We bought a new non current 2018 for our club, much better on fuel ,same bulletproof 540 Yamaha fan

Closed and locked are two different things, signage can be posted on amenities and warmup shacks stating they are closed due to Covid-19 protocols to cover the clubs but especially in remote areas could be left unlocked for use in the case of an emergency

An agreement has been reached with EOTA and Districts2,3 and 6. Other than signatures and insurance docs being finalized I can confirm Cindy's response as accurate.

We may be turning the corner on this issue, dialogue has been ongoing since April and in my opinion we are moving in the right direction towards the common goal of keeping the trails available for all user groups and a cooperative approach to infrastructure improvements and joint projects.

District 2 has paper map this year, and I believe 3, 6 and 7 as well. Contact the district office for whichever area you are looking for and they can confirm

For all of our saddle bagging trips we have made reservations for meals due to the size of the group (typically 15-22)months prior to the trip. I contact the restaurant well in advance and ask for a simple menu with 2 or 4 options, send out to the guys and set it up with the restaurant . We agree on a time and book accordingly, I always call if possible when we are 40 min out in order to give a heads ups. This has worked well for lunch and supper and guarantees you meals. Last year Ash Grove actually set us up in the rear dining room by ourselves, good for the other patrons and keeps us all together.

Reach out to Pat from Mazinaw , they have hydraulic, you could also order what you need from Ebert Welding, think the lugs and cylinder cost $255.00. You either need a separate circuit or you will need to install an isolation valve. for the couple times a year you would adjust, I would save your $$$ for something you really need.....

I am working on getting a solution from marketing at the OFSC, the way the OFSC website is set up you would have to contact each district individually although I would think for most of us there are probably 6-8 districts we would be riding.

To receive new maps all you need to do is email the districts for the areas you are interested in and ask them to mail out a map or two. No cost to you other than time invested in writing the email, if your're real clever you can take care of it in one email.