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On 4/13/2021 at 8:50 PM, revrnd said:
I'm not insinuating that any members here that are on club boards are lining their pockets. I've had 2 stints on the Paudash board, back in the 80s/90s & more recently 6 years & have stepped back.
A person would have to be deaf to not hear the chatter about the sport while out & about. Trust me I've heard some pretty ridiculous comments from non-sledders (and ill-informed sledders) that have no idea of how things are run. This is how the 'over the fence' BS gets spread.
I know there have been some changes in the past year that pretty much eliminates most board positions @ the club level. If I'm wrong would someone correct me?
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.
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On 4/13/2021 at 12:06 PM, GTC said:
So does this include trail building type work, dozer excavator etc.. as a conflict
I’m currently VP for our club,
Clubs been using my equipment for years, some paid some volunteer
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.
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11 hours ago, whits-end said:
Would pay rates not be decided at a separate Trails Committee meeting? Trails Committee board may be a different set of delegates, no?
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.
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On 3/21/2021 at 11:30 PM, tricky said:
So glad that you enjoyed the trip and figured out the irrational trail choices that so many make on the NCDN. On Saturday, we only had to return from Hearst to Kap. Even on a good day, using the A trail all the way would not be much fun, but this past Saturday the A trail was like a busy, mushy, washboard highway. But it was packed with sleds, when local loop trails were almost empty. We left Hearst westbound on A, to the western L163 intersection, then took the top of 163, 165, 159, 161 and 153 to Mattice where we had to rejoin the A trail. We road the 40+ km of $hit to Opasatika, then jumped on the L123 and L143 back to Kap. On those last two local trails, which were in perfect condition, we only saw one group of six riders. I am left to conclude that sledders are lazy (won't take the time to read a map) or not very clever (don't know how read a map). In any event, I hope most of them stay that way and leave the nice trails to serious sledders. We are lucky on this forum to have advisors who can help us plan the best routes and lodgings anywhere in the province. Regarding this trip, there was good advice from many quarters and its much appreciated.
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
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On 2/14/2021 at 10:20 PM, revrnd said:
Glad to hear she's OK & get well quick!
Especially when up north. A minor issue 'down south' can be very problematic up north especially in the isolated stretches of trail.
When I blew up a sled east of Heyden about 15 years ago, a couple of my sledding buddies commented that I didn't seem to be all that upset about it. I told them it could've been worse. "How so?" "I could've blown it up between Hornepayne & D'ville."
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
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On 11/28/2020 at 6:53 AM, Wildbill said:
It is the old 540 but with much improved carburation and possibly porting to vastly improve fuel economy.
We bought a new non current 2018 for our club, much better on fuel ,same bulletproof 540 Yamaha fan
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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
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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.
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On 11/7/2020 at 8:31 PM, signfan said:
Simple answer is yes it is. No transparency is arugably the biggest issue. Add up the km of trail and do a comparison to the work snowmobile clubs complete on an equivalent amount of trail. The list from the snowmobile clubs would be 10 times longer. Then the snowmobile club's cover the trail 1 - 2 times a week with a groomer all season long on top of that list. Nice to see some of the projects done that EOTA has completed. There is still more projects to complete. One being a major bridge closure south of Madoc which has been closed for many years. I think the biggest frustration from the snowmobile clubs is EOTA wanting to keep full control of all projects, they want to charge the clubs and won't be transparent with all of the background behind the projects (costs, permitting, etc.). This lack of transparency has caused delays and prevented the clubs from accessing available grants to contribute to the trails in more than one instance. There is no interest in a true and meaningful partnership which is how it should be. If one club had an issue with EOTA I could see there just being personality conflicts, but when it's 7 plus snowmobile clubs and they all say the same thing (and have for well over a decade through numerous changes in snowmobile club executives) there is only one common denominator. Anyways it's nice to see some work happening despite the differences between the organizations.
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.
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On 11/3/2020 at 6:53 PM, Candubrain said:
Heard at last night's club meeting that there will be no more paper maps printed, only for the northern areas.
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
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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.
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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.....
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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.
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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.
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I saw an add on either Sledjiji or 705 for two 300 freerides, I think the guy in North Bay that is always selling and buying sleds
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On 2/3/2020 at 12:03 PM, volunteer2 said:
So here is a hypothetical issue to consider. Since the OFSC insurance is not 12 months of the year, not sure when it is active, but we as volunteers and some of us as landowners should NOT be doing any type of OFSC trail work in the time when there is no insurance. Saying this because I would only think that alot of clubs do work perhaps in the summer as an example ?
We have year round coverage for any trail related work
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On 1/29/2020 at 11:47 PM, tricky said:
No you did not, and that is why this is such a mess. A mess that cannot be laid at the feet of local clubs.
Local clubs have always been the point of contact with landowners and unfortunately in some cases agreements were signed that exposed the clubs and districts to extreme liability for the sake of maintaining a trail corridor. in the past this was not as big a concern but with the frequency and extreme amounts of-lawsuits it is not worth the risk personally to club executives to potentially lose everything they own. So in reality this is blame that should be laid at the feet of the clubs
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Been involved with club since 09, positions from director to president, back to volunteer , now at provincial level but still involved with club as volunteer groomer operator
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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.