zoso Posted February 19 Posted February 19 3 kids running fields charged. This is good, but the fine for trespass is a mere 65 bucks. Is that a enough to deter this behaviour? I doubt it. Should be at minimum 500. 5 Quote
Spiderman Posted February 19 Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, zoso said: 3 kids running fields charged. This is good, but the fine for trespass is a mere 65 bucks. Is that a enough to deter this behaviour? I doubt it. Should be at minimum 500. Fine should be $500.00 to start. I would add minimum hours of community service or volunteer hours to the nearest club to it 3 Quote
Blackstar Posted February 19 Posted February 19 From CTVNews Three snowmobilers will need to pay up after going off approved trails. Members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police were patrolling an Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs trail near Erin on Monday when they saw a snowmobiler go off around 2 p.m. They stopped the 22-year-old from Orangeville and charged them with entering premises when entry is prohibited under the Trespass to Property Act. Just over two hours later, at 4:15 p.m., police saw two snowmobilers go off trail and cut through a field near Armstrong Mills in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Two 17-year-olds from Guelph were also charged with entering premises when entry is prohibited. All three were also fined $65. 1 Quote
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted February 20 Posted February 20 12 minutes ago, Blackstar said: From CTVNews Three snowmobilers will need to pay up after going off approved trails. Members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police were patrolling an Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs trail near Erin on Monday when they saw a snowmobiler go off around 2 p.m. They stopped the 22-year-old from Orangeville and charged them with entering premises when entry is prohibited under the Trespass to Property Act. Just over two hours later, at 4:15 p.m., police saw two snowmobilers go off trail and cut through a field near Armstrong Mills in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Two 17-year-olds from Guelph were also charged with entering premises when entry is prohibited. All three were also fined $65. I just looked up the fine for Trespass in Ontario: Schedule 85 Trespass to Property Act Item Offence Section Set Fine 1. Enter premises when entry prohibited 2(1)(a)(i) $50.00 2. Engage in prohibited activity on premises 2(1)(a)(ii) $50.00 3. Fail to leave premises when directed 2(1)(b) $50.00 If these are correct they arejust pathetic! I couldn't find a date on this particular site. Quote
Yamatario Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Maybe not as big a fines as some feel deserving, but they were caught and charged. That is the point to be promoted, off trail not allowed unless on crown land. 3 Quote
95rxl650 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Staying on the trail has been promoted for years and small fines equate to "legal for a price" If you are caught. That price needs to be much higher. Same with modified exhaust. The two things the public complains about the most are a slap on the wrist. We lost a trail this year that was rerouted down a once quiet little side road. Those locals are petitioning to have it moved due to noise and people riding the ditches and making a mess of driveways as they cross over. One fella drove T-bar stakes in the ground where sledders were jumping his driveway. Bet some of those sleds tore some stuff up. His private property, not road allowance. 1 Quote
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Anyone who believes that a $50.00 slap on the wrist will change the ways of the entitled sledders out there today is mistaken. For many it would be a bragging point but not a deterence. Our club put "Stay on trail or permission revoked" signs in a bowl area of our trail. The farmer doesn't really want us there but knows there isn't another available route around it. He's afraid someone will get badly hurt or worse. Needless to say there are sled tracks from the "wannabe mountain riders" all around it. 1 2 Quote
Professor Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Charging 3 kids with trespassing? Are you kidding me? Don't cops have anything better to do? How about giving them a warning and educate them about the importance of staying on the trail? The fact that they got tickets will deter them from riding at all in the future. Way to kill the sport. Good job. Sheesh. Quote
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted June 24 Posted June 24 18 hours ago, Professor said: Charging 3 kids with trespassing? Are you kidding me? Don't cops have anything better to do? How about giving them a warning and educate them about the importance of staying on the trail? The fact that they got tickets will deter them from riding at all in the future. Way to kill the sport. Good job. Sheesh. Pretty sure you don't have anything to do with all the work trying to keep trails open, dealing with landowners, having to find reroutes. or all the other work that goes into getting re-routes and trails open in general. You would no doubt have a different opinion if you did. 6 1 Quote
Spiderman Posted June 24 Posted June 24 On 6/23/2026 at 12:50 PM, Professor said: Charging 3 kids with trespassing? Are you kidding me? Don't cops have anything better to do? How about giving them a warning and educate them about the importance of staying on the trail? The fact that they got tickets will deter them from riding at all in the future. Way to kill the sport. Good job. Sheesh. Well, that’s on them. it should deter them from being stupid, nothing more. Quote
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