Again, no one is above the clubs/volunteers they agreed by majority vote to allow the volunteer Board Of Governors they vote in to make the decisions needed to keep as much trail open and groomed as possible under the current conditions. Be it an economic or climate driven burden, or in this case both. The burden always lays on the volunteers, they are who make it happen, including the OFSC Board of Governors and Excom.
Close to another foot of snow here now. Spent the day doing the last of preseason maintenance, 2026 permits are on straight with no creases or bubbles, sure sign of an epic season lol
Not failing to recognize anything, those are 2 completely different things.
Not sure why the volunteers were feeling any burden over what was happening though, it had nothing to do with them, and everything to do with how things above them were and are being managed. I can appreciate the burden they must have felt having to communicate the negative messaging though. I didn't agree with it then, and I don't agree with it now. The clubs were made out as the scapegoats. And am I sure there is more burden now, after having decommissioned trails, having to go back out there, try to re-secure MOU's, and re-sign all of those trails........
Anyway, we're beating a dead horse here, but will leave it with this:
We can all agree the announcement and additional funding is a HUGE BLESSING
We can all agree that snowmobiling is the BEST recreational off road experience out there - one of a kind
We can all agree, we're here talking about this, because WE LOVE IT, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT
We can all agree that the VOLUNTEERS that do what they do, are the BEST/MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PAST-TIME
We will NEVER all agree on how things are run, could be run, should be run, BUT, should all keep an open mind and be okay with talking about it without taking anything personal.
Ride safe everyone
You fail to recognize that Mom and Dad and everyone on your block made 100x more bank from your efforts then given to you to cover your credit card.
Sure some volunteers are pissed off on the surface, but I can tell you from first hand experience a huge burden has been lifted that's making everyone a lot happier then they were 2 weeks ago. It's also very uplifting knowing the province has recognized the volunteer efforts and invested.
Almost makes a fella want to forget about the earlier comments of people flip flopping on whether they were going to even buy a permit this season, and invest in the trail system and volunteer efforts regardless of trail kms, or not to buy ........ lmao