North? or home?

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, not buy  ........ lmao     

Like I said, I get it. I really do. Momentum is real, and "feel good" is real too. I understand.   And that, falls back to part of what the point I wanted to make was. If we're talking about making it worthwhile, I sure as hell would want to feel that all of my efforts before this grant fell into the lap came, and certainly after, are "worthwhile", whatever that is to the individual.    All that has happened right now is Mom and Dad have come in and paid off the credit card for today. That's it.  The debt was erased. It doesn't change anything from the day that money goes into the account moving forward, and does not ensure a trail closed re-opens.   Are we going to find volunteers who just closed off trails, took down signs, now going back, getting MOU's, putting signs back up, taking them take them down again in August next year? I sure hope not.   Does that seem worthwhile?                        

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