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Don't want to pollute the Ontario 2026 Season thread       Personally, I'm pissed.  It took me a long time to accept the OFSC's plan for this year but I did and now this.      I've already taken down over 2 milk crates worth of signage(still 2 crates to go) and have changed signage on other trails(reroutes) to accommodate the trail reductions. Wasted volunteer hours and fuel in the truck and ATV. Am I going to install all those signs again this year? A snowball's chance in hell that's happening. I'm over $1000 in fuel already this year because of the March ice storm damage as we have been out at least once a week since May clearing trails.   The math still doesn’t make sense. The 7% permit increase PLUS trail reductions PLUS groomer reductions/sales was supposed to make the OFSC balance the books for this year's operation. I don't believe it pays off the $5M shortfall from last year.(Could be wrong) So we’re getting some cash, $3.9M, equal to +/-  the 7% increase that was denied by the MTO, but now we have to keep all the trails available and I assume all the groomers, so the OFSC will still be screwed this/next year. That $1M infrastructure money is there every year. What's going to happen next year? What a nightmare with the groomers, signage, landowner relations, many southern clubs forced to close/fold, etc..  Does Doug Ford and the OFSC expect the clubs to be all giddy now to try to magically renew MOUs and stake/sign trails in December to be available this year?  My crystal ball says "NO". We will have groomers that were supposed to be mothballed and now returned to duty with no/little preseason maintenance. Don't see a happy ending.     I'm sure Doug Ford got a lot of heat from many communities that rely on sledders for their economic survival. The $3.9M is probably a bargain compared to many businesses closing up shop when sledders stop coming. Hence the announcement.    I'm happy that the government is finally stepping up! (after screwing us, denying permit price increase).  However, it's too little, too late.       Rant over.(for now)

might be better answered by @Steve F6 being literally right in his backyard.   Still lots of trails missing around Mary Lake actually,

Spiderman would you know if there is any truth to the rumour that the closest trail to Dougie F's cottage near Port Sydney was one of the trails chosen to close??

Why ford a snowmobiler. That's main reason he did this, because he understands all spin off revenue that come back. Takes a snowmobiler to get how much one actually spends in a season. Kudo's to him, you think reds or orange would help ofsc 😂. Just enough to wipe out deficit basically 👌

Better start wining and dining the mto folks now.