Northern MP urges police, health units, citizens to keep watch as snowmobilers head north during pandemic
Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus says he s concerned after seeing a recent photo and comment on Twitter about snowmobilers coming to the north, without regard for COVID-19 safety measures.
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Posted: Dec 30, 2020 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 30, 2020
The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs is hoping riders heed public health warnings about travel to different regions and has developed a plan to curb the spread of the coronavirus, especially from hotspots in the south to low-risk areas in the north.(Erik White/CBC )
Northern Corridor Du Nord clarifies snowmobiling and trail use during provincial lockdown
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More clarity has been provided by officials from Northern Corridor Du Nord on snowmobiling during the current provincial lockdown. CAO JP Ouellette says the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs is a service provider to the province and the trails are deemed essential as a form of recreation in Ontario.
“As a form of recreation in Ontario, and clubs have been providing that service in maintaining trails,” Ouellette said. “So even with this lockdown trails are deemed essential so clubs have been doing that work.”
Smowmobile clubs in Parry Sound preparing for upcoming season
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The trails aren’t ready to be opened, but snowmobile clubs across Parry Sound and Ontario are hard at work preparing for the upcoming season.
“The first thing we do this time of year is clearing brush and dead trees,” President and Governor for Parry Sound Snowmobile District 10 District Barry Wilkinson says. He adds that work started in September and will be an on-going process during the season. “This year we had a lot of damage in some areas because of the wind storms we had,” he says.
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs has a plan as sledding season and record Covid-19 cases collide
As the snow starts to pile up, Ontario snowmobilers are gunning their engines in preparation for a distraction from mounting cases of COVID-19. But the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) is hoping riders heed public health warnings about travel to different regions and has developed a plan to curb the spread of the coronavirus, especially from hotspots in the south to low-risk areas in the north.
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Riders in orange and red zones urged not to use trails connecting into green and yellow zones
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
Thunder Bay snowmobile enthusiasts are waiting on more snow so they can get on the trails.(Submitted by Adrian Tessier)
There has been good news and bad news for the Thunder Bay Adventure Trails Snowmobile club this fall.
The good news is the club s membership is up.
After several years of struggling to grow their membership, 2020 has delivered.
Adrian Tessier, President of the Northwestern Ontario Snowmobile Trails Association, said the Thunder Bay club saw its membership nearly double this fall. We re slightly over two hundred members, said Tessier. Whereas last year, we were around 120 or something. We re thinking with COVID, a lot of people are staying home. They re not wandering around with the U.S. border closed. They are not riding into the [United] States. They re buying permits and the sales have certainly reflected that.