Hi Trail Riders

There is a group in town organizing a Long John Jamboree for March 23, 24 and 25 .  This will be a scaled down version of the Caribou Carnival. It will be held on Yellowknife Bay adjacent to the Snow King’s Castle. Lots of events for families.

MacLean’s Magazine is putting out a list of 99 Stupid things that government’s spent their money on. #2 on the list is the federal government providing money to snowmobile clubs in Ontario ($500,00) and Quebec ($6,000,000 over 3 years) for trail grooming and trail construction. To me this is ONE OF THE SMARTEST THIINGS the government has spent their money on. Snowmobiling in Ontario and Quebec is a huge tourist business. Any investment in the trail system would only increase revenues for the clubs and revenues to the Government through taxes. Snowmobiling is a 6 Billion dollar industry in Canada with approximately 650,000 registered snowmobilers. Do the math and see what the average snowmobiler spends per year then take say 30% of that for taxes on fuel, sales tax, income tax, etc. I’d say it is a good investment by the government. Anyway that’s my rant for the day.

We are working with the City of YK Employee’s Recreation Committee to organize a ride and food drive on Feb. 19. More Details to follow when final arrangements are made.

Next week is National Snowmobile Safety Week and we are planning a rally with SADD at the Fire Hall. 8 AM to 9 AM. We need a couple of sleds for an hour in the morning – any volunteers.

Tom G. has prepared Trail Maps that can be printed. I have a copy of his CD and I can forward it to any member who wants a copy. This is similar to our digital map but it is better quality paper print-out at 1:50,000. The maps can be taped together to make a larger map.

Snowmobile Safety Course for 2012

Course will run from 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00 on Jan 29. Course fee is $50 plus GST for participants aged 12-15, $100 for participants 16+. We accept credit, debit, cheque and cash, and payment can be made on the day of the course. Only need to bring clothes to be comfortable outside (but not riding) for up to 30 minutes.

Call 873-3205 or email adam_woogh at arcticresponse.ca to register.

Ride Safe – Ride Sober

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