Strathcona County

[Catgirl]

The squeaky wheel gets the grease!! The only people that they have heard from in the past is the complainers. As usual a few ---- are ruining snowmobiling for the rest of us. I belong to the Tri-County Snowmobile Club and am heading a committee to amend the Strathcona County Bylaw to allow a corridor from the Ministik Trail system north on Range Road 214 to Cooking Lake. Future endeavors to link Cooking Lake to Hastings Lake and to link 214 corridor to the Fort Sask Trail System.

We had an public meeting in October and had over 100 people attend. All but 4 raised their hands in support of the corridor. The easiest way for us to obtain the amendment is for a Councillor to champion the issue for us. We are working on finding that Councillor now. All snowmobilers in the County of Strathcona should be contacting their Councillor in support of the corridor and asking them to support it as well.
We have to overcome the negativity that the complainers have put onto our sport. They are concerned about speed and noise. If the corridor is approved we would sign it with stop signs at every driveway and a speed limit of 50 km/hr. Tri-County would groom the corridor. If anyone has any thoughts on other things we can do to help convince the people living along 214, to at least give the corridor a try, would be greatly appreciated.

In defence of the RCMP, because of the complaints the County / RCMP have received regarding both Quads and snowmobiles, the County is paying for the RCMP Member and the Bylaw Officer to enforce the County's Bylaws as well as the TSA. Last year they were giving warnings and informing people who may not have been aware of the Bylaw, but this year they have been told to crack down and issue tickets. They may not agree with the Bylaw (it's almost impossible to enforce) but they have a job to do.

Later,

Tracy

[Scotty]

Catgirl... GREAT POST!!! Love to see people fighting for our cause!! I live on RR 214 , 1 mile north of South Cooking Lake. I would love nothing more than to see a corridor linking Ministik - Cooking Lake - Fort Sask / Bruderhiem trail systems... This would be a Huge benefit to all Strathcona County snowmobilers.

However. the ditches on 214 between twp 520 (bordering south cooking lake on the north side) and Highway 16 are pretty narrow? Could Tri-County groom the ditches on this propossed corridor?

PS... I could help out with all the signage as I am in the sign industry... I own Signtex... we produce all sorts of signage including small aluminum traffic signs. I run my bussiness out of our acreage on rr 214. Call me at 922-2546 if I could be of help? We also screen print an endless varriety of apparel including t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies... which could be a potential tool in fund raising for this cause??? Just trying to help the cause. (I know... sounds like a bad sales pitch???... sorry).

Strathcona County families that like to enjoy the outdoors on their snowmobiles would all benifit from the "Corridor" that is propossed in this post. Hope it can happen?

[Poleman]

Emailed our Councillor Jason Gariepy on this a couple of days ago. Told him I want feedback on whta he will be doing to address the problem. Will keep you posted.

[700WFO]

So do we need to get sqeaky now? I'm new to this and like what I see so far!

[Sledderglen]

Get squeaky with your councolior to start with he or she needs to know NOW