teeroy
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Tonite at the ag hall east of Peace River. show up and be heard, we need your support! you will get to meet Zal....he is a pretty big deal too.
Hey! Peace River and area riders! Club meeting tonite, we need YOU!
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teeroy
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I forgot to mention free beer and chicken wings.
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teeroy
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again, I would like to mention free beer and chicken wings. just because it always deserves to be mentioned.
If I wasn't 6 hrs away I'd be there......
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teeroy
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there's not going to be free beer and chicken wings, I just like mentioning it. but we would welcome your attendance if you came to the meeting...lol
Would still come if I was local. And I always byob.
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Our PVSR meeting went well last night, we had 16 members in attendance and met some new club members.
I would like to thank Tim Lagace (Zal) for all the work he has done with the club as our president for the last 2 seasons. Tim has had to step down as our club President due to personal time constraints with his business, we would like to wish him the best in his endeavours. He is remaining with the club as a member, I look forward to his input and any help he may be able to provide in the coming seasons. As the club's vice President, I have accepted the position of President for the remainder of this season and will do my best to keep up the quality of leadership we have enjoyed in our first 3 years of existence.
Our trail committee has received final approvals for our next trail west of Grimshaw called the Smith Mills Trail that will run from Figure Eight Lake to Stony Lake on the Canfor road north of Hines Creek. We will now begin aggressively campaigning for donations to get this trail in and completed, we will need approximately $150,000. We will be heavily relying on donations from local businesses and contractors to complete this project, if we get the kind of cooperation we received for our first trail near Leddy Lake I am sure we will be successful! A huge THANK YOU goes out to our Trail Committee headed up by Dwyane Buchholtz for their diligent work to secure all the necessary permissions required to make this trail a reality.
We also received more good news, our Arctic Cat groomer has arrived at Peace River Ford which is our local Cat dealer and will be ready for pickup soon. We were given a hefty donation from Shell Canada in the form of a $10,000 cheque, and we are awaiting another grant from the province that will pay for the remaining balance of the sled and groomer package. We will have smooth trails this season, as long as we get the snowfall we need! Another big thank you goes out to Frank Armella for spearheading this aquisition, this will legitimize our previous work and committment to having family friendly trails in the Peace region for all members to enjoy.
Our next club meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 10th, at the Ag hall east of Peace River. if you are local, I would encourage you to come out and meet our group and join up!
Thanks, Troy.
I would like to thank Tim Lagace (Zal) for all the work he has done with the club as our president for the last 2 seasons. Tim has had to step down as our club President due to personal time constraints with his business, we would like to wish him the best in his endeavours. He is remaining with the club as a member, I look forward to his input and any help he may be able to provide in the coming seasons. As the club's vice President, I have accepted the position of President for the remainder of this season and will do my best to keep up the quality of leadership we have enjoyed in our first 3 years of existence.
Our trail committee has received final approvals for our next trail west of Grimshaw called the Smith Mills Trail that will run from Figure Eight Lake to Stony Lake on the Canfor road north of Hines Creek. We will now begin aggressively campaigning for donations to get this trail in and completed, we will need approximately $150,000. We will be heavily relying on donations from local businesses and contractors to complete this project, if we get the kind of cooperation we received for our first trail near Leddy Lake I am sure we will be successful! A huge THANK YOU goes out to our Trail Committee headed up by Dwyane Buchholtz for their diligent work to secure all the necessary permissions required to make this trail a reality.
We also received more good news, our Arctic Cat groomer has arrived at Peace River Ford which is our local Cat dealer and will be ready for pickup soon. We were given a hefty donation from Shell Canada in the form of a $10,000 cheque, and we are awaiting another grant from the province that will pay for the remaining balance of the sled and groomer package. We will have smooth trails this season, as long as we get the snowfall we need! Another big thank you goes out to Frank Armella for spearheading this aquisition, this will legitimize our previous work and committment to having family friendly trails in the Peace region for all members to enjoy.
Our next club meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 10th, at the Ag hall east of Peace River. if you are local, I would encourage you to come out and meet our group and join up!
Thanks, Troy.
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sounds like you guys are making really good movement up there Troy! Keep up the good work!
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Our PVSR meeting went well last night, we had 16 members in attendance and met some new club members.
I would like to thank Tim Lagace (Zal) for all the work he has done with the club as our president for the last 2 seasons. Tim has had to step down as our club President due to personal time constraints with his business, we would like to wish him the best in his endeavours. He is remaining with the club as a member, I look forward to his input and any help he may be able to provide in the coming seasons. As the club's vice President, I have accepted the position of President for the remainder of this season and will do my best to keep up the quality of leadership we have enjoyed in our first 3 years of existence.
Our trail committee has received final approvals for our next trail west of Grimshaw called the Smith Mills Trail that will run from Figure Eight Lake to Stony Lake on the Canfor road north of Hines Creek. We will now begin aggressively campaigning for donations to get this trail in and completed, we will need approximately $150,000. We will be heavily relying on donations from local businesses and contractors to complete this project, if we get the kind of cooperation we received for our first trail near Leddy Lake I am sure we will be successful! A huge THANK YOU goes out to our Trail Committee headed up by Dwyane Buchholtz for their diligent work to secure all the necessary permissions required to make this trail a reality.
We also received more good news, our Arctic Cat groomer has arrived at Peace River Ford which is our local Cat dealer and will be ready for pickup soon. We were given a hefty donation from Shell Canada in the form of a $10,000 cheque, and we are awaiting another grant from the province that will pay for the remaining balance of the sled and groomer package. We will have smooth trails this season, as long as we get the snowfall we need! Another big thank you goes out to Frank Armella for spearheading this aquisition, this will legitimize our previous work and committment to having family friendly trails in the Peace region for all members to enjoy.
Our next club meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 10th, at the Ag hall east of Peace River. if you are local, I would encourage you to come out and meet our group and join up!
Thanks, Troy.
Post some of your groomer pics in the groomer section. Nice rig. You guys are doing great for a 3 yr old club.
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teeroy
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We are planning our media release for Dec 7th Glen, we have taken delivery of the groomer but not the sled as there was a problem with the winch soleniod. It should be good to go by the 7th, I will post up the media release and some photos of the event. It's a pretty big deal for us, we're hoping it will attract some well needed attention to our club.
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Our Moto-x track used to be the BEST on the PMA ciruit as well if I may add!!!! haha
People are passionate about their recreational clubs out there!!!! And prob thus far THE best place to ride minus the Mountains imho! Prob the only thing I miss of PR
People are passionate about their recreational clubs out there!!!! And prob thus far THE best place to ride minus the Mountains imho! Prob the only thing I miss of PR
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I hear you guys has more promising news.
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teeroy
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Yes, we certainly do! the ASA has graciously given us a cheque for $15,000 to go towards the work on our Smith Mills trail west of Grimshaw. With our donations in kind, as well as a generous private donation, we have also received money from the 2 MDs that our proposed trail runs through with the promise of more funds for any extensions within their boundaries. We are very close to achieving our goal of $50,000 to begin work on the trail that will run from Figure Eight Lake to Stony Lake north of Hines Creek. Our cost estimate to complete this trail is $150,000.
More good news came in the form of ATCO Power granting us permission to use their powerline right of ways. We have been working on this for the last 3 years, they were hesitant to let us use them even though many Alberta clubs have been doing exactly this for years already. We're not sure why we had so much trouble with them, but we are certainly happy with the outcome. We can now proceed with planning on more trails on the East side of the Peace River, with the possibility of a trail running all the way north to Fort Vermillion which would also be close to hooking up to High Level's trail system.
Things are really starting to take shape for our club, I am very excited about what we may have in store for the next few years. With the continued cooperation of the ASA, we will be working hard to build trail in some of the most beautiful and expansive areas the province has to offer. If you are reading this, and you are from the Peace area, please take interest and consider joining our club. We would greatly appreciate more membership and the benefits that it will provide in the form of planning, as well as much needed volunteers to help us make these plans come to fruition.
Our next club meeting is planned for January 14th, we would most certainly welcome your attendance! Do not hesitate to post here, or PM me for information.
Troy.
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Beautiful day up here today, got out on our Leddy Lake trail and got some clearing done. Had 10 sleds there today, part of the group ran the trail to pack some snow down while four of us cleared 5 miles of deadfall and blowdown. Pretty good workout, jumped on the sleds and ran the rest of the trail after we were done. Still quite a bit of debris to clear, was good to get out and see what we're up against.
Got out to Deadwood Lake and did some carving around in the waist deep snow, flopped my sled on it's side and before I got it upright it died. No biggie, hold throttle open, yank cord.....handle comes away in my hand and the rope disappears into the bad place. Okay, pull stinger off, remove recoil, fish rope end through hole (knot came undone! me=tard) but no spring action. Disassemble recoil, hook shaped tip is broken off the devil spring. Nice. Pull out the ol' rope and plastic clip, stick recoil into backpack, and carry on....good times. Hitting Smith Mills trail tomorrow....
Got out to Deadwood Lake and did some carving around in the waist deep snow, flopped my sled on it's side and before I got it upright it died. No biggie, hold throttle open, yank cord.....handle comes away in my hand and the rope disappears into the bad place. Okay, pull stinger off, remove recoil, fish rope end through hole (knot came undone! me=tard) but no spring action. Disassemble recoil, hook shaped tip is broken off the devil spring. Nice. Pull out the ol' rope and plastic clip, stick recoil into backpack, and carry on....good times. Hitting Smith Mills trail tomorrow....
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Trail cleaning in the snow sucks ba!!s. Electric start would have saved you some trouble there Troy. Snow looks decent though..
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Mother nature dealt us a bogus (awesome?) hand this season in the form of big snow before it froze, a lot of the trail is on marsh and skeg and inaccessible until the ground is frozen.
Oh and guess who has an electric start kit for his sled and never put it on?
<---------- this guy
I took the recoil to the shop last night and fixed it, tried to make a hook on the end without removing the spring....well.....you probably know how that turned out. Man them things are a b!tch to coil up and get back in.
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I miss home!!!!
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teeroy
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lol....especially on days like this i would imagine....we hit the pipeline today, there wasn't a track anywhere to be seen
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From our MLA Frank Oberle's newsletter....
GYMBRAT
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OMG is Jenna ever all growed up haha
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