Roy Maxwell
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In a pissing match with Strathcona County which of course includes Sherwood Park. Anyone know how many registered sleds and ATV's in Strathcona County or at least where I would go to find those numbers?
In a pissing match with Strathcona County which of course includes Sherwood Park. Anyone know how many registered sleds and ATV's in Strathcona County or at least where I would go to find those numbers?
Department of transport?? Registries?? What's the pissin' match about?? Jus' askin'
Strathcona County just bought two quarters east of the Strathcona Wilderness Centre and they are going to spend a bunch of taxpayers' money constructing equestrian and interpretive trails throughout the property but nothing for sleds or ATV's. Went to a Trails Master Plan meeting a short time back and the only members of the public at that meeting asking for trails were the sled and ATV people (mostly for linkages). The equestrian, cross country ski and cycling people generally said they had enough trails what with Blackfoot, Elk Island and the Strathcona Wilderness Centre so Strathcona is now going to build more trails for people who do not need them and none for those who do need them because I assume sledding is not politically correct. I know there are lots of people in Strathcona County with sleds and quads and it is time staff and council start to represent those peoples interests just need to know how many people that is.
strathcona county just bought two quarters east of the strathcona wilderness centre and they are going to spend a bunch of taxpayers' money constructing equestrian and interpretive trails throughout the property but nothing for sleds or atv's. Went to a trails master plan meeting a short time back and the only members of the public at that meeting asking for trails were the sled and atv people (mostly for linkages). The equestrian, cross country ski and cycling people generally said they had enough trails what with blackfoot, elk island and the strathcona wilderness centre so strathcona is now going to build more trails for people who do not need them and none for those who do need them because i assume sledding is not politically correct. I know there are lots of people in strathcona county with sleds and quads and it is time staff and council start to represent those peoples interests just need to know how many people that is.
I was also at one of those meetings. I had horse people there also. They were interested in trails if built for them.
This land was purchased by the county so they can join the wilderness centre to Blackfoot. NON MOTORIZED USE ONLY. What were you and the hundreds of other motorized users expecting??? This land is also some kind of land for protection use only.
County trails to accept motorized use is still ongoing and is still on the go. Will the council accept motorized as a approved trail use? That is a $100.00 question.
I feel your pain. I also have lived here for 50 yrs and it is hard to keep going to these meetings with some hope. If we dont play the game we WILL be left off the table. I was involved in that MASTER TRAIL PLAN and it was crap then and it still is. All I can say is talk to your councillors and politely state your concerns and future interest in seeing snowmobiles included in trails use in the county.
Freeking out is easy but wont get us trails here.
Time will tell my fellow sledder
I doubt that the equine riders bring the amount of money to an area that OHVs could.
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One should gather facts before making statments.....we race and ride quads, bike's and snowmobiles but also have horses and have been competing on horse back of a number of years.
I wasn't making a derogatory comment against the equine industry but rather was merely pointing out that OHV users need to unite in an organized manner in order to have their collective voice heard. There are a lot of people on this site griping about this or that and generally expressing their frustration and anger. Channeling it in a constructive manner would be more beneficial than just whining.