Here are a few of the ways that other Municipalities have participated.
- Enacted snowmobile-friendly municipal By Laws.
- Encouraged the use of municipal road allowances.
- Offered maintenance facilities and expertise for upkeep of groomers.
- Provided heavy equipment for trail work.
- Provided used materials to clubs such as sign posts, culverts.
- Established Working Groups of all stakeholders Local snowmobile strategy.
- Developed access routes to services and amenities.
- Provided meeting rooms for club meetings.
- Provided letters of support for club initiatives.
- Provided office space and use of equipment and faculties for club business operations.
- Provided Internet services and access, including design and training.
- Provided safe, secure parking and or staging areas for snowmobiles.
- Developed in-town corridor(s) and specialized signage to assist snowmobilers.
- Posted relevant municipal By Law at trail entry points to town.
- Roads department leaves snow on designated road shoulders used by snowmobilers.
- Coordinating regional snowmobile strategy with other like-minded communities.
Trail Facts
- More than 6,500 OFSC Club Volunteers serve their local communities by building trails and delivering safety, enforcement, and environmental programs.
- OFSC Clubs together operate 44,000 km of groomed trails each winter.
- There are more kilometers of snowmobile trails in Ontario than there are kilometers of Provincial Highways.
- It costs $2,000 to build each new kilometer of trail. The average annual cost per kilometer to operate OFSC trails is $412.00.
- OFSC clubs operate 357 industrial pieces of grooming equipment valued at over $30 million.
- Since 1985, OFSC clubs have invested more than $315 million into trail operations.
- The annual cost of operating snowmobile trails is paid primarily by the User Pay System
