Yearly archive for 2020

We are looking for a Volunteer to work with the Board in the Secretary position. We are looking for an individual that can attend our meetings each month through the season, (and a few during the summer) to record the minutes, including actions and decisions of the Board.  The secretary will also help with the clubs interactions with the Upper Canada Snowmobile District which our club is a member of.   Minutes are to be kept in Microsoft Word format, and kept as part of our club records.

Taking on the role of Secretary does not keep you from participating  in other projects or initiatives of the club,. You do not have to be a Director of our club to hold the Secretary position, although this has occurred in the past.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Attend meetings of the Board and produce minutes onc e a month
• Assist in preparation of the Agenda
• Check mail at post office and distribute as appropriate.
• Help track Board decisions and actions

This position has been filled by Doug VanderVelde for a number of years. Doug also takes on a  number of other tasks and we want to lighten his load. Please consider giving some of your time to the Club so that we can continue to provide safe, well maintained trails as well as meet our responsibilities to the OFSC.  For any questions or further information please contact volunteer@wcstai.com, or any of the clubs directors.

At the meeting, the board had updates on preparations for this season. The 417 crossing at Panmure will be closed, which will cause the W19 trail to be split into 2 parts. The Interactive Trail Guide will be updated accordingly. A re-route will not be available this season.

Work is underway to get drags, and groomers ready for the season. A startup meeting is set for groomer operators as well.

Efforts on funding for the W1 bridge crossing of the Ottawa River are ongoing.

Board meeting Nov 10, 7 pm. It will be held at 3680 John Shaw Road, Kinburn.

Due to covid restrictions, this will be kept to directors only. If any member of the club has an item to bring up at the meeting, please contact any one of the directors, as listed in the “About” page of this site.

Big thanks to Dave, Paul, Doug, and Stewart for coming out Sat, and working on a section of W21 in the Carp Ridge

The Upper Canada Snowmobile Region is holding their annual general meeting, on Oct 22, at 7 pm. This was formerly known as District 1, and is the district to which our club, and our club members belong.

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 UCSR AGM will be conducted VIA ZOOM.

Advance registration is required for this meeting to facilitate voting and to confirm attendees. This may be completed here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApd-qrrTgjHdJqahSfjLIxaqhYEiNUBcaC

The only persons entitled to attend the AGM are the Members (any member of a club within the UCSR), the Directors of the UCSR, the auditors of the UCSR and any other person invited by the Chair of the meeting or with the majority consent of the Members present at the meeting.

Each member will simply need to provide first name, last name, e-mail address, club and position within the club. Each member should register separately and access the meeting from separate computers to facilitate voting (1 computer = 1 vote regardless of the number of people participating from a single computer).

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Additional meeting information, agenda, and voting details will follow shortly.

If anyone is available to do some brushing on the W21 (Carp Ridge Trail) on Saturday October 24 at 9am. We will be working between Thomas Dolan and Carp Rd. to widen the trail. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Meeting where the W21 crosses Thomas Dolan. Please wear Orange if you can attend. Organized by Dave Garneau.

At the WCSTAI AGM, 2 new directors joined our board, Emma Anderchek, and Collin Russell We also would like to thank Scott Hamilton and Mark Broeders who are stepping down from the board this year.

Driver Training is available online. Go to OFSC Website, Driver Training page for more information and to register for the course. https://www.ofsc.on.ca/driver-training/

Due to ongoing situation with COVID 19, West Carleton Snowmobile Trails will not be holding an in-classroom training session this season.