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Snow Country Funding Announcement
Posted on: November 12, 2011
Snow Country! OFSC District 6 is pleased to announce receipt of over $800,000 in funding assistance from the Province of Ontario's tourism development investment supporting snowmobile tourism for the 2011/12 season. As part of the Ministry of Tourism & Cultures initiative to support attraction, product, development and capacity this funding will support infrastructure projects underway for this season. This funding will help boost the 1 million dollars in economic benefit to the County generated annually by our snowmobile clubs and the local trail system. Our 1800 kilometers of snowmobile trails are an economic cornerstone of winter tourism within Renfrew County.
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Snowmobile Clubs Call for Volunteers
Posted on: October 12, 2011
Your Help is Needed This Fall!
Snowmobile clubs in communities from coast to coast are joining in a national call to all snowmobilers from the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) for volunteers to help clubs prepare for the upcoming winter. Canada's 673 snowmobile clubs operate 103,843 kilometres of snowmobile trails for 648,174 registered snowmobiles used by over a million riders. Organized snowmobiling in Ontario is provided by 230 member clubs of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club (OFSC) and its website is a good first contact point for those wishing to volunteer this fall. Visit www.ofsc.on.ca and then click on the "Volunteering" button.
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BRP Skidoo Draw - Winner
Posted on: November 2, 2010
The winner of the BRP Skidoo draw is Josh Gillan, a young fellow from Renfrew who is an avid sledder! The sled will be presented to Josh on Saturday Nov 6th at Georges Marine & Sport Eganville. Photos to follow. Congratulations Josh, and thanks to all who bought a ticket.
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Improves Rider Experience with New Website at www.ofsc.on.ca
Posted on: November 1, 2010
Ontario Snowmobiling Benefits from New High Tech Features Including Interactive Trail Guide, Visual Trail Status Reports and iSnowMobile App
High tech is improving the Ontario snowmobiling experience as riders receive even more value for their permit dollars. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) has launched its totally revamped, super-easy to navigate and content-rich website at www.ofsc.on.ca. High tech features include many snowmobiling firsts, such as the interactive trail guide, visual trail status reports and iSnowMobile, the new OFSC iPhone App.
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Snow Guarantee Promises Snow or Cash to Ontario Snowmobilers
Posted on: October 13, 2010
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Launches Industry's Only Weather Promise
Ontario snowmobiling gets a major boost this winter as the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) offers snowmobilers the ultimate weather promise: a Snow Guarantee. Riders who buy a 2011 Seasonal Snowmobile Trail Permit on or before December 15, 2010 can get paid cash if it doesn't snow this winter.
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The Million Dollar Club Support Program
Posted on: October 19, 2009
BRP understands that the heart beat of the snowmobiling community is its volunteers. BRP was there at the beginning when the trail network was being built. BRP is proud to launch a new program that will contribute to the sport, it's our heritage. Read more.
Sharing the Rising Cost of Trails (OFSC Insight)
Posted on: September 14, 2009
By now, most snowmobilers have accepted the user pay system. This is where each individual rider pays a small share of the total cost of providing snowmobile trails to ride. Each small share is partly reflected in the fee for a Snowmobile Trail Permit (I say partly, because in fact, the fee does not cover the full annual cost, as you will see.) The basic idea is that since every sled entering OFSC trails contributes some damage to the trail surface, every sled should have a permit to help defray the expense of making that surface smooth again... Read more
MTO Approves Classic Permit
Posted on: July 31, 2009
For the upcoming season, MTO has approved the sale of a new Classic Permit for sleds 15 years of age and older. The permit fee is $125. This approval from MTO requires that Classic Permits only be available for sale through the district offices. This limitation is an MTO requirement to ensure that only sleds 15 years old or more receive Classic Permits. At their recent meeting, the OFSC Board of Governors approved the process for district sales and details will be made available to clubs later in August... Read the bulletin
Trailer Raffle Winner!
Posted on: July 30, 2009
Congratulations to our raffle winner Robert Maika of Combermere On. Robert was the lucky ticket holder who won our enclosed trailer raffle. Draw took place at Trucks Plus in Pembroke May 30th and Robert was presented with his brand new 2008 Yacht Club trailer by Joel Brown of Trucks Plus and Terry Vaudry of Snow Country. Thanks to all who bought tickets, proceeds of the draw went to support our OFSC Driver Training program and Easter Seals SnowaRama.
Great News: 81% of OFSC Clubs Benefited from Ski-Doo Million Dollar Support Program!
Posted on: March 6, 2009
Snowmobile clubs across Ontario are recipients of over $105,000 in value from the Ski-Doo Million Dollar Club Support Program. This generous contribution will assist volunteers with trail operations thanks to BRP, maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles. OFSC clubs received almost $84,000 cash, $9,000 in Parts, Accessories & Clothing contributions and one very lucky recipient, the New Dundee Snowmobile Club, was awarded a 2009 Ski-Doo 50th Anniversary Special Edition MX Z snowmobile valued at $12,599. 81% of clubs belonging to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) participated in the Ski-Doo Million Dollar Club Support Program, which ran from coast to coast last fall. Invented and manufactured in Canada, Ski-Doo snowmobiles are the world's best selling brand.
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Posted on: December 11, 2007
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