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Paudash Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club
P.O. Box 130, Apsley, Ontario K0L 1A0
Phone: (705) 656-2292  Fax: (705) 656-2602
Toll Free: 1-800-385-8644
Email: info@paudashtrailblazers.on.ca 


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Last Update: 04-04-13

2013 Season Year End Message & AGM Invitation

March 30, 2013, and it appears that the 2013 season has come to a close.  This year proved to be very successful, after a slow start, Mother Nature came on side and we managed to get the trails in good shape for several weeks.  One of the main topics of discussion at our club’s board meetings was providing value for the membership this season and for the upcoming seasons. 

With a longer season than many riders have seen in a couple of years we know everyone got value for their permit dollar. Hopefully everyone got in as much riding in the PTBSC area as they possible could. The more adventuresome riders might have taken advantage of big time early season snowfalls in the northern areas of the province.  That’s the beauty of an OFSC permit; it lets you go anywhere the snow falls in the province.  This been said we’re quite sure everyone was happy to enjoy the long PTBSC 2013 season.

We would like to say a big thank you to our valued volunteers and employees for a job well done; and also explain what our club did with the revenue from permit sales this year.

First thing we did was operate the club for another year.  This brings on many fixed costs that remain constant and we have each year. This includes the costs to sell permits, attend trade shows, produce newsletters, provide a website and open and close the trail system.  Groomer repairs and trail maintenance for the 2013 season were much more extensive than normal and took a big bite out of our funds. Additional trail maintenance is still pending for the 2014 season and dollars need to set aside for that. Variable costs each season include the money that we spend grooming.  We did groom over 1600 hours this year despite the early lack of snow.  This is close to a normal season, and is a lot of seat time in our 5 groomers. Thanks again to our operators. We had less snow to work with in the early season which meant our grooming equipment banged over a lot more rocks which in turn led to more repairs.

2013 season agm
sunday May 5, 2013 12:30 pm to 3:00pm 
Cardiff Community Centre

Our club also invested heavily in health and safety this winter putting our employees through more training than we have in past years.  Finally when we were able to move ahead with several bridge refurbishment projects. This included the completion of the new trail E107 bridge over Eels creek.  In total this winter we spent over $60,000 refurbishing bridges.  At the end of the day we are anticipating the club will be coming out of this season very close to breaking even financially.  What we have done is invest in the future of the trail system by bringing several bridges and trails back up to standard.  Just like having the 2013 season last to the end of March, we’re quite sure that future years will have above average snowfall. By investing in our infrastructure now we are avoiding those costs in future years when our grooming budget will be at or above our average annual cost for grooming.  So when looking back at what you got out of your 2013 season permit realize that not only did you get some good riding in this year, you also made an investment in the future of the PTBSC trail system which will be open and ready for you to ride in future years. 

Lastly we would like to invite everyone to the clubs Annual General Meeting.  This year it is being held in Cardiff at the Community Centre on May 5th the meeting will be from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm and everyone is welcome.  Please plan on attending to discuss the future direction of the club and voice any comments you may have.  We will be holding elections for the clubs board of directors at this meeting.

 If volunteering or joining our club’s Board of Directors is something that would interest you please contact our office or any of the current directors prior to the meeting, so we have an opportunity to explain what is involved with being on the board.  We are always looking for new enthusiastic business minded volunteers and would love to hear from you. 

Have a great summer!!!

Terry Post
President




 2013 season agm
sunday May 5, 2013
12:30 pm to 3:00pm

Cardiff Community
Centre
 






  

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P.O. Box 130, Apsley, Ontario K0L 1A0
Phone: (705) 656-2292, Fax: (705) 656-2602
Toll Free: 1-800-385-8644
Email: info@paudashtrailblazers.on.ca
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