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2008-09 Season
Archive: 2008-09 Season |
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OFSC Praised at Queen's Park Posted: July 08, 2009 In my cottage area of Apsley and Chandos, it's not unusual to see more snowmobiles than autos pull into the gas station for fuel on a Sunday. Go Snowmobiling must be getting through! Here’s a quote from Joe Dickson, Liberal MPP for Ajax-Pickering as reported in Hansard (the official verbatim report of the debates in the legislature): “As the snow finally melts away and the spring season begins, Ontario's snowmobilers are bitterly putting away their sleds until next year. Snowmobiling is a sport that calls for strict adherence to safe driving rules. When snowmobiling, safety always comes first. Our Ontario trails are maintained and patrolled by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, who are volunteers, and, of course the Ontario Provincial Police, and they are the safest areas to ride in Ontario. Only 6% of all serious accidents occur on open OFSC snowmobile trails. That means 94% of accidents are not on our provincial trails. This past December, the Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Monique Smith, reminded us that our Ontario government has invested $12 million over the last fi ve years to improve the systems. This has boosted the economy throughout not only northern Ontario but anywhere above the 401 by a few kilometres. Grocery stores, hardware stores, gasoline stations, garages, motels, hotels, snowmobile outlets and sports outlets, to name a few, all benefit from the influx of business dollars. In my cottage area of Apsley and Chandos, it's not unusual to see more snowmobiles than autos pull into the gas station for fuel on a Sunday. In the famous words of that great country singer Gene Autry, "Happy trails again."
Source: MainTrail, June 2009 |
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