Dufferin Grey ATV Club Directors Ruth Ann Turnbull and Jamie Thurman present a cheque to Beavercrest Community School for use by the breakfast club.
Money raised at our Saturday, June 24, 2017 ride was $310, which was matched by DGATV for a total of $620.
The school was very appreciative and told us that our riders “ROCK”.
We already knew that!
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Your Ontario Federation of ATV Clubs (OFATV) annual membership costs $150, which is $132.74 plus HST.
75% of your membership dollars are used to build and maintain trails.
25% of your membership dollars pays for administration — $15 million landowners liability insurance, government lobbying, safety programs, youth training, special projects and the operating expenses of the OFATV.
To see money spent on your favourite trails, join the local club and buy where you ride.
Buy an annual membership through Dufferin Grey ATV Club Inc. (DGATV) and:
$65 is retained by DGATV
$85 is forwarded to the OFATV with approximately $45 returned to DGATV as payment for maintaining each km of verified trail (currently around 350 kms off-road). This trail verification payment is a trail building incentive managed by the OFATV and varies for each club.
DGATV is run entirely by volunteers. OFATV has one paid Administrator and is managed by Volunteers. To learn more and have a voice in the future of recreational ATVing, get involved. Many hands make light work!
See also: VOLUNTEERS MEMBERSHIP INFO ATV SEASON BENEFITS SIDE-BY-SIDES
In 2015, the City of Owen Sound was approached by Dufferin Grey ATV Club (DGATV) and South Bruce Peninsula ATV Club (SBPATV) to request access to the city for food, fuel and accommodation, and to create a road link between the two clubs.
In 2016, the city created a temporary by-law allowing all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road vehicles (ORVs) on certain streets within the city. This makes it possible to cross through the city and ride to the Bruce Peninsula.
Copies of the map and by-law are available at www.owensound.ca.
Note that the CP Rail Trail from Sunny Valley Road northward into Owen Sound is not currently open. Part of the trail goes through the Niagara Escarpment and needs special permission, which is being requested. Additionally, Grey County is developing a Recreational Trails Master Plan and will not consider approving the trail until after the report is made available in the autumn.
In the interim, Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and the Township of Chatsworth have by-laws in place detailing where ATVs are permitted on certain roads. Grey County has also passed a by-law that will permit use on certain County roads. These by-laws will allow an ATV rider to access the amenities within Owen Sound while the CP Rail Trail and other property requests are being considered.
Links to the by-laws:
https://www.georgianbluffs.ca/en/resourcesGeneral/PDFs/ByLaws/By-law_27-2016_ATV_By-law.pdf
If you would like to participate in Grey County’s Recreational Trails Master Plan process, please contact Sarah.Johnson@grey.ca.
News Stories:
June 15, 2016 – Owen Sound’s ATV bylaw gets green light
