With all this rain we might as well fast forward everything to winter. At least when it is snowing we can hit the trails. Mayby August might be better.
     Nothing much new with the club. We have all the winter wood for the Nine Mile East shelter; thanks to Stan Beaton.
     The wind towers construction on the 503 could present some problems for us this winter. We may have an alternate route, but we have yet to sit down with the people concerned as to what might take place. But it is no different than most years as there always some surprises at the last minute.

     The meeting was held on May 03 in the Miramichi again this year, which is relatively central to New Brunswick clubs. The meeting did not have any earth shattering news.

Highlights:

1 Awards: Snowmobiler of the year; Greg Taber from the Goshen club
               Dealer of the year: Guy Hache  West End Sports, Beresford

               Operator of the year: Yvon Arseneaut, Rexton Club

               Wallace Kenny initiative award: Reg McDonald

2 Trail permit prices to remain the same. There was a motion on the floor to increase

      the price of the Classic Sled Registration, but it was tabled until next year due to a

      technicality.

3. Trail insurance was up significantly from $163,000.00 to $234,000.00

4. All trail permit categories were up from the 2008 season ( seasonal early, seasonal

      late, classic, and daily)

5 NBFSC budget came in with a slight surplus.

    Overall the meeting was very informative with about 40 clubs out of 50 in attendance. Some interesting initiatives are hoped for next year: Better trail signage. Groomer GPS tracking devices ((so far it is experimental and these are mounted in the groomers. It provides info such as trails groomed, hours groomed, history of trails groomed) My personal opinion on this is that it is such a great tool in that you can track the groomer to its location and is it moving and it will provide the snowmobiling public as to what trails are groomed and when they were groomed last.)). We have new Trails Manager: Paul Robichaud.

Letter to the editor Telegraph Journal May 22nd
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http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/search/article/675290

     It’s over. Sad for some people, but we have to move on. It was a good year here again in the north, with about the same amount of traffic as last year as there was good snow cover throughout NB, which is good for snowmobiling in the Province. I want to thank you on behalf of Nepisiguit Sports Lodge, first to all our members and secondly to all those sledders who patronized our clubhouses and for making Bathurst one of your favorite stopovers. We started grooming operations on Dec 20, a few days later than last year but basically finished at the same time April 15. We had about 200 cm less snowfall compared to a record dumping last year. The big difference was the absence of any significant rain compared to last year’s 95 mm to this years 15 mm. (Jan 1 to Mar 31).
    We would like to thank Mark at Governor’s, Alyre at Serpentine and Doodles at Roger’s Lake. We are supportive for their contribution to have the necessary amenities available to make the sport an attractive part of the Nepisiguit trail system and indeed the Provincial system, as they are thankful for our continued grooming right to their doors. We have kept you pretty well informed through our trail updates through the season and if you have any questions or looking for info in the future, then contact us.