Gentlemen we are going to lose our area

[nightfirem10]

Hey guys, I recieved this email, we are going to lose our riding area known as Hassler, then it is going to be next hit in the pass such as Powder King, Beaver Creek etc. we have already lost old friend, we all need to support the snowmobile club with memberships and help to fight off the greenies!! Here is the post, I know it is real, I had a talk with one of the Dawson Creek club members.
I left the guys email addys on it if anybody wants to contact them, please don't abuse that, and I appoligise to all whos addys I posted.


Subject: FW: Hassler Recreation Area

hi i just thought that everyone should see this. We all figured it would only be a matter of time before they wanted to shut down these riding areas. I sent a email to the dawson club asking what we could do to help them out.

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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 07:39:10 -0700
Subject: Fwd: FW: Hassler Recreation Area
From: jadonchristianson@gmail.com
To: northlandtrailblazers@hotmail.com


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bennett, Tim TCA:EX <Tim.Bennett@gov.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Subject: FW: Hassler Recreation Area
To: jadon christianson <jadonchristianson@gmail.com>


FYI

Tim Bennett 
District Forest Recreation Officer
Peace & Fort Nelson Districts
Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Ministry of Tourism Culture and the Arts
9000 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4A4
(250) 784-0178
Blackberry (250) 219-4489

 (250) 784-0143
Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts - Recreation Sites and Trails section
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/publicrec/
From: Richard Cronier [mailto:richard@windsorplywoodonline.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 10:52 AM
To: Bennett, Tim TCA:EX
Subject: Hassler Recreation Area

At last nites club meeting, alot of concerns were brought up in regards to what is happening with our riding areas in the Pine Pass. It has come to our attention that the Greenies if I can use that word have proposed and have approval to shut down almost 25 KMs of trail and riding area known as "Old Friend". We know that soon enough they will be moving closer to us and we as a Northern Group which includes FSJ, Chetwnd, Tumbler Ridge, Mackenzie and Dawson Creek want to begin action to protect our right to ride the area known as Hassler.
We are beginning to ask questions into securing the trail into Hassler first of all as a designated , registered or tenured trail. Is there a current tenure or registration? If there isn't can we begin the process? Does it have to use the Paradise Valley Snowmobile Association name or could we use the Northeast Snowmobile Coalition? If we do not act now, we know what the future holds. Can you offer us some help?

Richard

 

[poorider]

I asked this question in the pine pass thread as well, when did old friend close? What was the reason for the closure?

 

[Mogul Molester]

Well I guess things are not looking good for the Northern regions either

 

[somefear]

Well, just like I thought...more areas taken away. It doesn't look good for any of us mountain sledders. Now with the new regulations for insurance in January for all sleds on crown land, is there going to be any place left for us to ride???? I am just fuming mad over all of this.....

 

[kane13]

This is what happens when you have a University in your area, haven't they already taken enough land away for there studies. Its sad but the ministry of tourism is the only ones who will have a say in Government its up to them.

 

[wienerwater]

These university twats just keep getting grants over grants to continue to study the same thing the clowns before them studied 25 years ago. They will never find a reason to drop the studies, being the Cariboo herds etc, because it's a repeat thing, and our tax dollars feeding them.It has been proven many times they are wrong, yet get the support of some clown who wants to start heli-skiing, hiking tours, whatever, and they climb all over snowmobilers. We have been down this road for years in the Barkerville area and the Prince George areas,where has evryone been? But as usual, never any support from many sledders until it's too late. Williams Lake had the balls to demonstrate right down town, kudos to them!
I suggest to close all university programs about wildlife and nature studies, and introduce turbo 4 stroke studies instead, and how to make them better. Hell, I would even go back to school!

 

[kane13]

I think we need more sledders getting involved in these programs at unbc, anyone looking for a new career? I have been reading about some of the area's they are studying and if something isn't done soon we are in trouble, sledding is a sport and it is part of our heritage i wish they would leave hard working taxpayers alone. Remember take whatever you bring in back out with you, don't litter it only give them more reasons to shut us down.

 

[NoSecondChances]

Tell us what you want us to do. That letter outlines the problem - what's the solution? Let me know if you need a letter/email sent to the gov. Let's keep these areas open.

NSC

 

[MR.T]

I think we need more sledders getting involved in these programs at unbc, anyone looking for a new career? I have been reading about some of the area's they are studying and if something isn't done soon we are in trouble, sledding is a sport and it is part of our heritage i wish they would leave hard working taxpayers alone. Remember take whatever you bring in back out with you, don't litter it only give them more reasons to shut us down.

I have to agree with you kane13, greenies out of Smithers, BC, are on a rampage also. More and more LRMP's. We also had a european jerk over in our neck of the woods, wanted to start a heli- ski operation that would give him exclusive rights to a hugh amount of land in our riding area. We almost lost it, can you imagine? We already have lots of "no motorized vehicles allowed" areas. Always someone trying to shut us down. It's a constant lookout to protect what we have. As snowmobilers we have to band together or face more closures. Or soon we maybe extinct!!