-UPDATE #1- TEMAGAMI, ON – The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have located a deceased person after responding to a Motorized Snow Vehicle (MSV) collision near Bell Island in the Municipality of Temagami earlier today. Further investigation revealed that the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club’s (OFSC) D-110 Trail from Highway 17 into Manitouwadge was groomed today thanks to the Marathon Sno-Kickers Vice-President Jeremy Nuttall, accompanied by Gabby Tomlinson. Algoma Snow Plan Affiliation Vice-President Craig [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – On February 17, 2019 at approximately 12:01 p.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a male and female who were stranded on Moose Lake. Due to the deteriorating ice conditions, a rescue by MSV was not [Read more]
Luc Levesque, better known as The Groomer Guy for his years of service as a snowmobile operator and executive member of the Alouettes Snowmobile Club, shares a look at recent snowfall in Dubreuilville. As Levesque mentions in the description of his YouTube video, the snow (enjoyed across the [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Fresh snow fall was thoroughly enjoyed by The Groomer Guy, Luc Levesque recently as he hit the D Trail for his first ride of 2016. No doubt many in the region our dreaming of doing the same though, as shared by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) in their [Read more]
$180 Seasonal Permit Available Online Only Until November 1 BARRIE, ON – Following participation growth of almost 30% over the past two winters, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) celebrates the coming season by announcing that the primary Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit is [Read more]
From OFSC OFSC Issues Caution Advisory for Southern Ontario BARRIE, ON – Northeastern and North Central Ontario are the best places to go snowmobiling during Spring Break and until the end of the sledding season. Cold temperatures and good snow have kept snowmobile trails in great shape there [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon Sno-Kickers lent their groomer to the Longlac Snow Club as their machine is needing a costly repair for which no funding was available from the OFSC. Thanks to the collaboration between Northwestern Ontario clubs Longlac will now have a groomed snowmobile trail for [Read more]
2014 has certainly been an exciting year for me as the President of the Kenogamisis Fish and Game as well as the Geraldton Snow Club. We had overwhelming support for both the Geraldton and Longlac snow clubs. This tells me that we are appreciated for all the hard work our volunteers do for our [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Snowmobiling enthusiast, trail groomer and Alouettes Snowmobile club member, Luc Levesque, provides an update regarding area trails and Dubreuilville’s club. Can’t get enough of the Groomer Guy? More posts about the Groomer Guy on OntarioNewsNorth.com (+Tales from [Read more]
2015 Seasonal Snowmobile Trail Permit Offers 30% Savings if Purchased on or before November 1 BARRIE, ON – Last year, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast a snowy, cold winter for Ontario and it was right. Now, with the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting another good, old-fashioned Ontario winter [Read more]
Cold nights grooming. It’s a cold once again this morning, -40C without the wind-chill, with wind-chill factor it was -46C Danny our Groomer Operator was out last night in this cold, My plans was not to have him that late out as he had left in around 8:30am in the morning and ended up [Read more]
OPP Reminding Snowmobilers to Ride Safely In the wake of five fatal motorized snow vehicle (MVC) collisions that have occurred in Ontario since the start of the season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning snowmobilers to exercise caution at all times while out enjoying what should be a [Read more]
Dear Editor Please accept this letter as my avenue to inform the snowmobiling fraternity that the remaining monetary assets of the Manitou Sno Drifters have been returned to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) as required under the terms and conditions of membership in the OFSC. The [Read more]
Sunday was the day that. I headed out to pack the D trail east (Wawa). It was a cold morning, as I left home I checked the thermometer, which read -29C it had gone down lower then that as I was told by a friend that around 6:00am it was down to -32C. I headed to the [Read more]
