Message from the President of the NBATVF, Roger Daigle New

Message from the President of the NBATVF, Roger Daigle
Ladies and gentlemen, there have been many positive and important decisions and actions taken by our governments at both, federal
and provincial levels. This will greatly help, support, and improve our ATVing sport in the future.
Again, for the second time in recent years, the federal government announced a funding program coming from National Trails Council
(NTC) to help our clubs in building and maintaining their managed trails. Because of the complexity to apply and to be successful in having certain club project qualify for these funds, it was decided through the Board of Directors (BOD), that the New Brunswick All-Terrain
Vehicle Federation (NBATVF) will use these funds for signage for all of the Federation clubs. Some are very expensive to buy and to install, not many clubs use their limited funds for signs because they put more emphasis on building and maintaining trails. With this
BOD’s approach, all of the Federation’s clubs will benefit equally from this project rather than having only a few clubs benefit, which is
what happened the last time.
It took many meetings and many very long hours of discussions and negotiations with the parties involved, but finally, for the first time
ever, the New Brunswick Government is getting on board in launching a funding program made available through the Department of
Tourism, Heritage and Culture, earmarked in helping ATV clubs in the province. Those funds will be made available for trail development and for infrastructure projects that are part of a club’s provincial trails system and or part of a club’s tourist designated trails system. We are very excited and it is a big step forward for us as a Federation in helping our clubs continue to grow and expand their sport.
Another new funding program will come from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR has always been there in the background, if I can you use that term, helping our clubs that have trails on DNR land, helping them with a limited amount of funds, fixing
severe washouts or fixing structures like bridges deemed important to all trail user groups
using DNR land. This new funding through DNR will help ATV clubs that have trails on DNR
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land, and assist them to improve and expand their trail system based on a formula and with
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projects that would meet predetermined qualifying requirements. Again, this is new funding 
that was not available in the past. For the first time ever, the New Brunswick Government has 
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made commitments to better our sport and has done so by making these two new funding
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programs available. To some it may not seem like a very big amount, but at least it is a good
start and a welcomed beginning with more funding to come in the future.
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What’s New? CASI Program
On a different note, in the past few months we were successful in negotiating and receiving from DNR many new sections of roads and also trail sections on some rail beds, agreed
upon and given to some clubs. There are many more being looked at and being studied at the
moment and I am confident we will receive many more. This will help those clubs to expand
their trail system network and for some clubs, it will make it possible to make a connection
with their neighbouring clubs.
We are also working with the Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DTI) in getting
Highway Usage Permits (HUP) to make it legal for ATVs to ride on some sections of roads to
link some trails together from point A to point B. It is looking promising but it is also a long
process to go through. We received a few for some clubs thus far; others are being studied and
will be accepted soon. We just have to be patient and if your clubs have applied for a HUP a
long time ago and have not received anything yet, please let me know or the office know and
we will check to see where they stand.
We are moving forward and are looking ahead at getting more HUP to access accommodations
within our cities, towns and villages all over New Brunswick. Many businesses in our New
Brunswick communities have a thirst for our tourist product and are eager to profit from our
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sport because they know, understand and realise that we are a four-season tourist product and there are profits to be made. The
time has come for our local governments, and for our cities’ and towns’ councils, to start to seriously look at the Federation and
their local ATV clubs as a real tourist product. The time has come for them to start working with us and making the necessary
changes to their bylaws and giving us access to their roads, side roads and streets and making it legal for ATVs to drive on these
corridors to access their motels, hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets, convenience stores, grocery stores, garages and gas stations.
We do have many people from our neighbouring provinces coming to our summer and winter events just to enjoy our trail systems
and they would stay longer if they had access to those accommodations. When the regular tourist season ends for most of those
businesses they might have new business. I personally call this new ATV tourism product: “The Pure Gold Family Experience”, and
believe me, it’s starting to catch on. We are talking about families being able to ride their ATVs year round, making reservations at
any time of the year and coming back year after year; but these tourist benefits will never happen within our communities if we do
not get legal access to these accommodations.
The first communities that realise that there is a tourism potential in ATVing and that move forward and take action to make it happen within their community, will be the first to profit and benefit from it by making a name for themselves in the ATV tourism
world. For those who take a wait and see approach, they stand to lose a lot and will have a hard time trying to catch up in this fast
growing tourist industry called ATVing. The sooner a community makes a commitment the longer and the more benefits this community will receive and they will benefit for many years to come while their surrounding communities play catch-up. We have all
heard the old saying ‘build it and they will come’. Well, we have built it and yes, they are coming in great numbers, but they cannot
and are not staying very long. We need to address that and for those communities that will take action first, they will be the ones
that will have the glory of being the first ATV friendly communities and that is where the people will go and stay to enjoy their favourite sport.
In closing, I believe that by continuing to build a good relationship with our governments, we will be able to move ahead and eventually they “the government” will have a sustainable and a profitable tourism product that will build a solid base for us and help us
to keep growing and to better our sport. Also I believe that building a good relationship with our other trail user groups and their
organisations, the NBSCF and Sentier NB Trails, will go a long way in getting a better product for all groups involved. By working
together we will accomplish more than anyone could have ever imagined, better trails, access to accommodations and more funding
from our governments to better all sports.
Also, as most of you already know, we have revived the Federation’s Jamboree this year.
It was held in the Sussex area at Adair’s Wilderness Lodge in Shepody this past weekend,
August 2nd and 3rd, and it was a great success. We received much positive feedback and
there were no complaints. It seems everyone who participated had a great time. We plan
to continue sponsoring the Jamboree and to bring it to different parts of the province
every year. If your club, and maybe even neighbouring clubs, have access to enough accommodations and can host this event, please let us know. We need to know as soon as
possible as to where we could host it so we can start preparing now.
As you can see, we are working very hard to bring your sport to a higher level and we
are seeing progress. On a final note, I am hoping for better days ahead in ATVing here in
New Brunswick and I will continue to work hard to better your sport.
Best regards,
Roger Daigle
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2014 Annual General Meeting Highlights
What’s New? CASI Program
As in previous years, the Federation held an annual meeting and convention at the ATV Riders Safety Courses are offered throughout
Rodd Miramichi Hotel & Resort in April. All but 4 of the 57 clubs sent delegates who the province. Register or register a child by clicking on the linked button at the top of the page
had the opportunity to network and discuss important issues facing the Federation.
reading "ATV RiderCourse, register here" or go
to
http://registration.atvquad.ca/.
The Federation would like to thank guest speakers Andrew Langille of Spectra Ener- directly
gy, Robert Fawcett with J.D. Irving, Denis Richard and Brody Sisk of the Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement Unit, Kirk MacDonald from the Department of Natural Resources, and
Wes McClean, MLA for Victoria/Tobique. Special thanks go to Saunders Equipment for
funding the Saturday night social gathering.
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The Canadian AQCC Safety Institute (CASI) - a division of the All-Terrain Quad Council of Canada
(AQCC) - has joined forces with the ATV Safety
Institute (ASI) and the Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV) to offer the CASI
ATV RiderCourse.
For the positions of President and Secretary
The hands-on, half-day CASI ATV RiderCourseSM
The Federation held it’s yearly elections. This year, Roger Daigle is elected as Presi- is conducted by licensed CASI Instructors. The
course offers students an opportunity to increase
dent of the Federation, and Marc Hache is re-elected as Secretary.
their safety knowledge and to practice basic riding
Congratulations to both!
skills in a controlled environment under the direct
supervision of a licensed Instructor.
New Region Boundaries
Region boundaries have been modified this year and some directors have been trans- Program highlights include:
ferred to neighbouring regions.
 Most current ATV safety program in Canada
Clubs moved from Region 7 to Region 6:
 Most hands-on ATV safety program available
 Club #73020-40—Rockland Mud Runners ATV Club is now Club #63040-40
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 Club #73050-41—Route 101 ATV Club is now Club #63050-41
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 Club #73090-45—Rusagonis ATV Club is now Club #63090-45
 Club #73140-46—York County West ATV Club is now Club #63140-46
 Club #73160-42—CFB Gagetown ATV Club is now Club #63160-42
Region 7
Ken Legge
Kevin McInnis
Norm Major
John Carson
Program enhanced with input from Chief
Instructors across Canada
Supported and endorsed by the Canadian Off
Highway Vehicle Distributors Council and through
the Council - all ATV major manufacturers
Costs for the CASI ATV Riders Safety Course
Program 2014
Directors of Regions 6 and 7:
Region 6
Based on the well-recognized ATV Safety Institute (ASI) program
The cost of the course is $100. However, the New
Brunswick All Terrain Vehicle Federation offers
the following discounts:
David Hatt
Trail Permits
It was decided at this AGM that trail permit prices will remain the same throughout
the next year. A Trails Permit Committee has been formed to study the question and
will return with recommendations at the AGM 2015. Members from each region have
been assigned to this committee in an attempt to have opinions and ideas from all
areas of the province.
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80% rebate for children from the ages 6 to 15
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50% rebate for NBATVF members
30% rebate for children from the ages 6 to 15
with non-member parents
ATV Rental:
There is a cost of $35 for the use of a Federation’s
machine during the course. Please note that we
only have models available for children.
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Arctic Cat & G Bourque
NEW—Trail Applications and Highway Usage Permits
The New Brunswick All-Terrain Vehicle Federation Inc. Highway Usage Permits (HUP)
would like to extend special thanks to Arctic Cat and G
 Eastern Charlotte ATV Club: Route 780—6.5 km
Bourque for their generosity this summer by lending the
Wildcat Trail side-by-side vehicle to the General Manager,  Club VTT du Nord-Ouest: Power Road, Edmundston—0.8 km
Jacques Poirier.
 Club VTT Acadien: Route 11 to reach Restaurant Chez Iza—0.3 km
Since late June, Jacques has taken the vehicle on the trails
 Nashwaak Valley ATV Club:
and to club events. Some of these events include the launch
of the National Trails Coalition (NTC) program, the Direc- Cross Creek Road—4 km
tors’ ATV run on June 29, and the Jamboree on August 2
- Fraser Road—202 m
and 3. The vehicle runs great! Thank you Arctic Cat and G
- Lower Durham Road— 899 m
Bourque!
- Wellington Road—4.2 km
- Zionville Road—4.9km
Trail Applications
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Voyageurs de Sentier du HautMadawaska: Region Mont QuisThe Sussex Valley ATV Club and the New-Brunswick ATV Federation are very pleased with the results ibis—25.8 km
of the August 2nd and 3rd provincial Jamboree. 246 participants registered to the first-ever provincial Club VTT Peninsule Acadienne:
Jamboree organized by your federation.
Grand-Anse to Chez Yogi
Dairytown Trail Jam 2014—Success all the way
“I had great fun and was excited by the tourism discoveries I made over the week-end, starting by the Club VTT Acadien: Chez Yogi to
Martin Head Beach. People of Sussex are fortunate to have those attractions on their doorstep”, claims Route 11
Roger Daigle, president of the New-Brunswick ATV Federation. “I wish to thank Broadview Power
Nashwaak Valley ATV Club:
Sports for giving me the opportunity to ride one of their CFMOTO side by sides.
Thanks to CMI – CFMOTO Canada for donating the grand prize of an ATV, and to Randy and Emely  Durham Bridge to Youngs
Broad, owners of Broadview Power Sports for their donation of a $700.00 worth of prizes, which in- Brook—12.2 km
cluded the pre-delivery insurance (PDI). Terry Pellerin of Shediac won the brand new CFMOTO C
 Pineline to Cross Creek—41 km
Force 500 2015, as shown in the photo.
More Highway Usage Permits have
been received by the office and will
be distributed shortly. Congratulations to all their clubs for their new
trail sections.
President Daigle also wishes to thank people from Adair’s Wilderness Lodge for their great hospitality.
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Trail Permit Committee
Chair of committee. Jim McGregor—[email protected]
Region 1. Gaston Pelletier—[email protected]
Region 2. Vacant
Region 3. Denis Pinet—[email protected]
Region 4. Ethelbert Godin—[email protected]
Region 5. Fred Hicks—[email protected]
Region 6. Roger Thompson—[email protected]
Region 7. Stirling Kent—[email protected]
NBATVF Sponsors
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