Body: Council Type: Document Meeting: Regular Date: 2023 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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From: marcmoeys@s Sent: October 27, 2023 3:21 PM To: Judy Greenwood-Speers JGreenwoodSpeers@frontenacislands.ca Subject: KP south to Harrowsmith
Good morning Judy, I received a very quick answer from the OFATV this morning to your questions about passes and trails. There are now 24 clubs in Ontario. In those clubs the KP would be unique in the fact that the county does not require a trail pass. The main reason for requiring a pass is insurance. The OFATV provides a $15 million policy for the landowner. The secondary reason is money. When trail passes became a requirement in the Ottawa area The Ottawa ATV club exceeded one thousand members. That number of members enabled the the Ottawa club to contribute tens of thousands of dollars to trail maintenance. In some municipalities like Gananoque the bylaw requiring a trail pass extends to municipal road use, supplanting the provincial law allowing ATVs on all roads (not highways). Your second question about municipal trails and private trails is a little more complicated. The majority of trails are located on municipal roads, rail beds and crown land. As mentioned previously municipal roads allow ATV use in Ontario unless the local municipality has a bylaw preventing that use. Some municipalities require an OFATV pass to access roads in their area. Rail beds as mentioned require a pass. Crown Land is a little different. Many OFATV trails pass through crown land where there is no control. That’s all I know Judy. I can find anything else out you need. Lanark County, Renfrew County and Hastings County all have agreements with OFATV for use for the $15 million in insurance. There is also a partnership with the OFATV to improve and maintain the trails. Let me know if you have any other questions. Could you introduce me to Bill Saunders and pass this information along please? I do not know Bill.
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