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Nov 25
BEAST Workdays
REMINDER, we still have two BEAST Work Days coming up on Saturday Nov 27, and Saturday Dec 4 to get the trails ready with brushing and signing. Many hands make light work. We can always use more help. Come and help if you can! Work may be happening during the week as well if that is better for you. Contact email info@thebeast.ca or one of the contacts below.
Workdays start around 9 am with people meeting at a designated location a few minutes early so we can organize work groups. There are the usual meeting places to choose from, so pick the one closest to you and come on out! High School students can gain volunteer hours credit.
· South West: 2021 9th Line Beckwith, Carleton Place
Brent Phifer, 613-222-9506, brentphifer@yahoo.ca
· North West: 1465 Wolfe Grove Rd, Almonte
Mario Tremblay, 613-880-6400,
mario.tremblay@hotmail.ca
· South East: Richmond area, Call or email for location
Shaun Cunningham, 613-227-9445, cpl1@bell.net
· North East: Stittsville area, Call or email for location
Jason McKay, 613-227-9522, NEDirector@thebeast.ca
Nov 09
BEAST Fall 2021 Newsletter Released
Click the following link to view the BEAST Fall 2021 Newsletter
https://www.thebeast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BEASTNewsletterFall2021v3.pdf
Oct 23
BEAST Trail 306 Improvements
Improvements on BEAST Trail 306 at Clayton Rd took place recently with signage and brushing along the roadside trail at Ramsay Concession 3C, as well as a new, but very small section of trail added at Ramsay Concession 4C.
Those familiar with the trail may recall a hydro pole in the middle of the travelled portion of the trail at Con. 4C. This used to be less of an issue for the BR180 groomer, however the larger Prinoth Husky with it’s cab protection and large mirrors could not easily fit through, leaving a section of that ditch unmaintained.
With landowner approval and direction of where to enter and exit the property, the team of Mario Tremblay, Ron Percy, Todd Russell, Cam Watters, Corbin Ferguson, Chris Angel, and Grant Penstone cut brush, trees and fencing to add this new section. This will also eliminate the awkward turn at Con. 4C and Clayton Rd and greatly improve safety. Two large loads of brush had to be removed from site and brought to the municipal landfill, new signage installed and lots of garbage cleaned up at both areas.
Concerns were voiced by a few homes along that roadside trail about snowmobiles not obeying stop signs, and excessive speed at their laneways. There are very few stops along this route, please respect them!
This trail will need to be along this road for the foreseeable future so please respect the wishes of the homeowners along roadside trails. If there is a stop sign, it’s for a reason …. sometimes it’s because the laneway has an upward slope to the roadway, or limited sight lines due to high snowbanks or vegetation/brush, or because the homeowner is fearful for their safety.
Stop signs are there for everyone’s safety. As we often share the same space, we need to do our best to respect the wishes of others.
Oct 23
BEAST Northwest Sector News
BEAST Northwest Sector News:
A generous donation of marking tape and rope has been made to us by Bradley-Kelly Electric Construction LTD. Thank you!
The rope is needed to cordon off a section of field trail that always has winter seeding planted and always has trespassing issues. The club has been asked to install a rope alongside approximately 3000’ of fence line to keep sleds from straying off trail.
While this is no small task, it is certainly made better by the contribution from Bradley-Kelly! www.bradleykelly.ca
Oct 01
It’s That Time Again….Permits Available Online Now!
Get your permits and/or gift cards! Please support the BEAST as your club. Go online to OFSC website permits.ofsc.on.ca
Seasonal Permit
Purchased prior to November 2, 2021: $195
Purchased November 2, 2021 to December 1, 2021: $225
December 2, 2021 onwards: $275.
Classic Permit
Purchased prior to November 2, 2021: $155
Purchased November 2, 2021 to December 1, 2021: $155
December 2, 2021 onwards: $185
Sep 26
BEAST News Update – Sept 25, 2021
See the following link for our latest emailed BEAST News Update.
https://mailchi.mp/4468dd5d2223/zxbyf5qmj7?e=e4913278d5
Sep 18
Trans Canada Trail Update on Brushing
And we’re done!
The brushing work on the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) is completed.
Earlier this year the BEAST Snowmobile Club was fortunate to receive a grant from Trans Canada Trail. Originally, we asked for enough money to cover the purchase of new signs and posts. Fortunately, we received more than what we asked for so we were able to expand the scope of the work to include brushing the trail from Stittsville (Westridge Dr.) to Carleton Place. The brushing took place over many warms weeks in June and July. Once the brushing was completed we used a wood chipper to chop what was cut into find wood chips and dispersed to the sides of the trail. There was so much material stacked up to be chipped it took 4 different days and many volunteers working in very hot and dusty conditions to get it completed. We also had the use of a mechanical brusher on a tractor to help push back much of the encroaching vegetation and make it that much easier to manually cut smaller brush and trees from the trails edges. Overall we figured there was over 200 hours of volunteer time involved in this project. The results speak for themselves.
If you are a biker or hiker the next few weeks would be a great time to travel along the trail with the fall colours approaching. You will find as you move east to west you will encounter more and larger complete canopies of trees covering the trail giving us a tunnel effect.
The BEAST would like to thank all our volunteers who committed time to help complete this work. Your efforts not only benefit the snowmobile club but also the many other users of the trail.
The BEAST also extends our thanks for the continued cooperation and support of the City of Ottawa.
Here are some pictures of the work that was completed.
Aug 17
Trans Canada Trail – Final Push
UPDATE:
Volunteers needed to help with the FINAL PUSH to chip the brush on the Trans Canada Trail(TCT). The date will be this coming Saturday August 21th. We will gather at the Jinkinson Road parking lot (adjacent to the TCT) at 8 a.m.
Arial view of the Jinkinson Road Parking shown below. Access Jinkinson Road from Hazeldean Road near the Hwy 7 interchange, or from Fernbank Road, east of Dwyer Hill Road.
What is required of the volunteer: Primarily, the volunteer will be picking up piled brush from the shoulder of the trail and bring it to the chipper.
What you will need: Work wear including good footwear, safety glasses, ear protection and gloves. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments but a cooler with water and soft drinks will be on site. Lunch will be provided by the club. If all goes well the work should be done by 3 pm.
We have the use of a large chipper for the day so the work will go fairly quickly. We would like to know who and how many people can help so a reply to info@thebeast.ca would be very helpful.
This ask is not only for BEAST volunteers. If you know someone who uses the trail they are more than welcome to join us. Many hands make light work.
Hoping to see a good crew show up to finish this task. The City of Ottawa will be cutting the grass along the trail before the end of the month so we don’t want to encumber their work.
Cheers,
Ian Edwards
BEAST President
Contact us by e-mail at info@thebeast.ca
Jul 13
Trans Canada Trail Cleanup
Update: We had a great day on saturday with some great volunteers. Thanks to all who came out to help! See the pictures at following link: https://www.thebeast.ca/photo-gallery-2021-2022-season/
UPDATE:
Saturday July 24th we are proceeding with the trail brushing and chipping as planned. Here are the details,
We will meet at the park and ride at Hwy 7 and Cemetery Side Road at 8 a.m. Volunteers will be shuttled over to the work area to begin shortly after 8.
What you will need to bring,
Hearing protection, eye protection, work clothes, good boots or shoes that are waterproof (wet grass) and work gloves. Any chainsaws or other tools required will be available on site. If you wish to bring your own refreshments that’s fine but there will be a cooler with refreshments paid for by the club. Lunch will be provided by the club.
We hope you can help. See you then.
Email us if you can make it or if any questions at info@thebeast.caBackground:
The BEAST was fortunate to receive a grant to be used exclusively upgrading the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) from Stittsville to Carleton Place. The grant has some strings attached though in that the work needs to be completed before July 31, 2021. Efforts have been made to begin working on the trail but we will need some help to finish.
Saturday July 24th we are proceeding with the trail brushing and chipping as planned. Here are the details,
We will meet at the park and ride at Hwy 7 and Cemetery Side Road at 8 a.m. Volunteers will be shuttled over to the work area to begin shortly after 8.
What you will need to bring,
Hearing protection, eye protection, work clothes, good boots or shoes that are waterproof (wet grass) and work gloves. Any chainsaws or other tools required will be available on site. If you wish to bring your own refreshments that’s fine but there will be a cooler with refreshments paid for by the club. Lunch will be provided by the club.
We hope you can help. See you then.
Email us if you can make it or if any questions at info@thebeast.caBackground:
The BEAST was fortunate to receive a grant to be used exclusively upgrading the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) from Stittsville to Carleton Place. The grant has some strings attached though in that the work needs to be completed before July 31, 2021. Efforts have been made to begin working on the trail but we will need some help to finish.
On Saturday July 24th, we have the use of a much larger chipper for the entire day. We will need many able bodied people to feed the chipper.
Cheers,
Ian Edwards
BEAST President
Contact us by e-mail at info@thebeast.ca
