Mattawa & Area Snowmobile Club

2023 Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permits

Jonathan Keller — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:37:42 +0000

The fees for 2023 Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permits are:

Seasonal Permit
- Purchased prior to November 2, 2022: $200
- Purchased November 2, 2022 to December 1, 2022: $230
- December 2, 2022 onwards: $280.
Classic Permit
- Purchased prior to November 2, 2022: $160
- Purchased November 2, 2022 to December 1, 20221: $160
- December 2, 2022 onwards: $190
Special Event Permits
- $45

Letter written to the Mattawa Town Council

Jonathan Keller — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 16:42:25 +0000

Here’s a letter written to the Mattawa Town Council on behalf of the Mattawa & Area Snowmobile Club: Do you not think the Province’s added measures to reduce travel by closing accommodations wasn’t enough to reduce the flow of visitor’s? It sure was apparent that it did this last weekend.

The repercussions of your decision to ask the Health Unit to close the trails has now impacted the local citizen’s and business’s more than anyone else.

Since the community has turned the revenue tap off to many of our local Business’s are we (as a community) covering their taxes while they’re shut down?

What about the employee’s that would rather earn an income than take a handout from the government. Are you going to apologise to them for the added stress we (as a community) have inflicted on them? (we hire 3 to 4 local men a year)

Wouldn’t have enforcement been a better avenue to use at the time than a delayed sledge hammer approach after?

As a volunteer giving hundreds of hr’s annually to the Snowmobile Club so it can bring added revenue to this town during the winter months. It shock’s me that the relationship between the two of us isn’t closer since the wellbeing of one has a direct impact on the other.(Lucy was making strides to improve this though) The Town has spent a lot of money in festivals to bring added revenue to the community and the Snowmobile Club and the OFSC does it for free and generates a lot more.

A cheque for 30,000 was recently given to the Township of Papineau Cameron for the rehabilitation of Archambeault Rd that included a snowmobile trail on the side of it. It was a pleasure to work with them to stretch tax payers money further and make things safer for years to come.

Two local access road bridges are to be replaced this year at no cost to tax payer’s for year round safe enjoyment, paid for by us and the OFSC.

We also bring many here that later look at Mattawa as a place to retire.

A local business owner told me once, “if business’s are doing well and updating their rooms and premises then I’m doing well”.

Mayor and Council we are here to help you prosper don’t look at it any other way.

Work with us.

Marvin Wegner

Town Resident

VP Mattawa and Area Snowmobile Club

Snowmobile Trails & Grooming Operations Allowed During Provincial Shutdown

Jonathan Keller — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:09:11 +0000

Snowmobile Trails & Grooming Operations Allowed During Provincial Shutdown

THE OPP LAUNCHES USE OF WHAT3WORDS APP

Jonathan Keller — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:34:59 +0000

Mobile app helps first responders find 9-1-1 callers who don’t know their location

(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is announcing that, as of today, it will be using the mobile application what3words in its Provincial Communications Centres (PCCs). In an emergency situation, if a caller contacts an OPP PCC and doesn’t know where they are, the app will help call-takers pinpoint the caller’s location so that OPP officers can quickly respond and more accurately know where to find the person(s) in need.

Use of the app will benefit both frontline OPP officers and PCC staff. Through its global mapping system, the app labels every three squared metres with a unique three-word location tag. The PCC call taker is able to enter the three words into the system, which converts the tag into latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. With the proper coordinates in hand, the PCC can direct officers to the precise location of the person in need.

When a member of the public contacts an OPP PCC, the call-taker will ask them if they are familiar with the app and if they have it downloaded onto their device. If they don’t have the app already downloaded on their phone, the call-taker can send callers a link that will automatically show them their three-word location tag. This process requires minimal cellular and data signals for the caller’s phone to first receive the link and then for them to open and load their location tag from it. If a caller already has the app downloaded on their device, it works without internet or data, so they can still provide the PCC with their location code even in locations without a cellular signal.

The process will assist OPP officers in locating parties in remote and forested areas where signal is limited and on vast waterways. The use of technology can offer many benefits and the OPP is proud to incorporate progressive tools such as this one to assist with its goal of a safer Ontario for everyone. The OPP is encouraging members of the public to download the free app in case of emergency.

“The what3words app offers precise location information when a caller cannot describe, or does not know, where they are. This exciting technology may help save precious time in an emergency and enable a more rapid frontline response.”

New Piston Bully Groomer!

Jonathan Keller — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 14:12:30 +0000

Exciting news for all those wonderful folks who snowmobile in the Mattawa Area! Our club has a acquired a new Piston Bully groomer this year and we still have “Big Red”. Running two groomers this winter will help make our trails “top-flight”. Looking forward to a most wonderful sled season and seeing everyone soon!

MASC 2019 AGM

Jonathan Keller — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:38:44 +0000

The Mattawa and Area Snowmobile Club “MASC” are looking for enthusiastic members to assist us on the trails.

Are you an avid Snowmobiler wanting to contribute more? ATV/ UTV Rider? Retired Farmer that miss’s the seat of a tractor? Outdoor Enthusiast? Accountant? Join the fabulous group of guys and gals that keep the snowmobile trails in shape in the Mattawa area!

Coffee and Tim-Bits supplied, great banter and conversation are guaranteed. And the perks don’t stop there… Ever wanted to get out on the trail before everyone else? Break trail through some deep powder? How about a leisurely ride grooming the trails through the pristine snow-covered wilderness. The list goes on but we can’t let all our secrets out…

TUE, MAY 14 AT 7 PM
MAASC 2019 AGM
Mattawa Golf & Ski Resort · Mattawa

Snowmobile Safety Week

Jonathan Keller — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:56:17 +0000

PLEASE RIDE REASONABLY
RESPECT YOUR CLUBS LANDOWNERS
“AND PLEASE STAY ON THE PRESCRIBED TRAIL”
WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT WE WON’T HAVE

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS

THANK YOU LANDOWNERS FOR

SUPPORTING SNOWMOBILING IN ONTARIO

OFSC SNOWMOBILE CLUBS OF ONTARIO
Al Clark Safe Snowmobiling Ambassador 2018-2019

ATTENTION SNOWMOBILE RIDERS

Jonathan Keller — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:46:29 +0000

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT OPERATION OF YOUR SNOWMOBILE ON SIDEWALKS IS AGAINST THE LAW.

PLEASE USE ALTERNATE APPROVED ROUTES.

Club Receives Award From The OFSC

Jonathan Keller — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:36:07 +0000

Article by Josie Dinsmore, posted in Mattawa Recorder November 4th 2018

Recently at the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) annual general meeting, the Mattawa & Area Snowmobile Club (MASC) received an award for Outstanding Club of the Year!

The 2017-2018 Outstanding Club of the Year award is presented to an OFSC club in recognition of exceptional and innovative activities in one or more of the following areas: Participations Development, Rider Experience, and Volunteerism and/or Partnership Development.

Also in the district, Dean and Catherine Gates, who has been in Mattawa numerous times teaching the snowmobile course to local youth, received the OFSC award for Outstanding Snowmobile Promotion. Al Clark also received the OFSC award for Safe Snowmobiling Ambassador. “I would like to thank all our volunteers and local businesses for making this happen.” Said Mike Martel President of the MASC. For information about the Mattawa & Area Snowmobile Club, you can visit their website at www.mattawasc.ca, and they can be found on Facebook.

Congratulations to the Mattawa & Area Snowmobile Club!