NEWS

What a great visit to Eskasoni First Nation. Met some great people at their ATV information session and rally. Great to meet Chief Leroy and a band Councillor.

They have a great club who are looking forward to becoming part of ATVANS soon.

A great news piece from The Signal. Have a read and share.

https://signalhfx.ca/government-report-recommends-atvs-use-more-nova-scotia-roads/

The Hubbards ATV club would like to thank all participants for their generous donations to our annual toy run fund raiser. Between the event and club support we donated over a thousand dollars to our local Lions Club for distribution in our area and $500 dollars to the local food bank.

The 50-50 draw was won by John Scott.

Effective immediately the 101 trail from behind Weeks' Quarry in Beaver Bank to the Beaver Bank Rd is closed until further notice due to a washout.

Caution signs and tape have been put up well in advance of washout.

Yesterday the Province of Nova Scotia released their long-awaited consultant's report on the Share The Road pilot project. The finding is exactly like many of us expected and is an affirmation of what we believed the outcome would be.

This is very good news for the advancement of the program and moving toward a permanent expanded opportunity for riding OHVs on public roads to access trails, create connectivity and to enable legal opportunities to access services like food, fuel, and lodging.

Several weeks ago, we met with the minister responsible and she signaled very positive support for moving forward with a permanent program this coming spring. This is indeed really good news. We have included links to the consultant's report as well as the executive summary.

Working together we will see positive results.

For more information visit the Share the Road Pilot Project page.

We are pleased to announce ATVANS has selected a new Trails Coordinator effective immediately. John Rathwell from Sable River, Shelburne County, has accepted our offer and will begin immediately.

John is a trained Geomatics Technician educated at Fleming Collage in Lindsay, Ontario; his training and experience will assist us as we continue to improve and complete our mapping projects. John has a background in outdoor power sports and trail mapping. He is passionate about traveling and mapping our trail network. John is relatively new to Nova Scotia but has already experienced much of the local trails near his home community.

“I am excited for this opportunity with ATVANS and hope to be meeting the clubs and their members soon. I am eager to hear their concerns and look forward to working with the local clubs to find solutions that work for everyone. My goal is to build on the successes of trail leaders like my predecessor Corey Robar and others,” said John.

John’s contact information is available under the Contact section of this website.

Paul Davis the proud winner on the CF Moto CForce 600 ATVANS 25th Anniversary prize. Paul is a long time member of the Safety Minded ATV club. Thank you again to our great partners at Canmac Power Sports.

ATVANS has recently posted two employment opportunities. Should you or someone you know be qualified and interested in either of these positions, you can apply by sending a resume and cover letter to Barry Barnet, the executive director, at execdirector@atvans.org. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted. We expect to fill these positions within the next two weeks. Full details of each position are provided below.

Thank you,

Barry Barnet
Executive Director
ATVANS

On behalf of the board and membership of ATVANS, I want to publicly thank Corey Robar our trail coordinator for his 15 years of service to ATVANS. Corey will be moving on to new challenges with the Province of Nova Scotia starting Monday. Corey was not only a great employee but also a great friend.

We look forward to working with you in your new capacity and expect good things in the future.

To all people that came out and donated to our Christmas toy run it’s been a great success with lots of toys and cash donations which will be passed on to Hubbards area Lyons for the Christmas wish project. A special thanks to SMBATV club for their help.

Hubbards ATV Club Executive