NEWS

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

It is very important to preserve our history and also to protect it. It is also important to have groups, such as ACAMUTS, who understand and appreciate our heritage, to protect it and make it more accessible to the general public.

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, several members of the Society ventured to Roxbury and did a fantastic undertaking of a general cleanup of the settlement … including the two cemeteries and erecting teepees around a number of wells.

The area, now referred to as Roxbury, was once occupied by Mi’kmaq, French Acadian and finally by English Loyalists at the turn of the 1800s. The last inhabitants, homesteaders in the 1920s, only stayed for a few years. Since then the area has attracted hunters, fishermen, campers and the curious. From the 1970s onward Roxbury, originally called Durland’s Settlement, has become a hikers challenge, ATV trip, skidoo outing or a truck/car trek. But overall it remains a place of lure and mystery. One always asks who settled there and why!

Thanks again to ACAMUTS and its members for keeping the doors of history open.

Friends of Roxbury

Dave Whitman
Paradise

Work has officially begun on #264 aka "Kate Tucker Trail"

If possible, please avoid travel on this trail until it firms up. Keep an eye on the Sunrise Trails ATV Club Facebook page for updates.

If your craving for a Nelly's Burger cannot be denied, please use this trail respectfully to avoid reversing the work already completed.

Work being done includes 4 culverts and many km's of ditching and surface hardening.

This trail connects the 260 (Railbed) to 2 of our trailside dining options, The Sandpiper and Nelly's Grill.

As of October 13th 2021, there is only $15,655 available for small grant applications.

We have received notice from the Municipality of Chester that the Gold River Bridge will be closed immediately due to structural issues identified by the engineers.

The bridge will be closed to ALL users for an indefinite period of time until repairs/replacement can be completed.

More details to follow as things are assessed, and a plan is compiled as to what will happen moving forward. The Municipality realizes this is an important part in connectivity and is working towards a solution.

Please Note:

The section of trail in Middleton between Hwy 1 and the Harvest Moon Trail will be closed during this period for repairs due to heavy equipment operating on the trail. Due to the condition of trail, a complete rebuild is taking place.

South Shore Annapolis Valley Trail Association in cooperation with the Town of Middleton are making the repairs. 

Only $25,655 left in the small grant fund. Get your applications in right away before it runs out.