Manitoba Trail Riding Club
Meeting Minutes
April 11th, 2024
Location: Peppercorn Restaurant in Oakbank
Meeting called to order at 6:45 pm
Attendance: Kari Hasselriis, Emma Klos, Ashley Fudge, Brenda Tolpa, Iris Oleksuk, Linda Gillies
Regrets: Mary-Anne Kirk, Angela Roberts, Terry McKee, Linda Cruden
Approval of Previous Minutes: Moved by Linda, seconded by Brenda
Additions to Agenda: Talk about BHP trails/Mountain bikers wanting to expand
Treasurer’s Report:
GIC $2,227.54
Checking $3,216.14
Membership 2 family, 7 singles for total of 11 and the quad $15,333.22
| The Agenda | One addition. It was brought up we should talk about BHP and the horse trails/bikers. | We added this as point 6 of our agenda. (See below) |
| Treasurer’s Report | See chart above. | |
| Quad | A used 2023 Polaris with 4 kilometers on it has become available. It would cost $9,000 cad. | Talked to Lake Life Powersports in Lac du Bonnet. More info will get sent to us soon. We will be drafting a “procedures and policies” handbook. A pre/post use check will also be implemented. |
| Belair Ride | The ride is back on, no longer cancelled. We have found a vet for the ride (Annette). We are still looking for a scribe and trail de-markers. Carol is timing the ride. | Thanks to Annette the ride is back on. Pamphlets say its not competitive but that’s wrong. The ride will be competitive with 10, 20, and 30 miles available. |
| Pamphlets | 75 pamphlets have been made to promote our rides/events. It says Belair ride is not competitive but that’s no longer true since the ride is back on. | Pamphlets will be handed out/left in stores for people to see. Everyone at the board meeting took a few to spread around. |
| BHP Bike/Horse Trails | Bike riders are attempting to expand into BHP. The biking group had a meeting with BHP and some fellow horse riders. They are wanting to create a parking lot and brought up the idea to put jumps out on sections of a few select trails. This would overlap with our “horse territory” in the park. | As we feel this is not ideal we are going to draft up a “safety concern document”. Planning to write the minister/government and park officials if needed. A Facebook page has also been created to voice our concerns. |
Motion to adjourn: Moved by Kari, seconded by Emma. Time 7:30 pm.
Next meeting will be 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 6th at Iris’s house.