OFTR and UCPR commit funds to trials

From the Ontario Federation of Trail Riders

GOODERHAM, ON -- The Ontario Federation of Trial Riders (OFTR) announced on Tuesday that has entered into a partnership with the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) to invest $81,200 in improvements to the trail systems and signage in the Larose Forest.

The UCPR and the OFTR have a stewardship agreement that allows OFTR members to ride off road motorcycle (ORM) trails in a designated area of the Larose Forest.

The UCPR committed $81,200 in real dollars for other improvements and the OFTR has matched the amount through the National Trails Coalition (NTC) Stimulus Program (www.ntc-canada.ca).

The OFTR and its affiliated clubs have been working with the UCPR since 2006, when there was a proposed ban on off-road motorcycles in Ontario’s second largest municipal forest (28,000 Acres). The OFTR has since entered into land use agreement for a designated riding area for ORMs.

The Bytown Motorcycle Association (BMA) performs stewardship duties on behalf of the OFTR.
The project will involve trail improvements, signage and mapping.

For more information about the Larose Forest and UCPR visit www.prescott-russell.on.ca.

For more information about the Bytown Motorcycle Association (BMA) visit www.bytown-motorcycle-assoc.ca.

The OFTR (www.oftr.ca) was formed in 1992 and adopted the shared use mandate and a vision to be ‘the Voice of Off -Road Motorcyclists in Ontario.