A pair of Cariboo ATV Clubs are receiving grant funding that will go towards one project each.
The 108 Mile ATV Club and the Wells Wheels ATV Club are receiving $5,000 from the ATV BC’s Trail Development and Maintenance Grant program.
The program awarded $22,869.07 to nine ATV clubs across the province in two intake periods in this year’s grant program.
Mark Redl, President of the 108 Mile ATV Club, says the grant funding the club has received will go towards a Bylaw Access Road Signage project for the District of 100 Mile House.
The estimated cost of 108 Mile’s project is $13,201.84.
“The other $8,201 is in-kind contributions from our club, in the way of volunteer labour to install the signs,” Redl says. “We have existing signposts that are worth about $180 a piece that we’re willing to use for the District of 100 Mile House, so they don’t have to hopefully pay anything.”
Since the 108 Mile ATV Club started three years ago, Redl says the club has received over $80,000 in grant funding, and its volunteers have done over $150,000 in in-kind volunteer labour. Fund and in-kind contributions have been going towards revitalizing trails in strategic areas along the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail.
“We believe this will significantly, over time, increase tourism in our area,” says Redl. “The Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail is, in my opinion, the recreational highway for the Cariboo, and we’re trying to noticeability to it, and how wonderful the Cariboo region is when you get to explore it they way you can through trails.”
Well Wheels ATV Club, which also received $5,000, will be using the funding to enhance trails around Wells and Barkerville.
The funding will be utilized to procure supplies, construct, and install the pit toilets on multi-use trails surrounding Wells and Barkerville.
The locations will be at the cabin location on Little Snowshoe Trail, Two Sisters Trailhead, and the intersection of Sugar Creek and Stony Lake trails.
Wells Wheels hopes the pit toilets will enhance the overall experience for trail users by improving hygiene and health among users, enhancing the overall experience of our visitors, and safeguarding the ecosystems in the area.
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