b'The PPSC and Councillor Hall entered into a healthy relationship, and liaising between the club and commu-nity remain strong to this day, as the club continues to work with the township in its motorized snow vehicle regulations.Once the threat of prohibition lifted, the newly-organ-ized PPSC knew maintaining positive relationships with thecommunitywenthand-in-handwiththeirfuture. Ripping around on other peoples property without per-mission wasnt going to cut it. Harper says the original members divvied up local territories,andtheyeachspokewithneighboursand landowners to ask permission to ride on their properties. It was just word of mouth for therst few years, saysbilers visit Port Perry on a good winter weekend, whether Harper.just in passing, or staying to enjoy the 138 km of well-The club negotiated, networked and tried their best togroomed trails maintained by the PPSC. connect trails throughout the concessions and farmlandsThat hard-to-imagine trail connectivityrst dreamt of around Port Perry. But a Bombardier Inc. employee, Carlin the late 70s has helped build the sport into a $3.3 bil-Cowden, had a vision that would signi cantly raise theirlion industry in Ontario, according to the OFSC. From left, Andy Faulkes (VP grooming co-ordinator), Kelly Goreski (president), Anna Jewell (secretary), and Brian Jewell (trail co-ordinator)expectations.All that snowmobile-related economic activity hasnt at the Port Perry Snowmobile Clubs clubhouse. Around the 1979-80 season, Cowden assembled rep- come as a result of networking the trails alone. Its come resentatives from local clubs for a meeting in Oshawa tothankstothenetworkingintheclubhouse,between Snowmobile Club(continued from page 49) Lown were among the group with Harper and his broth- present his vision: to form a larger snowmobiling associa- members, councillors, permit holders, landowners and The ambition was to organize, educate and set a gooder Charlie. They paid dues to help promote membership.tion that links all local trails together. community members, over the past half century. example for how snowmobiles were to be operated. WeHarpers cousin would join later.We thought it would never happen, that wed neverThe groomedtrailsmaybewhatbringsthenely werent vigilantes, says Harper, we thought we couldAt their inaugural meeting, Harper says Councilloragree on it, admits Harper. But we did. It went overmembers together, but the secret to their longevity has help.Howard Hall (Scugog Townships yet-to-be Mayor forvery big! been the strong relationships, keeping them united after Founding members John Majcher (president), Larry1988-1997) attended, ensuring the issues regarding snow- Today, thanks to these inter-club connections and aall these years.Davidson(secretary)andexecutivememberCharliemobile operation within town limits were entirely clear. 30,000-km provincial trail system, 15,000-plus snowmo- By Ryan Rogers, Special to Focus on Scugog50 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2020'