History
of the Club
Part A (the
Groomer)
The first meeting to discuss the prospect of buying some grooming
equipment or groomer took place in the Wyllies’ garage
at Sutherlands Lake on May 22, 1993. Discussion was centered
around the bumps and moguls in the area and the focus was
on the possibility of buying some grooming equipment to smooth
out the bumps. The meeting's purpose was to find out if there
was enough interest and the overall opinion of everyone present
was unanimously, yes.
A Committee was
formed and asked to look into the cost of purchasing equipment,
cost of operating and how to pay for the equipment..
The Committee
held its first meeting in Truro on June 8th 1993. They came
up with the idea that if each snowmobile family could pay
or contribute $200.00 as a membership fee ,then this would
give a good start to help pay for the groomer. Trail passes
costing $50.00 of some description would be given to people
who donate less than $200.00 as well. All these fees would
could drop in years to come if fund-raising efforts took off
. The Committee also reported that they needed 70+ members
to make this work, along with Corporate donations and fund-raising
activities..
On July 17, 1993
another general meeting was called and it was agreed that
we could have a Club without a Clubhouse by forming an association
for grooming trails. By the end of the meeting it was decided
to go ahead and start the ball rolling and so , the Club without
a clubhouse came to be known as “Sutherlands Lake
Trail Groomer Association" and it would become incorporated
before the end of the year.
Over $13,000.
was raised by these family memberships and individuals that
summer and fall to help with the vision of the trail groomer.
Fund-raising and Corporate sponsors contributed the rest and
the very first groomer in the area was purchased in the fall
of 1993 with delivery that December.
Part B (the
Building)
A special meeting
was held May 14, 1996 in the Wyllies’ garage (temporary
Clubhouse) to discuss building a Clubhouse or a building for
the Groomer. A Committee was appointed and it was decided
to go ahead with the idea and that the 40’ x 60’
building be multi-purpose housing the Club and the Groomer.
To generate money for this project, 210 shares were sold in
the amount of $250.00 each and were paid back as money became
available. Over 20,000 was raised from 33 Corporate sponsors.
Ongoing fundraising also took place. On November 23, 1996
the official opening of Sutherlands Lake Trail Groomer Association
took place with a pig barbecue donated by Macleods Farm Machinery
and Polaris in Onslow.
Club
House Facilities
*wheel chair accessible
*washrooms
*canteen
*gas pumps
*loading ramp
*parking lot @ Clubhouse
* parking lot available at head of lake suitable for
large trailers |
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