The Elkford ATV Club is hosting a poker ride to Big Weary Ridge (94km round-trip).

Poker Run

Cash Prizes

Saturday July 4, 2009
10:00 O'Clock Start, Prizes at 4:00pm.
Stage in Elkford @ McGully's
(across the river from Race Trac Gas)

Poker hand--$2.00

BC Gaming License # 16861
"Know your limit, play within it"

Phone For Info
David - 865-2363

Find out what the Fire Danger Rating is in your area, and please be aware of open fire bans before lighting a fire.

For the latest information on wildfires of note in B.C., visit the Current Wildfire Situation.

If you see smoke or flames, please report it by calling toll free 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks.

See attachment

Contents:

1. AGM Notice
2. Annual Pitch-in Cleanup
3. Details of upcoming rides
4. Reduced dues and premiums
5. Jamboree agenda
6. BRP Cash for you
7. ATV/BC Raffle
8. ATV/BC Poker Ride

Here's the tentative 2009 ATV Club ride schedule

The district of Elkford's tree removal contractors will be busy in the forested areas around town this summer beginning in May through to the end of 2009.

"Protecting communities from wildfire is a major objective of the Province of BC following the 2003 Firestorm Report prepared by Gary Filman after the 2003 fires season. Since 2006, the District has been working on a plan to protect the community from damage by wildfire."

"We expect to start the work in May 2009, beginning with units 11, 1 and 9 (see map). Treatments in the initial units should be complete in 2009 with replanting initiated in the highly visible areas where almost all of the trees are removed. Detailed plans will be reviewed with the community once the prescriptions are completed, and the District will hold on-site meetings with interested community members before the work starts. The meeting dates and times will be advertised closer to the dates."

For details of the strategy and specifics of the plan please visit the District of Elkford's Fire and Emergency Services page.

Volunteers from the Elkford Recreation Development Society (ERDS) and the Elkford Snowmobile Association with the assistance of a dozer donated by Cameron Enterprises completed a major project on the Crossing Creek trail on November 21 and 22 of 2008.

ERDS recently secured a snowmobile trail management agreement with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts to improve and maintain the Crossing Creek trail. As part of the agreement ERDS is required to install two culverts and is permitted to re-slope and straighten part of the trail to allow for easier and more frequent snowmobile trail grooming.