The Vernon Snowmobile Association is beginning preparations for our 50th season in 2016-2017.
Part of our strategic plan for the area is to establish long-term partnerships with other organizations including government at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
The board of directors of the VSA wishes to acknowledge an important partnership which has helped the VSA tremendously in maintaining the trail systems at Silver Star.
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources’ wildfire management branch in Vernon has made extensive donations in the last two seasons to the VSA’s trail safety and maintenance program.
The Vernon Fire Stalkers, the Vernon initial attack crew and the Salmon Arm rappel crew donated the services of 50 firefighters to fall danger trees and even to cut the fallen trees up for firewood at our cabins.
This very generous donation has a monetary value of more than $78,000 over the last two seasons.
The board of directors wishes to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of these firefighters and the managers and supervisors. The amount of work they put in is priceless to a volunteer run organization such as ours.
As we move into our 50th season, we look forward to many more years of partnerships like these to keep Silver Star safe, fun and viable for generations to come.
Ben Drodge, president
Vernon Snowmobile Association
