Saturday November 3 at 5:45 pm at Towne Cinema located at 1518 McCallum Road (the corner of McCallum and King Rd.)
Tickets are $8 at the door with all proceeds going to local trail maintenance.
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Ledgeview trail day - Sunday November 4!
Sponsored by Bike Brewery!
It’s time to give some love back to some of the Valley’s most used and abused trails! We’ll be meeting at the main parking area (by the golf course) at 9:00 am on Sunday November 4. There will be some tools, but it never hurts to bring your own.
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As of September 26, 2007:
There’s active logging on TimeKiller right now, with trees down both above and below the new road cut about 1/2 way down.
Please stay off the trail until they are done.
We are really disappointed - we all knew this logging was coming, but in our discussions with the logging company, they weren’t going to carry on the work until December. The whole point in keeping us informed is so we can put the word out, and try to ensure riders stay off the mtn for a while. There’s nothing worse than a tree falling on your head, or meeting a loaded truck around a blind corner.
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In April of this year, we held a trail day on Ledgeview, putting in a new section of trail that should remain in place after development on the mountain eats most everything else. As well, in working with the city, we identified some trails that will also remain as they are within the future green spaces & parkland.
Signage, however, was a problem, as the funds were not available, either from our coffers, nor from the city of Abbotsford.
So, as FVMBA is an associate member of IMBA, we applied for grant to complete the job.
Today, we received word:
Dear Kona/IMBA Grant Applicant,
I am happy to inform you that Kona and IMBA have chosen your group to receive a $1,000 grant to support your freeride project. Thank you very much for your passion for riding and pushing the envelope of riding opportunities in such a progressive and responsible manner. It truly is groups like yours that are helping create the future face of the sport by providing opportunities to a broader spectrum of riders and placing those opportunities in full view of the community.
In the very near future, IMBA will cut your group a $1,000 check.
Congratulations and thanks again for all you do for mountain biking. We look forward to seeing and riding your finished product.
All The Best,
Scott Linnenburger - Director Of Field Programs
International Mountain Bicycling Association
PO Box 7578, Boulder, CO, 80306 USA
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Edit: The meeting has been postponed. I’ll update once a new date is decided upon.
FVMBA is working toward building another Dirt Jump Park, this time in Abbotsford.
The next step is for the City to hold a public meeting to inform residents and solicit feedback – both positive and negative. The meeting will be held at the MSA Arena <
The Dirt Jump Park is intended to be built just north of MSA arena, which is at the intersection of Emerson and Peardonville
Meeting:
MSA Arena
2323 Emerson St, Abbotsford, BC
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We’ve got a long list of jobs to tackle on Sumas. Meet at the parking area at the end of Bakstad road (the Time Out exit) at 10 am on Sunday June 3. We’ve got some tools, but feel free to bring whatever you have (shovel, rake, buckets).
This trail day is sponsored by The Bike Brewery in Abbotsford.
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Well a bit of sad news in the saga of Ledgeview…FVMBA Abbotsford rep Andrew G is moving away to Courtenay. He has jumped through countless political hoops with the City of Abbotsford to make the trails on City parkland (the new section of SOB and Lebite me from the tile gap down) official “legal” trails. That new section of SOB would not be there if it weren’t for Andrew’s work. He is making it his mission to make sure we get the official signs in place before he leaves. Thanks very much for all your hard work Andrew!
The good news is one of Abbotsford’s finest trail builders, Trevor O (you’ve seen his work on Lost Oakleys, Soft Taco, and Noah Fear among others) has stepped up to fill Andrew’s shoes as FVMBA Abbotsford rep.
Thanks for everything Andrew!!!
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Starting Monday May 14, FVMBA and the Fraser Valley Regional District Parks department will be working on a project to legitimize and spruce up the knobgobbler trail on Sumas Mountain. We will be replacing the bridges and doing groundwork to add some much needed flow to this trail. FVRD will be putting up signage and a staging area below the middle gate (the exit of the trail).
Much of the work will be taking place on weekdays during the day. There will also be guys working up there in the afternoon. If you would like to be a part of this ground-breaking project, send Tom an email at tmackesy@shaw.ca.
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Last year, we worked with Chilliwack and managed to get a legal dirt jump park in Sardis. This year, we’ve been working with the City of Abbotsford for a legal dirt jump park.
At the April 27 Abbotsford Parks and Recreation meeting, the concept was given approval in principal. A neighborhood consultation is the next step to go through. If successful, the Jump Park will be built north of MSA arena where Emerson and Peardonville meet.
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Another successful trail day!!
Thanks to:
A perfect turnout for a perfect day - even the weather worked out for us.
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