This year’s OFSC Volunteer Recognition awards ceremony acknowledged and celebrated all the hard-working volunteers from the 2024-25 season.
Join us in congratulating this year’s award winners!
District Award Recipients
Outstanding Youth of the Year
This award is presented to an OFSC youth volunteer (12 to 17 years of age) in recognition of their contributions in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteer culture, initiatives and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – John LeGrande, Grenville Snowmobile Association
* District 2 – Riley Wilton, Old Hastings Snow Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 3 – Ryan Stacey, Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association
* District 4 – James Rogers, Blue Mountain Snowdrifters
* District 5 – Carson Hotke, Poplar Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Morgan Raymond, Timberline Snowmobile Club
* District 7 – Isaac Hogewoning, Muskoka Sno-Bombers
* District 10 – Jackson Bell, West Muskoka Trail Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 12 – Jacob Noël, Northbound Sno Drifters Inc.
* District 13 – Alaina Olar, Sault Trailblazers
* District 14 – Phillippe Plante, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Sno Travellers
* District 15 – Hailey Pelletier, Arctic Riders
* District 17 – Miriam Whalley, Atikokan Sno-Ho Snowmobile Club Inc.
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Outstanding Woman In Snowmobiling
This award is presented to a female volunteer in recognition of their contributions in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteer culture, initiatives and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – Liz Robinson, Kemptville Snowmobile Klub
* District 2 – Karen Challinor, Old Hastings Snow Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 3 – Colleen Moore, Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association
* District 4 – Marg McCarthy, Dufferin Drift Busters
* District 5 – Vickey Crawford, Science Hill Drifters Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Krista Benson, North Renfrew Snowmobile Association
* District 7 – Lisa Lensen, Muskoka Sno-Bombers
* District 9 – Mandi Flanagan, Mount Forest Drifters Snowmobile Club
* District 10 – Sue Britten, Magnetawan Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club
* District 11 – Barb Miller, North Bay Snowmobilers Club
* District 12– Kim Burrell, Valley Trail Masters Snowmobile Club
* District 13 – Bonnie Colbourne, Marathon Sno-Kickers Snowmobile Club
* District 14 – Rebecca Ramsay, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Sno Travellers
* District 15 – Mylene Coulombe-Gratton, Club Voyageur de Hearst
* District 17 – Tiana Korobanik, Ojibway Power Toboggan Inc.
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Outstanding Communications
This award is presented to an individual, or group of individuals, in recognition of their contribution to the development and implementation of a marketing/communications campaign or initiative promoting one or more of the following areas: rider experience, education, safety, volunteerism and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – Shannon Brown, Grenville Snowmobile Association
* District 3 – Bernie Harrigan, Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association
* District 4 – Denon Oosterman, Blue Mountain Snowdrifters
* District 5 – Martin Baelde, Poplar Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Neil Vanderstoop, Haliburton County Snowmobile Association
* District 7 – Margie Dezsenyi, Happy Wanderers Snowmobile Club
* District 9 – Dan West, Central Peninsula Sno-Drifters
* District 11 – Terry Jacobson, St Charles Veuve River Snowmobile Club
* District 12 – Philip Dixon & Josh Birtch, Northbound Sno Drifters Inc.|
* District 13 – Kirk Brassard, Wawa Sno Riders
* District 14 – Noel Belair, Timmins Snowmobile Club
* District 15 – Jesse Buchman, Polar Bear Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 17 – Diana Korkola, Ignace Otters Snowmobile Club
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Family of the Year
This award is presented to an OFSC snowmobile family in recognition of exceptional achievement in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteer culture, initiatives and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – Jenny & Doug Thibert, Kemptville Snowmobile Klub
* District 2 – Shonna, Mike & Riley Wilton, Old Hastings Snow Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 3 – Keith, Blake & Owen Handley, Ganaraska Snowmobile Club Inc.
* District 4 – Ken & Jake Hilliard, Orangeville Snowmobile Club
* District 5 – Greg Wallace & Family, Science Hill Drifters Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Rick Wilson, Shelley Keys & Mascot Milo, Opeongo Snowbirds Snowmobile Club
* District 7 – Tanner McNabb & Kelsey Rieger, Muskoka Lakes Snow Trails Association Inc.
* District 9 – Raymond & Donna Clark Angela, Darin, Davis & Abby Schenk, Durham & District Trailblazers
* District 10 – Ewen, Ryan & Ethan Cameron, Magnetawan Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club
* District 11 – Diane Tregunna & Gerry Felker, South Shore Restoule Snowmobile Club
* District 12 – The Keir Family, Onaping Falls Snowmobile Club
* District 13 – John & Mary Eldner, Iron Bridge Nighthawks Snowmobile Club
* District 14 – Matt, Davina, Verena, Vince & Vera Van Vliet, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Sno Travellers
* District 15 – Yvon Fortin & Christiane Lapointe, Moonbeam Snowmobile Club
* District 17 – Randy & Corrie Strating, Ojibway Power Toboggan Inc.
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Volunteer of the Year
This award is presented to an OFSC volunteer in recognition of exceptional achievement in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteer culture, initiatives and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – Justin Thayer, Glengarry Snowmobile Club
* District 2 – Gord Rance, Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club
* District 3 – Kelly Goreski, Port Perry Snowmobile Club
* District 4 – Claude Sulpizi, Blue Mountain Snowdrifters
* District 5 – Ron Finlayson, Pineridge Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Scott Raymond, Timberline Snowmobile Club
* District 7 – Mike Kondra, South Muskoka Association of Recreational Trails, Baxter Snow Riders Corporation & Muskoka Lakes Snow Trails Association Inc.
* District 9 – Amanda McQueen, Durham & District Trailblazers
* District 10 – Routley Bell, West Muskoka Trail Riders Snowmobile Club & South Seguin Snowmobile Club
* District 11 – Aaron Rodgers, Bonfield Snowmobile Club
* District 12 – Kirk Dopson, Broder-Dill Snowmobilers Association
* District 13 – Patrick Bouchard, Club Alouette Dubreuilville
* District 14 – Mike Guimond, Golden Corridor Snowdrifters
* District 15 – Serge Pominville, Club Voyageur de Hearst
* District 17 – Dave Goodman, Emo Borderland Snowmobile Club & NWOSTA President
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Club of the Year
This award is presented to a OFSC Club in recognition of exceptional and innovative activities in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteerism, initiatives and/or partnerships.
* District 1 – Kemptville Snowmobile Klub|
* District 2 – Old Hastings Snow Riders Snowmobile Club
* District 3 – Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association
* District 4 – Sno Voyageur Club
* District 5 – Pineridge Snowmobile Club
* District 6 – Opeongo Snowbirds Snowmobile Club
* District 7 – Georgian Bay Snowriders Club
* District 9 – Mount Forest Drifters Snowmobile Club
* District 10 – Dun-Ahmic Snow Riders
* District 11 – Almaguin District Snowmobile Club
* District 12 – Onaping Falls Snowmobile Club
* District 13 – Marathon Sno-Kickers Snowmobile Club
* District 14 – Timmins Snowmobile Club
* District 15 – Club Voyageur de Hearst
* District 17 – Dryden Power Toboggan Club
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A special thank you to our very generous District Award supporters!
Provincial Award Recipients
Outstanding Youth of the Year
James Rogers, Blue Mountain Snowdrifters
District 4
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Outstanding Woman In Snowmobiling
Vickey Crawford, Science Hill Drifters Snowmobile Club
District 5
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Outstanding Communications
Noel Belair, Timmins Snowmobile Club
District 14
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Family of the Year
The Keir Family, Onaping Falls Snowmobile Club
District 12
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Volunteer of the Year
Gord Rance, Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club
District 2
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Club of the Year
Pineridge Snowmobile Club
District 5
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John Power Lifetime Achievement Award
This prestigious lifetime achievement award is presented to one provincial recipient annually in honor of visionary leader, John Power, who laid the foundation for all the great work we do today. The winner is selected based on their significant contributions to the club and/or district with success in leadership, culture, projects, external relations and overcoming challenges throughout their volunteer life with the organization.
Bruce Robinson
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A special thank you to our very generous Provincial Award supporters!
CCSO Excellence Award – Brenda Welsh Outstanding Woman in Snowmobiling
The Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations’ (CCSO) Brenda Welsh Outstanding Woman in Snowmobiling was presented during the International Snowmobile Congress in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This award is presented to a female volunteer in recognition of their contributions in one or more of the following areas: rider experience, volunteer culture, initiatives and/or partnerships.
Kathy Baker, Magnetawan Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club
District 10
Read more and see the CCSO video here.
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