{"id":25950,"date":"2019-11-22T11:04:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=25950"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:04:06","slug":"province-of-ontario-to-expand-use-of-off-road-vehicles-easier-for-riders-to-connect-to-trails-in-their-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/22\/province-of-ontario-to-expand-use-of-off-road-vehicles-easier-for-riders-to-connect-to-trails-in-their-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Province of Ontario to Expand Use of Off-Road Vehicles &#8211; Easier for riders to connect to trails in their communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario government is putting people first by reducing regulatory burdens and removing barriers that will make life easier for off-road vehicle riders. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, was at Edge Performance in Bradford to announce plans to allow off-road vehicle riders easier access to roadways, connecting them to more trail networks in more communities across the province.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that municipalities are in the best position to decide how these types of off-road vehicles can be safely integrated into their communities,&#8221; said Mulroney. &#8220;This is another example of how our government wants to get out of the way and support local decision making to further encourage tourism and economic prosperity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These proposed measures are part of the government&#8217;s plan to reduce red tape and support Ontario businesses, as announced on October 28, when the Ontario government introduced the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tourism and local businesses in many municipalities &#8211; especially rural and northern &#8211; are anticipated to benefit when more off-road enthusiasts are able to connect to more trail networks and surrounding community attractions,&#8221; said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction. &#8220;This change is one of over 80 proposed actions to streamline regulations and make life easier for people and businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ontario Federation of Trail Riders is pleased with the Ford Government&#8217;s decision to classify off-road motorcycles as an Off Highway Vehicle within regulation 316\/03. This will allow for great strides in tourism, economic development and recreational trail use in Ontario,&#8221; said Arthur Ash, President of the Ontario Federation of Trail Riders. &#8220;The OFTR believes that safe responsible use of the roads in Ontario will make the trail networks in Ontario an incredible experience for all riders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed measure harmonizes Ontario&#8217;s approach with other provinces including Manitoba and Alberta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Better for People, Smarter for Business Act passed second reading on November 7, 2019 and has been referred to Standing Committee on General Government.<\/li>\n<li>Off-road motorcycling (dirt biking) is a popular recreational activity that supports tourism and contributes to local economies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario government is putting people first by reducing regulatory burdens and removing barriers that will make life easier for off-road vehicle riders. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, was at Edge Performance in Bradford to announce plans to allow off-road vehicle riders easier access to roadways, connecting them to more trail networks in more communities &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-provincial"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 14:06:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25951,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25950\/revisions\/25951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}