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Textron to buy Arctic Cat

A U.S. firm with multiple brands in the utility vehicle market is set to add Minneapolis-based ATV and snowmobile maker Arctic Cat to its roster. Providence, R.I.-based Textron Inc. announced Wednesday it has signed an all-cash merger deal to buy NASDAQ-traded Arctic Cat for $18.50 a share, or about $247 million (all figures US$). Arctic


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Farming work exempt from proposed Alberta helmet law

Farmers and ranchers at work would be exempt from a proposed new law requiring off-highway vehicle (OHV) users to wear helmets while operating on public land in Alberta. Provincial Transportation Minister Brian Mason on Monday announced proposed amendments to Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act that would require recreational users of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiles, motorcycles, amphibious

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Alberta lifts off-roading ban

Citing an outbreak of “wet and cool weather” across parts of the province, reducing the overall fire hazard, the Alberta government has lifted most of its restrictions on off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. The province lifted its OHV ban for “much of the province” except for its forest areas around Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray,



Some trails may become off limits in popular ATV-riding area

A group representing ATV enthusiasts is rallying all recreational users of public lands to fight a proposal by Manitoba Conservation to restrict motorized vehicles in a popular wildlife management area of eastern Manitoba. ATV Manitoba says all recreational users should be concerned about a proposal in the Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area (WMA) north of

ATV Accidents Take Toll

ATV season is off to a rough start with the death over the weekend of a 75-year-old man in the RM of Alexander and injuries sustained by a 15-year-old girl in a separate incident earlier in the week. Powerview RCMP say on April 9 they were called to the scene of an accident around 7:30

ATV Trespassers Aggravate Farmers, Damaging Crop-And Hayland

“People already presume an open field is theirs for the taking.” – LAC DU BONNET FARMER CINDY KELLENDONK Farmers worry new rules that prevent all-terrain vehicles from roaming provincial parks and require permits for derbies on Crown land will push more renegade off-roaders into their fields. The restrictions, announced by Manitoba Conservation earlier this month,


It’s More Than Rude To Intrude

With spring, fields and land in rural areas are a wonderful mix of mud and green, and that can look very inviting to all-terrain vehicle riders and those with 4×4 vehicles. There are many people who drive responsibly and stay on designated trails and off of private property. And then there are others who choose