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Trail closures, land access, sound emissions, safety, junior riders... these are just a few issues facing the off-road riding community. Whether it is dual-sport or off-road only motorcycle, these issues affect you, AND the future of the sport.

The Off-Road Council is a section of MCC membership comprising off-road rider clubs and federations. It is led by a Steering Committee made up of the established not-for-profit provincial federations.

The work of MCC’s Off Road Council is supported financially by the Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle (COHV/CVHR) Distributors Council and its members.

AOHVA	Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association
BCORMA	British Columbia Off-Road Motorcycle Association
FQMHR	La Fédération Québecoise des motos hors-route
NBORMF	New Brunswick Off-Road Motorcycle Federation
NSORRA	Nova Scotia Off-Road Riders Association
OFTR	Ontario Federation of Trail Riders

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The Results Are In! Off-Road Vehicle Riding Is Good For Your Body and Soul

Toronto, Ontario, August 26, 2010 –The Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV) and its funding partners the All-Terrain Quad Council of Canada (AQCC), the Motorcyclist Confederation of Canada (MCC) and the government of Nova Scotia have received the first of four reports from York University, confirming that riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road motorcycles (ORMs) is good for your body and soul.

"Jamie F. Burr, Veronica K. Jamnik, Jim A. Shaw and Professor Norman Gledhill at York University’s Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Unit, Faculty of Health conducted the study. The purpose of the research -- to characterize the physiological demands of recreational off-road vehicle (ORV) riding under typical ORV riding conditions using habitual recreation ORV riders.