What is OMBA?

Who are we?

OMBA is a group of mountain bikers dedicated to promoting trail advocacy in the Ottawa area.

What is the OMBA mission statement?

To provide a unified voice for mountain bike trail access issues and advocacy in the Ottawa area.

What do we mean by advocacy?

- Responsible trail riding

- Working with local land managers to secure access to trails

- Volunteering time to do trail maintenance work

- Promoting mountain biking as an excellent recreational and fitness activity

What can you do?

- Join OMBA. Membership numbers are important when presenting proposals to government organizations

- Participate in trail maintenance days

- Follow IMBA’s Rules of the trail

What more can you do?

- Become involved in one of the area committees:

-         Gatineau Park

-         Camp Fortune

-         South March Highlands (Kanata)

-         NCC Green Space

If you want to see something happen in one of these areas (or anywhere else), join us and get involved in the area that interests you.

Why Should You Join OMBA?

If you love mountain biking, then trail access is important to you - and OMBA is working for you. We welcome your support, so join us as we make Ottawa a better place to ride our bikes.

 

Membership fee:

OMBA only: $15/year

If you are already an IMBA member: $10/year

We have partnered with IMBA to offer the following package: OMBA and IMBA memberships for $30/year

For more information contact Scott Forsyth at scotfor@hotmail.com