Board of Directors

Grant is one of our central representatives for the PEISA and our current President. Grant first got into snowmobiling racing 30 years ago which led him to his current position at Toy Master Motor Sports. If you have ever bought an Arctic Cat on PEI you know who Grant is. Grant spends his free time volunteering on the groomer and coaching his daughter’s ringette team. Grant loves to spend time on the trail with his daughter and wife. When Grant is not getting his adrenaline rush in on the snow, you can find him at the track with the Maritime Pro Stock tour.

Erland has been a member of the PEI Snowmobile Association board and a western representative since 2015 and is our current vice president. Erland has helped the association over the years, expand many trails in the western part of PEI by speaking with land owners and dedicating his time to trail maintenance. Erland loves to spend time with his family and friends in the winter enjoying the island trails.

Tyler is out most recent board member, and has taken on a western representative roll. Tyler’s snowmobiling days began when he was about five years old with his dad. Tyler’s dad was also a long-time board member of the PEI Snowmobile Association. Tyler loves enjoying the fresh air and the sense of community that come with snowmobiling. Tyler spends time each year helping prepare the trails and keeping them groomed in the winter. Tyler and his wife love to spend time on the trails together when they are not working on the farm.

David Shaw is one of our central representatives and has been snowmobiling most of his life. He loves to get outside and see all the beautiful trails PEI has to offer. David lives in West Covehead with his wife and two daughters and works at Allan Equipment Mfg. Every year David volunteers in the signing and management of route 212 and also volunteers his time grooming when the snow is here.

Al is our longest standing board member he has been with us since 1988 as the SSC representative. Over the years Al has been part of many snowmobile rides, draws, dinners, and fundraisers. He has spent countless hours volunteering on trails, grooming and heling make snowmobiling the best that it can be on PEI. Al is also a director of the Springside Snowmobile Club. Al is retired from his job at Hillside Chevrolet and spends his days on the trails with his wife and two children who all enjoy snowmobiling together.

Dylan MacDonald is the newly elected Eastern Representative of the PEISA Board. Dylan owns his own boat hauling business based out of the Souris area. He enjoys snowmobiling because of the time spent with family and friends and he has been a avid snowmobiler since a young age.

Henk has been a longtime member of the Springside Snowmobile Club and is a dedicated volunteer who assists with trail marking and other SSC activities.

Jeff joined the PEISA board in 2022 and is one of three Central representatives. Jeff owns his own business J.S. Heating @ Plumbing.

Dale Hickox got his introduction to snowmobiling when he was 10 years old with a ski-doo Nordic and he has been hooked ever since. Dale began his association with the PEISA in 2000 when he was the eastern coordinator of the groomer for a couple of years before joining as a board member in 2002. He has served in that role as eastern groomer chairman since 2000 and in 2007 became President of the Prince Edward Island Snowmobile Association. In 2009 he served as co-chair of the International Snowmobile Congress held in Summerside PEI where over 400 delegates came from all over the world.  In 2014 Dale was elected President of the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations and he served in this capacity till 2018. He is a proud farmer from Vernon River where he lives with his wife Shirley and raised his two adult daughters.  Over his almost 15 years as President Dale has seen many changes with the PEISA including newer and better grooming equipment as well as the introduction of a fourth groomer for the association to supply a better product for our members. There has been consistent growth over the years including new highs in permit sales for the past two years. Dale retired from the PEISA board in 2021.