The Alberta Four Wheel Drive Association (AB4WD) was originally
started in 1976, and officially incorporated on February 14, 1977. It
operated for 22 years in the province, promoting unity and advocacy
within the four wheel drive community. Most of the members of Alberta
Four Wheel Drive Association also became involved in the Alberta
United Recreationists Society (AURS - www.aurs.org) and as support
drifted to that new multi-user stewardship organization, the Alberta
Four Wheel Drive Association ceased it's operations in the late 90's,
with it's last corporate return in 1999.

Since then, the AURS has continued to be active in trail stewardship.
Recently, however, there has been a growing gap in the OHV advocacy in
this province, with motorbikes, ATV's, and snowmobiles all having
dedicated and well funded advocacy groups lobbying for trail
sustainability and access, while the four wheel drive community has
lagged behind. The AURS has attempted to advocate on behalf of four
wheel drives, but this has thrown its position as a multi-user
stewardship group into question, and weakened itself in the process.

The intent of this discussion group is to provide an easier mechanism
for members to interact with the executive committee and each other.