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International Walk to School Month

29 Sep 2016, Posted by Dayle Laing in Brampton Cycling, Brampton Kids on Bikes, Events-GTA Cycling, Region of Peel Cycling

October is International Walk to School Month. Here in Brampton it is also BIKE to School Month! Peel schools register their events to receive Certificate of Participation from Canada Walks, which has organized iWalk/iWheel this October as part of International Walk to School Month. Calling all school students, parents and teachers. Are you ready for a month of walking and biking to school? Enjoy the fresh air, have your children arrive at school ready to learn. Research supports improved academic…

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Bonus Community Rides announced

23 Sep 2016, Posted by Dayle Laing in Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee, Past Event Cycling

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee has announced 2 bonus autumn Community Rides due to the popularity of our summer series. Community Ride 11 – Sept 25th 9:45am Garden Square to Baskin Robbins, Heart Lake Town Centre return 15.5km Community Ride 12 – Oct 2nd 9:45am Jim Archdekin Rec Centre to Butter & Cup, Caledon return 14.7km We are very excited about both bonus rides because… The Oct 2nd one is especially important because we will be riding the newly upgraded Etobicoke…

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BikeBrampton Sept Meeting Agenda

14 Sep 2016, Posted by Dayle Laing in Brampton Cycling

Come join the BikeBrampton meeting on September 19th at Century Gardens Recreation Centre, 340 Vodden St E Rm #2 (at Rutherford) 6:30pm. Meeting Agenda Meet new friends, learn about the new Secondary Schools Handbook, the McHardy Earn-a-Bike Program, and Pedalwise success. What has been happening on the Brampton Kids on Bikes Project file? Did you know Bike the Creek 2017 has been set for June 24th? Save the date! What is happening on the Kennedy Valley Trail extension and work over the…

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Great Fun Cause – Greg’s Ride

23 Aug 2016, Posted by David Laing in Past Event Cycling

Sunday Sept 25th Milton.Tragedy can be a powerful catalyst to inspire good things to happen. That’s certainly the case for “Greg’s Ride”, the celebration of cycling event organized by Share the Road Cycling Coalition. Eleven years ago Greg Stobbert, an OPP Sergeant, was struck and killed while riding his bicycle on Tremaine Road in Milton Ontario. To honour his memory and to help raise cycling safety awareness, his wife, Eleanor McMahon founded Share the Road and established Greg’s Ride as an annual cycling…

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Bramalea CycleFest 2016 Success

26 Jul 2016, Posted by Dayle Laing in Brampton Cycling, Brampton Kids on Bikes, Past Event Cycling, Region of Peel Cycling

Bramalea CycleFest on Jun 4th was geared towards engaging the community in conversations about health, wellness and environmental responsibility. Organized by All Peoples Church, this 2nd annual event raised $4,800 for William Osler Foundation Pediatric Wing, with half the money matched by CN. Church volunteers joined BikeBrampton volunteers to take apart 75 donated bicycles to create 42 for bikeless children from a local school.

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Cycling Safety – A Kids Parachute Event

26 Jul 2016, Posted by David Laing in Brampton Cycling, Brampton Kids on Bikes, Cycling Safety, Past Event Cycling

Parachute is a not-for-profit agency advocating to reduce predictable and preventable injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions, sports and recreation activities and seniors’ falls.  This past May 27th, Century Gardens Recreation Centre hosted, “Buckle, Buckle, Buckle”, an Awareness Safe Kids Launch Event with Parachute. BikeBrampton was invited to provide programs and information on cycling safety. Alina and Lorie, two of BCAC/BikeBrampton’s CanBike Instructors laid out a bicycle rodeo route in one of Century Gardens Arenas. The course focused on improving cycling skills such…

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