Bike to Work

There is less than a week to go until the start of Bike To Work Week (BTWW). For all riders who are participating in this year’s BTWW, make sure you check out this year’s Celebration Stations. If you would like to participate in this year’s Bike To Work Week, register your team at www.biketowork.ca
 

On Wednesday May 19 staff from the VIHA Public Health Unit participated in a Flat Repair and Safety Clinic facilitated by Dan Clements of Outdoor Addictions. Why you ask? They are getting ready for this year’s Bike To Work Week, May 31-June 6. At this clinic they learned how to change a flat tire, the essentials for riding to work and how to do a pre-ride safety check on their bikes.

CALLING ALL TEAM LEADERS

Name: Dionne Lapointe-Bakota

Age: 35

Profession: Teacher

Years in Campbell River: Two

Interesting Facts: While completing my teaching internship in New Zealand I went on a solo bike tour of the north island. There were a lot of hills!

It’s that time of year again: May 31 to June 6, 2010 is Bike to Work Week. As an avid cyclist, I am a firm believer that bike commuting is about more than simply getting from A to B without burning fossil fuels. When pedaling to work, each morning presents a new adventure—from battling the elements, to choosing which route to take, to saluting fellow cyclists along the way.

Name: Cheryl Chatterton
Age: 36
Profession: Nurse at Campbell River Hospital
Years in Campbell River: Five
Home Town: Vancouver

Name: George Paul
Age: 60
Profession: Manager
Years in Campbell River: 14 months
Home base: Port Alberni

As soon as the cold and gray days of winter recede into their northern refuge, Canadians feel the urge to get outside. For many of us this means going camping. The average camping trip begins with the Herculean task of packing and loading up the van, SUV, trailer or 5th wheel with as many households goods as our vehicles can possibly hold and driving to our favourite piece of paradise.

Name: Dean Clark
Age: 28
Profession: Physiotherapist
Years in Campbell River: One
Home base: Powell River

Interesting facts: I have lived and worked in South Africa, Australia and Victoria before settling in Campbell River. I have a degree in economics.

We are more than half way through Bike To Work Week and it has been a lot of fun.  We have seen riders all week long, biking through rain, sleet, sun and wind- way to persevere Campbell River!

We had a lot of visitors out to the Celebration Stations

Breakfast at Frank James Park- over 100 visitors