Bike to Work and School Week 2019
May 27-June 2
Public Service Announcement
Release Date: April 18, 2019
This year, Bike to Work Week (BTWW) celebrates 25 years in the place where it all started: Victoria! Get ready to dust off your two wheeled steed, pump up your tires, and ride!
Join a team! (or start a team)
- Interurban Mega Cyclepaths – contact co-captains, Al Morrison & Naji Yazdi
- Wheelie Awesome Lansdowne Riders – contact co-captains, Shannon Craig & Maria Bremner
- CSEE, PISE and CSI (the “original” mega team) – contact captain Tony Webster
- Other team captains are welcome to step forward if they prefer to have their own team.
You can register directly on the BTWW website. As with last year, we want to drum up as much student involvement as we can. Bonus points and prizes for those teams with the most student participation.
One thing is certain: BTWW 2019 is going to be big, glorious and, of course, MAMMOTH fun. biketowork.ca/victoria
Events
Bike Safety and Route Planning Workshop • Tuesday, May 21
The Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society will teach a one hour fun and informative workshop on bike safety and route planning. Open and educational for all skill levels. Everyone welcome!
All workshop participants will be entered to win a gift card to North Park Bikes for a Mini-Tune Up. Email cam-motion@camosun.ca for more details!
- Interurban: noon-1pm, CBA 101
- Lansdowne: 2-3pm, Ewing 201
BTWW Celebration Stations
Snacks, warm beverages, and bike tune-ups. BYO travel mug for free coffee!
- Interurban: Wednesday, May 29 • 7:30-9am, courtyard outside of Liz Ashton Campus Centre (LACC)
- Lansdowne: Thursday, May 30 • 7:30-9am, Foul Bay campus entrance (near Dawson building)
"Bike Bus" Scenic Cycling Tours • Friday, May 31 • 8-9am
Cap off BTWW with a scenic bicycle ride to campus! Join the tour at the start of the route, or at designated meet-up spots along the way.
- Beacon Hill Park to Interurban: Leave Beacon Hill Park at 8am, arrive at Interurban at 9am for breakfast. Register for this tour
- Lansdowne to Interurban: Leave from Na’tsa’maht at 8am, arrive at Interurban at 9am for breakfast. Register for this tour
Countdown to Bike to Work Week
In anticipation of BTWW 2019, we're celebrating Camosun's cycling champions!
Naji Yazdi (Co-captain, Interurban Mega Cyclepaths)
Naji is a superstar cyclist and has lead BTWW teams for the past few years with enthusiasm, energy and fun.
Why do you love to bike to work?
Relocating to Victoria, I truly enjoy cycling here especially cycling on the Galloping Goose! Back home, in Tehran, the culture of cycling is a little different. Cycling culture in Canada, and specifically in Victoria, I would say is more promoted, encouraged and supported. The urban infrastructure and events like BTWW pump up and enhance the culture of cycling as a positive activity for self wellbeing as well as the positive impacts on the environment. I enjoyed having my son, Max, on the back of my bike while biking to work at Camosun. He is eight now and has his own bike. I am so pleased that now I can enjoy the company of my daughter, Melody, on the back of my bike.
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Hannah Rose (Interurban)
Hannah is the Marketing & Communications Strategist for Camosun's Continuing Education and Contract Training.
Why do you love to bike to work?
I absolutely love biking to Camosun. I recently moved to the Interurban Campus and now get to start and end my day on the Galloping Goose with other likeminded people. I clock 20km a day, which combines transportation with daily activity. Also, I am part of a community! It fills my lungs with fresh air and my spirit with joy.
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Last updated: May 13, 2019 2:37 pm
