Our next Discovery Bike Ride will be on Saturday, Aug. 20, to the Greenest Household in Maple Ridge. This will be an 18 km ride, with some hills, but we’ll take it easy. There is a short stretch of horse trail included in the route as well where we may have to walk, so don’t […]
My son, Casey, and I rode with the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows VACC members to the Opening of the Tynehead Perimeter Trail this morning. We rode from home to Memorial Peace Park where we met up with the first group of cyclists. From there we headed to the Golden Ears Bridge where we were joined by […]
This month’s Discovery Bike Ride will be on Saturday, July 16. Note: this ride will be “unguided” if we have more than 10 participants, due to liability issues. We will take you to the Grand Opening party of the Tynehead Cycling and Pedestrian Overpass in Surrey, spanning Highway 1 at 168 St. This overpass connects […]
From Alouette Valley Association (The new bridge is located north of the Equestrian Centre on 132nd Ave., and crosses the North Alouette River).On June 25th at 11:00 am the Alouette Green Way Bridge will be officially opened. The event will draw politicians from all levels of government as well as press. The multi-purpose bridge provides […]
This afternoon the Bike to School team of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition organized a Family Bike Festival at Albion Elementary School. Some 60 kids showed up with their bikes – far exceeding expectations – to decorate their bikes, to learn more about bike safety, and to have some fun maneouvring their bikes around and […]
Have the high prices at the pump made you grunt and groan recently? You may want to consider riding your bike for your commute, or at least part of it. It might not be as hard as you think. Did you know that: the West Coast Express stations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have […]
During the torrentuous downpour we had this past Saturday afternoon, the Race the Ridge Towncore Criterium race course around Memorial Peace Park got flooded and the course eventually had to be changed. Councilor Linda King showed an admirable sense of duty. Obviously feeling responsible for the one and only drain that wasn’t draining the big […]
Some of you may have heard of the annual Race the Ridge cycling event. This Cycling Stage Race is presented by Local Ride Bike Shop in Maple Ridge. This year it’s confirmed for May 7-8, and it’s on track to be the biggest edition in the event’s nine-year history. This challenging three-stage road cycling race […]
Grab your bike and head over to Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge and cruise all the booths – 10am to 2pm. The VACC will be providing FREE VALET PARKING. Earth Day is a free community festival to celebrate and acknowledge the earth and our environment. This is a family oriented festival that takes place […]