Latest Posts From Ridge Meadows
Lougheed repaving/restriping between Kanaka Way and 116th Ave.
The District has just finished repaving and restriping the section of Lougheed between Kanaka Way and 116th Ave. (Telosky Hill, by Thomas Haney Secondary School) this week.We had asked the Engineering Department to make the car lanes narrower and the shoulders wider, especially on the north side, where previously closer to 116th Ave. the shoulder […]
Column The News: Fewer young people are buying cars
By Jackie Chow – Maple Ridge NewsPublished: September 12, 2013 Something interesting that I read about this week: according to a survey done in the Netherlands earlier this year, nine per cent of respondents got rid of their cars last year to save money, to cope with the effects of the financial crisis. Like in […]
Photos GETI Fest 2013
Carley O’Rourke in the People in Motion Parade We were so lucky yesterday at our 3rd GETI Fest. It was dry the whole day, and the sun even came out! So I was happy, even though we saw relatively few people on their bikes. I was hoping that, now in our 3rd year, even if […]
GETI Fest 2013: September 21
Join us for GETI Fest 2013! People in Motion parade at GETI Fest 2012 GETI stands for “Golden Ears Transition Initiative”, which is an umbrella organization for various groups in the community that work together to create a more resilient, vibrant, supportive and caring community, to help us meet our needs for food, energy, shelter and […]
Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy
Can bicycling save the economy? Elly Blue believes she can answer this question in the affirmative in her new book, which will come out in December. Read more about her book in this article on the website “Resilience”.
Photos Bike to Farms ride Sept. 7
We organized this Bike to Farms ride together with Kim Lauzon as a fundraiser for the Golden Ears Community Co-op, which Kim is working on. Everything just worked out perfect for this ride! We had a good turn-out, there were 12 of us. Even though the skies were grey when we started off from Memorial […]
Bike to Farms ride: Sept. 7
Hey folks! Mark on your calendar our next Discovery Bike Ride to several local farms/food producers on September 7! I’m quite excited about this one, because I think it’s so important to support the Golden Ears Food Co-op as well as our local food producers. The Golden Ears Food Co-op will make it easier for […]
Today’s Discovery Bike Ride to Barnston Island
We started pretty early today, 8 am. We had a nice small group: we started from Memorial Peace Park with Dave, Geoff, Tracey and myself, and Diane joined us at the Golden Ears Bridge. It was a cloudy day, and somewhat on the cool side. A perfect day for a ride. For me this was […]
Cyclists forgotten again in downtown
Latest HUB Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows column in The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News: Published: August 16, 2013 Renovations of the next section of Lougheed, between 226th and 228th, have started. Unfortunately, cyclists will not be getting what we had asked for: bike lanes on Lougheed through Maple Ridge’s town core. The district feels that the widened sidewalks […]
Bicycles important back in the old days
Another article in The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News about cycling, by Matthew Shields, a researcher for the Maple Ridge Museum. Published: August 13, 2013 It was in May 1937 that Maple Ridge’s own Margery Saunders clinched the victory in the Vancouver Daily Province’s annual Bike Race. The race course looped around Stanley Park, in the year […]