Latest Posts From Ridge Meadows

TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) is reporting that bicycle sales by independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) have surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars at retail value.Janet O’Connell, the executive director of BTAC, said: “Bicycling is one of the fastest growing recreational activities in Canada, and municipalities are increasingly embracing cycling as […]

Last week, the City of New Westminster announced unprecedented support of cycling education in the city’s middle schools. They have committed to funding the VACC’s Ride the Road program for all grade 7 and 8 students with the aim of creating a generation of confident, enthusiastic cyclists. Ride the Road was developed by the VACC and […]

Good news that Stomping Grounds Coffee House is to locate in the Osprey Village development at the south end of Bonson St. on the Fraser River in Pitt Meadows. Surely the coffee house will develop into an exciting neighbourhood hub, but will also become a great cycling destination and stop along an already fantastic recreational […]

By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola, February 22, 2011 Straight.com article We humans like our wars. We have a war on drugs, a war on terror, a war on crime, and now, it seems, a war on cars. The latter “war” has entered the political vocabulary in Vancouver, where city council has been trying to reduce reliance on private […]

The Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee invites you to participate in a discussion on local solutions to a sustainable food system.

By Phil Melnychuk – Maple Ridge NewsPublished: February 22, 2011 3:00 PMUpdated: February 22, 2011 3:36 PM People are ignoring the bicycle helmet law so perhaps they should have their bikes taken away, says a Maple Ridge councillor.If people can’t afford a bicycle helmet, how can they afford to have a bicycle, asked Coun. Al Hogarth Monday.Bicycles, in […]

Some fun from the new TV series Portlandia, and opening scenes from episode two. First, a pair of former musicians get an audience with the Mayor in is spiffy little office. He boasts about having the best website for a Northwest city under 700,000 population. He gave the award to himself. The follow-up scene is a send-up […]

Increased safety for all road users, improved international reputation for the city, noted as business benefits of separated bike lanes The creation of separated cycling lanes in Vancouver’s central business district are not only the talk of the town locally, but have been noted elsewhere, with praise. “Just last week one of my colleagues based […]

Please pass this on to your cycling friends. This can also be found at: http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.com/2011/02/encourage-leadership-candidates-to.html Three political parties, the BC NDP, BC Liberals and BC Conservative Party are in the midst of leadership races. This is an excellent opportunity to engage these political leaders regarding cycling. Please contact them through the links below and encourage […]

The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition offers cycling courses to people of all ages who want to learn how to bike safely in places where they have to share the road with vehicles and other users. Their Streetwise Cycling courses are very popular in Vancouver. For outer communities such as Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, this […]