Transportation and Land Use Master Plan Open House

Public Open House

Thursday, May 23, 2013

6:00 to 7:30 pm

Florence Filberg Centre Conference Hall (Stage Side)

Hear a brief presentation from the consultants updating the status of the report, then review display boards and speak with consultants and staff.

All the information can be found on the City of Courtenay Website at

http://www.courtenay.ca/operational/transportation-and-land-use-master-plan.aspx

Denman Island Home & Garden Tour

Denman Island Home & Garden Tour will be taking place Jun 15 and 16, 2013 and is offering all cyclists taking part the opportunity to enter their name into a FREE draw - only for cyclists.

The prize package will include Denman Island treasures such as organic Denman Island Chocolate, jewellry from Rose Pedal Jewellry (made from bicycle parts) by Megan Rose and organic tea and some other surprises.

The Home & Garden tour is in its 20th year and invites the public for an up-close look at 12 unique properties, featuring show-stopping blooms, sustainable building techniques, permaculture practices, incredible West Coast architecture, heritage farms and much much more.

The self-guided tour covers about 25 km of country roads. Tickets (good for both days) are $15 until May 15 and can be purchased online at www.denmanconservancy.org. After May 15, tickets are $18 and will also be available at Art Knapp and Home & Garden Gate in Courtenay and the Rusty Rooster in Cumberland.

Five strategies to increase cycling

Simon Fraser UIniversity's John Richards of the School of Public Policy speaks about cycling.

If you want to just ahead in the video ... here are some important bookmarks.

1:15 - John Richards, school of Public Policy, SFU, Harbour Centre, long term cyclist - 10 minute talk

12:15 - Richard Campbell, president of the BC cycling coalition, 8 minute talk

20:30 - Erin Mehin - Sustainability/planning background work for HUB (formerly Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition) - 12 min talk

Questions:

33:00 - about planning for rural communities

35:45 - about cycling and health

43:35 - about bike share programs

47:30 - about electric bikes & statistics

52:20 - about the link between transit and bikes

56:20 - about pitches to politicians and outcomes

58:30 - about subsidizing costs of bikes for people

1:06:00 - about information on the ask for $75M for bike infrastructure

1:10:00 - about city densities

World's Longest Cycle Track Completed

Western Australia can now boast having the world's longest off-road continuous cycle track, following the completion of the 1000-kilometre Munda Biddi Trail, east of Perth.

The trail was officially opened at the Festival of Cycling in Mundaring on Sunday where the first cyclists to complete the newly extended trail crossed the finish line of the Munda Biddi Epic 1000 that began three weeks ago in Albany, in the state's south.

The WA government estimated more than 20,000 international, interstate and local cyclists used the Munda Biddi every year, and that number was set to grow with the completion of the trail.

The rest of the article can be found here ...http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/worlds-longest-cycle-track-completed-20130428-2imfq.html

More information about the trail can be found at http://www.mundabiddi.org.au/

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tzu

Election 2013 - Comox Valley Debate live streamed

The Comox Valley All Candidates debate is set for Tuesday - 30 Apr 2013 - at the Florence Filberg Centre.

If you cannot make the event, it will be streamed, live, online. MyTechGuys will be streaming the debate live on their website -- MyTechGuys.ca -- A link will be on their site for you to follow.

The All Candidates debate is from 7pm until 9pm. 

The event will also be archived on the MyTechGuys website afterwards.