Sharing our Roll Out Carbon Week with you
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Sharing our Roll Out Carbon Week with you

Schools, teachers, parents and students!  October is the perfect time to try riding your bike to school. You can make friends, find routes and test out your wheels before the snow.  To encourage students, we’re planning a week-long cycling event called Roll Out Carbon. It is thanks to the generous support of Calgary Foundation’ Neighbours…

Guest Post: Tips for upgrading to a YER Bike Rack at your kids’ school
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Guest Post: Tips for upgrading to a YER Bike Rack at your kids’ school

By Tim Schaefer Imagine you’re an elementary or middle school kid, it’s the end of the school day, you go out to the bike rack and discover your bike has been stolen. What a traumatic experience! Sadly, this is exactly what happened in late fall 2021, at the Riverside school located in the community of…

Bishop O’Byrne students take bike leadership to local elementary schools
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Bishop O’Byrne students take bike leadership to local elementary schools

Many Alberta High Schools have Leadership courses. They expect students to develop and apply skills in group problem solving, create and act on plans for personal growth and show communication, problem solving, teamwork and participation skills. One Calgary school is partnering with Youth en Route to offer a special Leadership experience that focusses on Active…