Youth en Route sees the potential in every bicycle. Members of the Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society were at one of Calgary’s landfills recently to collect bicycles. The GFL 55+ Society works with Youth en Route to fix bicycles and provide them to local schools so that students have accessibility to active transportation. The landfill…
Youth en Route is a Calgary based charity that has been working for the past three years in the area of helping kids use bicycles for transportation. Over those years the group has engaged with many schools, delved into several initiatives and undertaken advocacy to help remove barriers preventing youth from biking. Through those efforts,…
Back in April, Youth en Route began a search to fill two Canada Summer Student job positions. I am happy to now introduce Kauther Alsaimari, YER’s new Education Assistant. I would also like to introduce myself, Christian Savard, YER’s new Communications Assistant. Kauther and I met recently to discuss our roles on the YER team….
We called it our big, bike giveaway. And it sure was. Forty-five students at Forest Lawn High School rode a bike home today – many for the first time. “It was so rewarding, knowing these kids are going to have a great summer with a bike to get around,” said Youth en Route Cyclist in…
The simple freedom of a bike How often do you see a teen riding a bike around Calgary? Although a fun activity for elementary students, the number of cycling youth drops as students move into middle school and by Grade 10, only a handful of students ride to our largest high schools. Several factors play…
Youth en Route is excited to announce that we’ve been awarded two Canada Summer Jobs student positions, each for 12 weeks. One position is for a student communicator who can help tell our story in words and pictures to our communities using our web site and social media; in our annual report and more. The…
