Youth en Route had a ton of fun at the Alberta Bike Show in March. Our booth and staff were really busy! We sold tickets on our Choose Your Bike Raffle. We always tell students to ride what they are comfortable. So for our raffle, we told winners they could Choose their bike – and…
By Iván Osorio Avila The earlier a community -and its individuals- learn to do something, the more adept they become at it and the more of a customary activity it will be. A key strategy to support a mid-term future with more active transportation, as with many things in life, is through education. Whether empirical…
Youth en Route is very excited to be exhibiting at the Alberta Bike Show at the BMO Center at Stampede Park on March 16 and 17. We’ll be selling Raffle tickets to help fund our school programs. We always tell kids to ride whatever kind of bike they want to. So, we’re making our raffle…
Youth en Route recently had its Annual General Meeting to share financial statements and results for our fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2023.. It was a great time to celebrate all that we accomplished, thanks to our funders at Alberta Ecotrust. While we have created videos that shared our accomplishments each year, for full transparency…
By Stuart Saavedra I started my position as a Cyclist in Residence with Youth en Route in late August. I had worked with Youth en Route for a few days at Robert Thirsk High School last school year, and was excited to apply for, and then get, the job. It got even better once we started. From…
To begin with, we would like to acknowledge that the City has come a long way – even in the three short years that Youth en Route has been advocating for safer routes, the City does not let us down. We highly appreciate the work that the City has done to date on this file. …
