If you’ve received a bicycle from Youth en Route at one of our giveaways, you’ve probably picked up a copy of our information booklet. We created this as a guidebook for new riders so that everything they would need to know about cycling in Calgary is available to them in one tangible resource. Let’s explore…
Youth en Route was thrilled with the participation in the ABC—Anything But Cars—Challenge. The ABC Challenge pitted schools against one another in a friendly competition meant to encourage kids to use any method of transport that does not involve cars to get to school. The Challenge impacts schools by promoting alternative, environmentally friendly, and social…
Do you have bikes sitting around gathering dust? Has your child outgrown their bike? Youth en Route wants to get kids bikes out of the dusty garage, shed or bike room and into the hands of kids that need it. Bikes that aren’t used or maintained become harder to repair. Too often, unused bikes end…
Once a week, 10 students at West Island College, a private Grade 7-12 school in Calgary, get together to work in the WIC Bike Club. In 2024, a small group of WIC students approached Erik Loewen, the school’s Academic and Career Advisor and avid cyclist, about finding a way to give back to their community…
Youth en Route is happy to welcome young students to our team—especially during our spring cycling season. This year, we’re excited to introduce our Canada Summer Job Students; Reese and Georgia. Let’s meet Reese Reese is a student at Mount Royal University, where she finished her third year in marketing and data analytics. Reese is…
What is a bike Valet you might ask? Well., in our world it means you move bikes around. From schools to our storage, from storage to schools. We take bikes to schools to give to kids, and we move bikes from schools when we’re teaching at a new school. We rent cube trucks to do…
