Cycle Guelph

*UPDATE*

Cyclists and non-cyclists alike are invited to apply for the two community-at-large positions on the City of Guelph’s Bicycle Transportation Advisory Committee (BTAC), beginning October 10th.  Applications are available online or at the City Clerk’s office.  Completed applications are due no later than 4:30 pm on October 24th. 

First time appointments will be made for a one year term.  Persons applying for appointment must be Canadian citizens, over 18 and either a resident, or the owner or tenant of land; or the spouse of an owner or tenant of land in the municipality.

 The BTAC will be formalized at the end of October, and host its first meeting in November.  The Committee will comprise of representatives from cycling businesses, user groups, health promoters, school boards, and the University to advise staff on the Bicycle Transportation Plan, part of the Bicycle-Friendly Guelph Initiative.

Julia and Nita deliver local produce by bicycle in Guelph. These University of Guelph students have started an eco friendly bicycle delivery service - Local Food Peddlers - delivering fresh local produce straight to your home. Check out Vik Kirsch’s write-up on the Guelph Mercury blog. Visit www.localfoodpeddlers.ca or call 519.212.1868 for more info or to schedule your delivery!

In the Maine Switch, you can read how Karen Creswell uses her Wike cargo trailer to work Bowdoin College’s organic gardens. After taking a course offered by local farmers, Karen switched from college to organic farming. To reduce pollution, she uses a Wike Park Pioneer cargo trailer to move seedlings from the greenhouse to the organic gardens. The feature article, How about a side order of conscience with your meal? was published in the Maine Switch on June 10th.

The May 2008 issue of the Ontario Parks Association magazine has an overview (PDF) of the Wike Parks Pioneer cargo trailer. The Park Pioneer is a 25″ x 45″ bicycle cargo trailer that park management can utilize to increase the efficiency of park maintenance activities such as litter collection, mowing or graffiti clean up, while reducing green house gas emissions. Wike trailers are made in Guelph, Ontario.