by Jaret Olford, Local Bike Rider and Eco Enthusiast

The Lord Roberts Community Centre has made space available in one of their outbuildings for the CLER program to house a 'bike hub'. The purpose of the 'bike hub' is to encourage community members to make the switch to modes of active transportation as much as possible.

Our proposal to the provincial government has included requests for funding for bike tools and equipment, and funds for us to organize AT related events and activities. The bike hub will house all these tools and serve as a drop in centre for our community to work on their bikes, receive advice on bike repair, etc. We are also hoping that the bike hub will accept used bikes and refurbish and redistribute them to interested parties in the neighborhood. We are also hoping to plan community events such as group bike rides and focused bike repair workshops that would be based out of our bike shop.

However, we can't do it alone. We are looking for volunteers with or without bike mechanic experience to help us accomplish this. For safety reason, we have decided that there be 2 volunteers on duty during all workshop hours. Please consider the bike hub as a place to volunteer a few hours a week/month this summer so that we can get the community out and about on wheels!!!

If volunteering in the bike shop is not your thing, we will also need volunteers to help us get the word out, get the shop in top shape (painting, sign creation, carpentry, etc), help coordinate events and bring ideas to the table on how to make this project a success.