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BNS Updates 

Upcoming AGM

Mark your calendars! 

Where: At the Farmers Market Building in Wolfville
When: Feb 26th from 10-5pm
Details: Ride from 10am-noon; potluck from 12-1:00pm; AGM 1:30-4:00
 

BNS 2016 Year in Review

The year of 2016 was an incredible one. So many people around our province have been working hard to make Nova Scotia a better place to ride. Thank you for all the work that you do!

It's been a busy year here at Bicycle Nova Scotia. Here are a few of the highlights:

General

• Grew our organizational membership in 2016
• Important progress on insurance for all BNS members and member organizations (stay tuned for more!)

• BNS was awarded Cycling Canada’s “Torchy Penden” award for overall success in membership, operation, and administration for the sport of cycling
• Progress on legal mountain bike trail development (Brightwood Golf Course trail development, Long Lake Provincial Park)
• BNS Awarded ~$800,000.00 from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support Blue Route implementation on rails to trails and to assist in marketing.
• Supported welcoming wheels MOSH and trip for kids with 150 helmets donated
• Province signed 56Km to the Blue Route with $175,000 to upgrades on Halifax to Lunenburg

• 5 new Cycle Nova Scotia Maps completed

• Improved delivery of race results
• Steps towards Canada Cups being held in Nova Scotia (soft approval for 2018)
• BNS member Lorenzo Caterini becomes first Nova Scotian athlete to win 4 national championships
• Successful trial with new timing system
• A full season of competitive races, including a new cyclocross series
• Launched online reporting tool to track car/cycling incidents around Nova Scotia
• BNS brought two teams (18 youth) to national competitive events in cyclocross and mountain bike
• Nova Scotia Provincial team formed, first time since in over 15 years
• Increased categories for female riders

What's Happening Around Nova Scotia
 

In case you haven't seen the article, yet...please visit this link. It's about a local teen cyclist who has become a candidate for the 2017 Canada Games!

Upcoming events:

Mark your calendars for some serious fat biking fun this winter:

• Martock Fat Bike Day on Sunday, January 29th at Ski Martock, 1pm - 5pm. There will be demos and guided rides on the XC trails. Come on out and experience fat biking.
• The 2nd annual Mahone Bay Fat Bike Festival takes place on Sunday, February 5th. Presented by Sweet Ride Cycling and Specialized Canada, at the Mahone Bay Centre. With the Specialized fat bike demo fleet from Montreal, guided rides on the local single track, on-site skills course, and fun race.  Full catering and indoor warm-up area at the Mahone Bay Centre, 10am - 3pm. Watch for more details at www.sweetridecycling.com or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sweetridecycling

Hold the date:

South Shore Sip, Savour, and Cycle: May 19-20th, 2017 - A cycling tour of local food and drink, from Mahone Bay to Lunenburg, and beyond. Riding on the quiet roads and the Rum Runners Trail and enjoying locally-crafted food and drink. Watch for more details on www.facebook.com/sweetridecycling