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Youth en Route community cleanup initiative makes it easier to re-home unwanted bikes
ByJakob Mills July 20, 2026July 22, 2026

It’s unfortunate, but lots of bikes end up at Calgary landfills. People pick up biking as a hobby and then abandon it. Kids grow out of bikes, and those bikes end up collecting dust in a garage. Even working bikes end up discarded and forgotten if the owner moves, or simply can no longer ride…

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We’re hiring a summer student bike mechanic!
ByJakob Mills July 3, 2026July 3, 2026

Youth en Route loves the youth and enthusiasm that student hires bring to our organization. They reconnect us to our mission and help us communicate with our younger audience. Through the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, we’re happy to announce a new position as a summer student bike mechanic has opened at Youth en Route. Who…

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CycleFest comes to Calgary!
ByJakob Mills June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

On Saturday June 6, Downtown’s East Side and the Confluence park were taken over for a one-of-a-kind event — Calgary’s inaugural Cyclefest! Cyclefest brought together local businesses, sponsors, bike enthusiasts, and more than 2,500 Calgarians to celebrate independence and freedom on two wheels. Thanks to funding from a Downtown in Motion Grant, Youth en Route…

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Building Better Adaptive Trikes With Youth En Route
BySam Schaefer May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Hi again, Sam here! If you read my last blog post, you’ll know I’ve been spending my co‑op term with Youth En Route, helping support their adaptive cycling programs in Calgary schools. That first post focused on what it was like to see students using adaptive bikes in real classrooms and how those experiences shaped…

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New staff keen to empower Calgary youth with transportation options.
ByJakob Mills May 12, 2026May 19, 2026

Youth En Route’s funding from Canada Summer Jobs will help us ramp up our ability to support youth to choose active travel. Many kids face barriers to school and life because they lack transport options, and Youth en Route tackles this head on. We love hiring students because they remind us of our key audiences,…

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We’re hiring summer students
ByLaura Shutiak April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Youth en Route loves hiring students. They connect us with our mission, remind us to focus on youth and help us communicate and relate to our audiences. This year we are stoked to have four funded Canada Summer Job positions. Two will go to bike mechanics working out of our Bike Hub Community bike shop….

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