By Sam Hargreaves Our Youth Advisory Council has been working hard planning ABC (Anything But Cars) Challenge. In January, the group put together a Neighbour grant proposal for the Calgary Foundation to support ABC challenge. They were fortunate enough to receive that grant which allows us to provide schools with funding and prizes for participating….
How can we build community AND help youth find friends to bike with? One of the easy ways is to celebrate active transportation as a school community. So we are planning a school challenge week April 28th to May 3, geared to high school and junior high schools across Calgary and Area. We tasked…
On June 25 the Youth en Route team welcomed students from across Calgary to our first Youth Advisory Council meeting. We formed this council because we want to collaborate with youth and start a conversation about active transportation in Calgary. We want to ensure our organization reflects the perspective of the youth we serve, and…
Youth en Route empowers youth to be strong, resilient, and healthy by giving them the ability and accessibility to choose active transportation to reach everyday destinations. We value the opinions of youth, and want student cyclists to contribute to the conversation on active transportation. With the creation of our new Youth Advisory Council, students in…
Back in April, Youth en Route began a search to fill two Canada Summer Student job positions. I am happy to now introduce Kauther Alsaimari, YER’s new Education Assistant. I would also like to introduce myself, Christian Savard, YER’s new Communications Assistant. Kauther and I met recently to discuss our roles on the YER team….
We called it our big, bike giveaway. And it sure was. Forty-five students at Forest Lawn High School rode a bike home today – many for the first time. “It was so rewarding, knowing these kids are going to have a great summer with a bike to get around,” said Youth en Route Cyclist in…
