If you’ve received a bicycle from Youth en Route at one of our giveaways, you’ve probably picked up a copy of our information booklet. We created this as a guidebook for new riders so that everything they would need to know about cycling in Calgary is available to them in one tangible resource. Let’s explore…
Youth en Route was thrilled with the participation in the ABC—Anything But Cars—Challenge. The ABC Challenge pitted schools against one another in a friendly competition meant to encourage kids to use any method of transport that does not involve cars to get to school. The Challenge impacts schools by promoting alternative, environmentally friendly, and social…
Eight Classes 10 days 420 new cyclists Our two weeks at Father Lacombe High School in October were some of the most impactful work we’ve done to date. Our Cyclists in Residence, Stuart, Sam, Mario, Chris and Kauther were at the school over two weeks in October and reached every student taking physical education this…
In October 2023 Youth en Route announced that Ram G., a student in Grade 10 at Forest Lawn High School, was the winner of a draw during our first Roll Out Carbon Week to win an E-Bike from B & P Cycle and Sports. This initiative encouraged students to walk, scooter, skateboard, or cycle to…
Youth en Route was in Templemont this week to put on a bike festival! We worked with the social workers that support the residents of the Calgary Housing community to make it happen. YER empowers youth to be autonomous, healthy, and socially connected by giving them the ability to choose active transportation. That’s why we…
Youth en Route sees the potential in every bicycle. Members of the Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society were at one of Calgary’s landfills recently to collect bicycles. The GFL 55+ Society works with Youth en Route to fix bicycles and provide them to local schools so that students have accessibility to active transportation. The landfill…
