What a fantastic year for youth on bikes! We wanted to share some of our favourite memories, some stats and of course some pictures from the 2025-2026 school year. Standard Program This year we were able to deliver our standard program at 14 schools. This means that over 1900 students have the skills to safely…
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…
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…
In Youth en Route’s continued effort to give back to the community and provide access to transportation, the Bike Hub partnered with Hull Services’ Patch Program to give away bikes for a special version of the Kids Bike Trade-Up. On March 16, kids flooded into the bike hub as weeks of preparation came to fruition….
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…
It looks like winter has finally loosened it’s grip on Calgary, and thoughts are now turning to spring cleaning. Save your black bin and the environment by bringing your used items to us. We are collecting all kinds of bike gear / accessories to be refreshed by our Hub team and redistributed to new homes….
