One year. That’s how long Youth en Route, a Calgary-based non-profit has been around. As we look to celebrate our incorporation date anniversary, we are looking back at all that we’ve accomplished. Youth en Route formed after a successful pilot project at one Calgary high school. Founder Laura Shutiak realized creating a new organization allowed…
One of the benefits of working on a shoestring is that you’re looking for ways to make what funds you have go further. As a result, we’ve developed some amazing partnerships. Our newest is with the Bike Shed at the Greater Forest Lawn Seniors center. After a news item on our Bike Rack was on…
Many Alberta High Schools have Leadership courses. They expect students to develop and apply skills in group problem solving, create and act on plans for personal growth and show communication, problem solving, teamwork and participation skills. One Calgary school is partnering with Youth en Route to offer a special Leadership experience that focusses on Active…
Watching the March 29, 2022 Calgary City Council Meeting was fun, (after talking about birds, ) Councillors voted to move forward with a Pilot Project to allow bikes on C-Trains without any time restrictions starting May 1, 2022. This is something Youth en Route has been pushing for! It gives students more flexibility in their…
Long steel racks, with rebars posts a 3-4 inches apart were designed in the 1950s to hold bikes upright. They don’t work as locking racks because it’s too hard to get the bike’s frame close to anything solid to lock to. Youth en Route, working with local fabricator Keith Simmons, and Bishop McNally Teachers Joe…
What is in virtually every school yard in Canada and is practically useless? The bike rack. Usually installed over 50 years ago, these solid metal racks are rusty, unwieldy, and don’t allow students to get the frame of their bike close enough to anything solid to lock it securely. “They were meant to hold the…
