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recreation and transportation for “everyday people”, especially those living in cities and towns who could use a bike to run around on for small errands, within a two or four- kilometre radius of their home, rather than use a car or truck. Jones reviewed examples of successful bicycle promotion projects and programs in other Ontario communities like Kitche- ner-Waterloo, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, and Belleville, through creation of designated bi- cycle lanes as part of new and existing street design plans, or development of “Sunday Brunch” group rides or “Glo-Ride” evening biking program for families with children. The latter example involves designating spe- cific street routes for evening cycling and providing glow sticks to fasten onto bikes to help make the riders stand out better as they follow the route. Louise Bissonnette, director for the Pres- cott-Russell Recreational Trail (PRRT), noted during the workshop that groups and indivi- duals within the region are already working on projects to help promote local cycling trails. She cited the Pancake Rider whichMoun- tain Equipment Co-Op organized in Russell Township, earlier this past spring. She also noted that the Grand Tour Desjardins, in mid-August of this year, will see more than 1500 cyclists making their way around Pres- cott-Russell, as part of a cycling tour that will pass through Hawkesbury, L’Orignal, and Alfred-Plantagenet Township. PUBLIC NOTICE OPEN HOUSES TUESDAY JULY 19 th 7 P.M. LUCIEN DELORME COMMUNITY CENTER 5000 CENTRE STREET THURSDAY JULY 21 st 7 P.M. ALFRED RECREATION CENTRE 555 ST-PHILIPPE STREET ALFRED, ON K0B 1A0 CREATION OF ADVISORY RECREATION COMMITTEE TOWNSHIP OF ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET The Township of Alfred and Plantagenet wishes to create a committee for the recreation department. The main objectives of this committee will be: • Develop a mission and a vision for the recreation department • Recommend recreation priorities for the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet • Work for the Canada 150 Committee • Present recommendations to municipal council Any person who may be interested in sitting on this committee must be a resident of theTownship of Alfred and Plantagenet. A limited number of candidates could be retained. For any additional information, please contact Mr. Ken St-Denis, Recreation Director, at 613-673-4797, extension 227, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. July 4th 2016 WENDOVER, ON K0A 3K0 ______________________
An international group would like to see Prescott-Russell become an official “bike friendly” community. Besides the good pu- blicity for the region’s recreational assets, it could alsomeanmoremoney coming in to Prescott-Russell’s tourism sector. “InOntario, cycling tourismhas become a yearly $391million industry,” noted Jacques Des Becquets, “and it keeps growing.” Des Becquets included the observation in a two-page summary report for the econo- mic development and tourismcommittee of Champlain Township, on a workshop gathe- ring, earlier in the season, with representa- tives from all of Prescott-Russell’s member municipalities and Justin Jones, an official based in Belleville ON, from the Share the Road Cycling Coalition (SRCC). The non-profit recreational promotion group wants eachmunicipality, in the Pres- cott-Russell region, to apply for designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community before the mid-October deadline for the program this year. The program began in the United States in 2000 and an Ontario branch formed in 2010. There is a partnership between the SRCC and Vélo Québec. The goal of the program is not just suppor- ting the “diehard cyclists”, who may spend up to $100 a day on their activity, but pro- mote cycling as both an inexpensive formof
The Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail is already becoming a well-known and popular cycling route for both local and visiting riders. An international coalition group is urging local municipalities to make Prescott-Russell an official Bicycle Friendly Community this year. —photo archives
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Le Canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet souhaite créer un comité consultatif pour le département des loisirs. Les objectifs principaux de ce comité seront : • Développer une mission et vision pour le département des loisirs; • Recommander les priorités en matière de loisirs pour le Canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet; • Travailler pour le Comité Canada 150; • Présenter des recommandations au conseil municipal. Les personnes intéressées à siéger sur ce comité doivent être résidantes du Canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet. Un nombre limité de candidatures pourrait être retenu. Pour toute information additionnelle, veuillez communiquer avec M. Ken St-Denis, Directeur des loisirs, au numéro 613-673-4797, poste 227, entre 8h et 16h, du lundi au vendredi. 4 juillet 2016
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