Silver Chain Challenge Stats Final
103 Riders have logged 26,731 km!
For complete results look under the
Silver Chain Challenge menu item (coming soon)
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In 2010, a total of 72 riders logged 24,037 km during Bicycle Month.-
Monthly Archives: May 2009
We like bikes
June 1 to 30, 2009 We’re planning dozens of activities for all ages during our first Bicycle Month. There are films, an art exhibit, bike mechanics workshops, a lecture by a bike historian about how the bicycle can change society, … Continue reading
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Bike-ability
Part of the reason for Bicycle Month is to encourage the municipality of Mississippi Mills to make our community bicycle-friendly. This is not an original idea. Cities and towns all around the world are developing strategies to promote cycling as … Continue reading
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Help buy a bicycle ambulance
The Almonte United Church is celebrating Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month with a supported ride to Ottawa on June 13. Registration forms are available at The Miller’s Tale Book Shop, 52 Mill Street, Almonte, or by calling 613 256-5181. Spaces are … Continue reading
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Learn your ABCs
The Almonte Bicycle Club runs a full spectrum of bicycling activities ranging from leisurely Sunday social rides on the road to provincial level championship races off road, organized on a non-profit basis by a dedicated group of volunteers. It serves … Continue reading
Taking Bicycling Seriously!
Friday May 1st, students dropped by Almonte’s youth centre TYPS (Taking Young People Seriously) to finish painting the bike racks they constructed last year. Members of the Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills, the sponsor of TYPS bike … Continue reading
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Lecture
The Bicycle: Transforming the World — Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Friday, June 19, 2009 7:00pm-9:30pm Almonte Old Town Hall 14 Bridge Street, Almonte, ON “Free-wheel” offering appreciated Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald declared: “There are no second acts in American lives.” … Continue reading
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Running Totals
Part of our work at Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month is to inform our local decision makers about the status of cycling in our region and to that end, we are collecting information from you, dear riders. By completing our distance … Continue reading
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Lessons for Adults
“Just Like Riding a Bike” riding lessons for adults Never learned to bike? Haven’t in long time? Come for gentle, simple and safe instruction. Practical tips, rules of the road, all you need to get on your way! Miss Mills … Continue reading
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Bike Rodeo
What will happen at a bike rodeo? The local OPP officers and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Public Health Nurses will be on hand with community volunteers. The Public Health Nurses will review helmet safety with the parent … Continue reading
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Bike Mechanics
Three Wednesday evenings in June, stop in at the Almonte arena, 182 Bridge Street, to learn some tips on how to keep your bicycle in good repair. Three cycle shop experts will be set up and ready to take questions … Continue reading
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