- AT-Network - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

A little Christmas/Holiday cheer
by Stacy Matwick 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

How to Bike Home Your Christmas Tree in 11 Simple Steps | | | | | | | | | | | How to Bike Home Your Christmas Tree in 11 Simple StepsDon't forget bungee cords, peanut butter, and the kindness of strangers. | | | | View on www.citylab.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |

1 0

AT webinar: Getting to Better Outcomes from Public Engagement, Wed, Dec 17th, 2-3:15, EcoCentre
by Beth McKechnie 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

[Apologies for the late notice...] Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local viewing of the following APBP webinar: *Getting to Better Outcomes from Public Engagement. * This 75-minute webinar viewing takes place in the EcoCentre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> boardroom (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of local applications. RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then! cheers, Beth * * * * * Getting to Better Outcomes from Public Engagement *Wednesday, December 17th, 2:00-3:15 p.m., EcoCentre Boardroom* NOTE: This is a 75-minute webinar. *Key takeaways* • Understand key psychological concepts that affect public process • Give examples of successful techniques for public engagement • Describe how public process can adapt to different types of projects *Description* Join us for this session to explore ways to improve the public engagement process. Presenters from St. Paul, Memphis and Los Angeles offer three different perspectives on getting better outcomes from public meetings and suggest techniques for expanding outreach and gaining support. Learn about psychological concepts that can be applied to add transparency and consistency to the public process while increasing insight and buy-in. Find out how the City of Memphis scales outreach efforts to the size and impact of the project, and how pop-up workshops can engage new stakeholder groups and generate better input. *Presenters* - Emily P. G. Erickson - Jessie Holzer, Planner, Alta Planning + Design - Kyle Wagenschutz, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Memphis

1 0

Canada Bikes: Seeking Director of Development
by Anders Swanson 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hi, Canada Bikes is looking for the right person to help foster a dialogue around cycling across the country. It's time Canadians had a cross-country conversation about bikes and what they mean to our past, present and future. Canada Bikes is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable and ambitious person to help us grow our voice for cycling-as-transportation at the national level. You'll be starting with a pretty easy win: working with individuals and organizations accross the country to plan and host the second annual national event "Bike Day in Canada in May 2015. The idea is to use this fun and simple event as a springboard for collaboration across Canada. This is a self-funded position, suitable for starters keen and able to make connections, willingto engage new people and, above all, raise some cash. Although self-funded, you'll have a head start. You will have board support in fundraising and budgeting, lessons-learned from last year's event and considerable control over how you approach your own tasks. All the details on the position, including anticipated renumeration and preferred skill set are here: http://canadabikes.org/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/72-job-off… Talk to us. Feel free to use the contact info in the job offer, or call me here locally in Winnipeg for further info or to see if it might be the right fit for you. Feel free to pass this on widely. Cheers, Anders Swanson on behalf of the board of Canada Bikes 204-797-1962

1 0

linking air pollution and health
by Cyndi Otfinowski 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

HI, Interesting story between air pollution and risk of breast cancer... "Home "Possible link between air pollution and breast cancer" http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/possible-link-between-air-pollution-and-… Sorry, have not read the article. Cyndi

1 0

#HOMETOWNPROUD
by Jackie Avent 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is garnering input from Canadians about what might make their communities all-round better places to live, and collecting stories about what makes folks proud of where they live. I've submitted an idea - you can check it out here <http://hometownproud.fcm.ca/13699/helping_kids_find_better_ways_to_get_arou…> (voting for it if you like) and submit your own idea while you're at it! Happy Friday, Jackie -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

1 0

Winter cycling - Friday fun
by Beth McKechnie 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Great to see so many people winter cycling this year in Winnipeg. I've noticed more snow (fat tire) bikes out on the road but have not yet seen one of these: http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/sports/radical-sports/ktrack-snow-bike-…

1 0

Cycle of Giving this weekend
by Dave Elmore 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

If you haven't already signed up to help or donated kids bikes/parts or $, just a reminder that the 4th annual Cycle of Giving takes place this weekend at Orioles Community Centre, 448 Burnell St from 12 noon on Saturday, December 6th to 12 noon on Sunday December 7th. Cycle of Giving is a 24 Hour Bike Building Marathon bringing together volunteers to build reconditioned bicycles for Winnipeg children in need. Last year this event built over 300 bikes and with your help we can build even more. With your generous support we also hope to raise over $15,000 to support free bicycle programming in Winnipeg. This weekend we will turn Orioles Community Centre into a magical workshop where salvaged bicycles are turned into holiday dreams come true. Find out how you can support the Cycle of Giving at www.thewrench.ca <http://www.thewrench.ca> . Drop by and lend a hand or donate to help support the WRENCH's bike programming for youth. Let's make bicycle dreams come true!

1 0

Fwd: FW: Don't miss the upcoming webinar on Surveying & School Travel Planning!
by Shoni Litinsky 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Please share widely - if you are interested in active school travel and want to learn more about tracking tools and data collection, this is the webinar for you! [image: ASRTS banner] *JOIN US FOR A SCHOOL TRAVEL PLANNING WEBINAR * *Putting the Fun into Surveying for Active & Sustainable School Travel Planning* *Tuesday, December 9, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EDT)* Counting, collecting, mapping and using baseline and follow-up data can involve and inspire school travel champions of all ages, and help decision-makers provide safe routes to school. Please join us December 9 for a webinar that showcases two innovative approaches that can support your School Travel Planning projects. Both presentations were a hit at the recent Walk21 Sydney 2014 conference - well worth the 90 minutes of your time! There will be a discussion period after each presentation: - *The Living Streets Travel Tracker. A complete web-based monitoring and rewards system that uses a classroom whiteboard.* The Travel Tracker is a new web-based tool which works alongside WoW (Walk once a Week), Living Streets' long term Walk to School programme, to make the experience bigger, bolder and more interactive than ever before. It acts as a digital alternative to wallcharts for recording journeys to school, delivering all of the same functions, plus a whole lot more. Combined with monthly badges, the Travel Tracker forms a complete monitoring and rewards system fit for Strider's journey into the future! Presenter: Chris Thompson, Schools and Projects Coordinator, Living Streets Scotland. - *Don't Let the Robots Win: The power of CounterPoint AND a new hi-tech vision of School Travel Planning.* CounterPoint is that little counting app designed around teenaged traffic engineers and its making a splash. Come learn what's been piloted in real-life, the changes made and fantastic design for you to use! It's meant to be your new Super-Duper Tool slash Video Game of the Future! We're making it easy to get started in School Travel Planning, from Reykjavik to Moose Jaw. All it takes is a one teacher and one classroom click. Then... School by School and Community by Community - setting a new standard in walkability and bike-ability measurement that is elegant, clear, fun and addictive! Presenter: Anders Swanson, Director of Software Development / Program design, Green Action Centre, Manitoba, Canada. *To register, click here. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010MoJ2MB-1jIOoCpu0i-gemkOSIuFm-YbndB_usft7eC-…> * Production of this webinar is made possible through a financial contribution from Loblaw. [image: GCC logo] Green Communities Canada Canada Walks *Forward this email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=a889zicab&m=1101954641760&ea=…>* <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001A4zklBfN4cVp2sRA8Zz8WQ%3D%3…> This email was sent to asrts(a)sympatico.ca by asrts(a)greencommunitiescanada.org | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001A4zklBfN4cVp2sRA8Zz8WQ%3D%3…> | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001A4zklBfN4cVp2sRA8Zz8WQ%3D%3…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=quidnovis&cc=TEM_BusLet_003> Canada Walks | 416 Chambers Street, 2nd Floor | Peterborough | K9H 3V1 | Canada -- *Shoni Madden* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member <http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/memberships/> Find us here <http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> * Please note that my regular office hours are Tuesdays/Thursdays. I will respond to your communication at this time.

1 0

NEW CASE STUDIES, MAPS + WEBINAR: Active Transportation Policies in Canada // NOUVELLES ÉTUDES DE CAS, CARTES + WEBINAIRE : Politiques de transport actif au Canada
by Beth McKechnie 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kendall Tisdale <Kendall.Tisdale(a)partnershipagainstcancer.ca> Date: 2014-12-01 8:32 GMT-06:00 Subject: NEW CASE STUDIES, MAPS + WEBINAR: Active Transportation Policies in Canada *<La version française de ce courriel suit la version anglaise.>* Dear Colleagues, The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer has developed a number of resources to support your work on active transportation policy in Canada: · *Active Transportation Policy Case Studies* <http://www.cancerview.ca/policycasestudies> documenting policy development in three Canadian municipalities – Vancouver, Red Deer and Hamilton. · *Active Transportation Policy Case Study Summary Sheets* providing an *overview of the cases* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/overview_en…>, and highlighting key cross-case themes: *evidence* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/evidence_en…>, *framing* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/framing_en_…>, *public engagement* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/engagement_…>, *partners* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/partners_en…>, and *public health roles* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/public_heal…> . · *Canadian Municipal Active Transportation Policy Map* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> with more than 4000 municipalities across Canada we need your help to find and add active transportation policies – it is easy to add your jurisdiction’s policy to the map, simply click here! · *Canadian Provincial/Territorial Active Transportation Policy Map* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> · *Prevention Policies Directory* <http://www.cancerview.ca/preventionpolicies> provides bilingual access to Canadian cancer and chronic disease prevention policies at the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal levels, including policies on the built environment and active transportation. · A *free*, *one-hour webinar* *in January 2015* on how to use and apply these active transportation policy resources to your work – *register today* <http://cpac.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/CPAC/active-transportation-policy-webi…> ! *JANUARY WEBINAR* Want to learn more about our active transportation policy resources and how they can inform your work? Please register <http://cpac.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/CPAC/active-transportation-policy-webi…> for our *free webinar *on *Tuesday, January 20th, 2015 from 1:00-2:00pm EDT*. *Please note: this webinar will be delivered in English only.* *FOR MORE INFORMATION* Please contact Kendall Tisdale, Prevention Analyst at kendall.tisdale(a)partnershipagainstcancer.ca or 416-915-9222 ext 5781. Best regards, Kendall Tisdale Prevention Analyst Chers collègues, Le Partenariat canadien contre le cancer a mis en place un certain nombre de ressources pour soutenir votre travail sur une politique de transport actif au Canada : · Les *Études de cas de la politique de transport actif* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> documentent l’élaboration d’une politique dans trois municipalités canadiennes – Vancouver, Red Deer et Hamilton. · Les* relevés récapitulatifs des études de cas de la politique de transport actif *fournissent un *aperçu des cas* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/overview_fr…> et soulignent des thèmes clés communs aux différents cas : *données probantes* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/evidence_fr…>, *formulation* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/framing_fr_…>, *mobilisation du public*, <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/engagement_…> *partenaires* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/partners_fr…> et *rôles de la santé publique* <http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/public_heal…> . · La *carte de la politique de transport actif des municipalités canadiennes* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> inclut plus de 4000 municipalités au Canada. Nous avons besoin de votre aide pour trouver et ajouter des politiques de transport actif – il est facile d’ajouter la politique de votre municipalité à la carte, il suffit de cliquer ici! · *Carte de la politique de transport actif des provinces/territoires canadiens* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> · Le *Répertoire des politiques de prévention* <http://www.cancerview.ca/cv/portal/Home/PreventionAndScreening/PSProfession…> fournit un accès bilingue aux politiques canadiennes de prévention du cancer et des maladies chroniques aux niveaux fédéral, provincial/territorial et municipal, incluant les politiques sur l’environnement bâti et le transport actif. · Un *webinaire gratuit d’une durée d’une heure se tiendra en janvier 2015* sur la façon d’utiliser et d’appliquer ces ressources en matière de politique de transport actif à votre travail – *inscrivez-vous maintenant* <http://cpac.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/CPAC/active-transportation-policy-webi…> ! *WEBINAIRE DE JANVIER* Vous voulez en apprendre plus sur nos ressources en matière de politique de transport actif et comment elles peuvent éclairer votre travail? Veuillez vous inscrire <http://cpac.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/CPAC/active-transportation-policy-webi…> à notre *webinaire gratuit *qui se tiendra* le mardi 20 janvier 2015 de 13 h à 14 h HAE*. *Prière de noter que ce webinaire se tiendra en anglais seulement.* *POUR PLUS D’INFORMATION* Prière de contacter Kendall Tisdale, analyste en prévention à l’adresse kendall.tisdale(a)partnershipagainstcancer.ca ou au 416-915-9222, poste 5781. Très cordialement, Kendall Tisdale Analyste en prévention ------------------------------ This e-mail message (and any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly contact the sender promptly and delete all copies of this e-mail and its contents. The disclosure, distribution or copying of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. Opinions, conclusions or other information contained in this e-mail may not represent views of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Le présent courriel (et toutes pièces jointes) pourrait contenir des renseignements confidentiels et/ou privilégiés et est conçu pour l’usage exclusif du destinataire. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, je vous remercie de communiquer avec l’expéditeur immédiatement et de supprimer toutes les copies de ce courriel, ainsi que son contenu. La divulgation, la distribution ou toute reproduction de ce message par une personne autre que le destinataire est strictement interdite. Les opinions, conclusions ou autres renseignements contenus dans ce courriel pourraient ne pas représenter les opinions du Partenariat canadien contre le cancer.

1 0

Portage Daily Graphic: bicycle co-op program inspired after agent of change attempts to launch one for Mission Possibilities (Nov.27'14)
by Beth McKechnie 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Bicycle co-op program inspired after agent of change attempts to launch one for Mission Possibilities By Johnna Ruocco <http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/author/johnna-ruocco>, The Graphic Thursday, November 27, 2014 http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2014/11/27/bicycle-co-op-program-inspire… A new active transportation program may be seen soon in Portage la Prairie — and all because of an unsuccessful attempt at launching one for Mission Possibilities. Guy Moffat was thrilled about the opportunity to be an agent of change in the Portage la Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce and PCRC initiative Mission Possibilities, which saw nine members of the community receive $100 with 30 days to make a positive change in the community. It wasn’t until the chamber and PCRC gave him all the details that he began to get nervous. “Because of my personality, I want to make a really big change, and how can I get that accomplished with $100. So it was just running through all the endless ideas out there and trying to narrow it down that was a little nervewracking at the beginning,” Moffat said. His first thought was an idea he’s had for awhile through the active transportation committee. “The idea is to have a co-operative bicycle program where we have bicycles that are free for use that are left in the community in public areas,” he said. “If someone needs to borrow a bicycle they can borrow it and we just ask that they return it to a public area so someone else will be able to use it.” Moffat tried to think of ways he could use $100 to launch the program and spoke with Fire Chief Phil Carpenter to see is there were any bicycles in need of a lot of repairs that wouldn’t make it to the Portage Firefighters’ annual bike auction. “Fortunately for him, unfortunately for me, there was nothing in there that fit that criteria,” Moffat said. As time trickled away Moffat put out a call on social media looking to see if anyone had a bicycle sitting in their garage they didn’t want anymore. “However, time was crunching down and the idea was to have the program completed within the 30 days, so I would not have enough time to collect all the bicycles, do whatever repairs need to be done, get them branded and get the program together and get it launched,” he said. “Then I was very stuck and after a little bit more reflection, I had the idea to offer to match dollar for dollar any donation that someone in my community wanted to make to either active transportation or to the Portage parks committee.” He arranged through the City of Portage la Prairie to provide tax receipts for donations of $20 or more to the two committees and then he offered up the donation match to two of his communities: RBC and the Rotary Club. “Ultimately my goal at that point was to turn $100 into $200 and instead I turned the $100 into $225 because people ended up donating more,” Moffat said. And while he thought he had hit a dead end with the bicycle program, a couple of people caught wind of his original idea and have come forward and donated bicycles to him. “On top of the $225 (donation) that I was able to make to those committees, at the present time I have four bicycles donated already, I have a place to store them, I’ve started talking to public art... to get students to paint the bikes so that they’re very noticeable,” Moffat said. There is also a tentative donation for $100 for the program to put signage on the bikes in the middle frame, which would outline the program. “Because of the agent of change program that the PCRC and the chamber ran, not only was I able to do the original program and get the donation made, there’s also the spinoff of this other program that will be launching in the spring.” It was an honour to have been chosen to participate in Mission Possibilities, Moffat said, and it gave him a lot of pride to participate in the pilot. “I really, really hope this continues to live on. I was extremely impressed at all of the works all of the agents of change did and what the PCRC and the chamber were able to accomplish with $1,000 injected into the community. You can’t buy much for $1,000 nowadays, and I believe the return on that investment was massive.” johnna.ruocco(a)sunmedia.ca

1 0