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Bicycle Videos
by Stacy Matwick 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello Everyone I thought you all may find this of interest. Posted Feb. 19, 2008 "Enrique Peñalosa talks with COMMUTErs" http://www.streetfilms.org/ StreetFilms is a project of the New York City Street Renaissance (NYCSR), a collection of non-profits geared towards re-imagining the city's public spaces and making our streets safer for pedestrians, bicycles and non-vehicular modes of transportation. The goal of the NYCSR is to engage the Department of Transportation and the city's elected officials in a dialogue about how to best improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. http://www.streetfilms.org/about-streetfilms/ Cheers Stacy Matwick Information Centre International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave. E., 6th floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 Voice: (204)958-7755 Fax: (204)958-7710 Email: smatwick(a)iisd.ca Website: http://www.iisd.org "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx

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Funding Opportunities
by Sandy Kostyniuk 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hello all. For your information. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ If any of you are working on projects related to transportation.... "M.O.S.T." is a federal program that may be a potential source of funding. There are several categories including active transportation, research, sustainable transportation, etc. They are currently accepting funding proposals until March 2008. http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/most/menu.htm Sandy Kostyniuk Program Consultant The Public Health Agency of Canada Street Address 7th Floor, 275 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Mailing Address Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regional Office 1015 Arlington Street Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E 3R2 Phone: 1-204-789-7411 Fax: 1-204-789-7878 Email: sandy_kostyniuk(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca

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Bike parking bylaw & handbook - Calgary
by Beth McKechnie 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Hello AT Network: Thought I'd pass along information on new bike parking requirements in Calgary and a bike parking handbook that was prepared in 2002. According to my contact with the City of Calgary, the proposed bylaw from 2002 described in the handbook was never officially adopted but their Transportation department refers to it heavily when making recommendings on new development permit applications and developers have generally been following the recommendations in it. He also noted that Calgary's new "Land Use bylaw incorporates bicycle parking as described in the Bicycle Parking Handbook. Unfortunately there are no easy-to-follow tables of bike parking requirements within the new Bylaw. However, bicycle parking requirements can be looked up for various uses within it." Bike Parking Handbook: http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/Bu/planning/pdf/bicycle_parking_handbook_d… New bylaw: http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/land_use_bylaw_review/byla… cheers, Beth McKechnie Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772 www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

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UPDATE - ANOTHER HOT EVENT on FEB 21st
by Janice Lukes 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Thursday Feb. 21 TWO events occurring in the SAME building - different times You are WELCOME TO ATTEND BOTH ! NOTE the times: Cycling at 5:30 pm Multi-use Trail Community Consultation at 7:00 pm Also - a map is worth a thousand words! See attached map for proposed trail routes between the Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. THURSDAY FEB. 21 * 5:30 pm * Southwest Commuter Cycling Stewardship Group DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive OPEN TO ALL GOAL: Examine the southwest area of Winnipeg and develop a map of suggested cycling infrastructure in order to provide feedback to the City of Winnipeg's Active Transportation Advisory Committee. Do you have an opinion on how to make cycling in Southwest Winnipeg better / safer / more convenient to your destinations? To connect with local cyclists and contribute to ongoing initiatives in Southwest Winnipeg - see: http://groups.google.com/group/southwestcycling * 7:00 pm * COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Multi - Use Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 7:00 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a 'Community Consultation' to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages and partnerships with Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development. UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented. PROJECT PARTNERS: City of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Government of Canada Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Trails Association Bishop Grandin Greenway An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners will follow the presentation Consultation organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca City of Winnipeg, Public Works Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Coordinator Winnipeg Trails Association 202 - One Forks Market Road Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9 Cell (204) 952-4222 Fax (204) 943-7915 <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca <http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com

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Four HOT February Trail events you won't want to miss !
by Janice Lukes 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi all - please pass this around to any of your contacts who may be interested. Great 'get active, consultative & educational' events on Winnipeg trails ! SATURDAY, FEB 16 LaSalle River Hike in St. Norbert Join the Prairie Pathfinders and hike along the La Salle River, see the site of the new Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve and travel through Winnipeg's newest City park - Pollock Island. Hike is followed by a hearty DeLuca's lunch and update on Winnipeg Trails and the Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve trails, fishing facilities, picnic, tobogganing areas and other amenities. DATE: Saturday Feb. 16th TIME: 10:00 Registration ~ 9 km hike MEET: St. Norbert Catholic Church, 80 St. Pierre Ave. LUNCH & Park Update: 12:00 - a hearty DeLuca's lunch with desserts and update REGISTRATION: $21.00 <http://www.prairiepathfinders.mb.ca/> www.PrairiePathfinders.mb.ca (Registration Deadline - Feb. 14th) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MONDAY, FEB 18 Walk in the Footsteps of Louis Riel - Celebrate Manitoba's New Holiday! Join the Prairie Pathfinder for another 'Hike through History'. This 3-5 km walk winds through historic points in scenic central St. Boniface. Highlights include trails along the Seine River, and past Gabrielle Roy's House, the Basilica, and into St. Boniface Cemetery where 'Theater in the Cemetery' actors will perform a short skit near Riel's final resting place. A short guided tour through St. Boniface Museum and complimentary pastries will be served to hikers. DATE: Monday Feb. 18th TIME: 10:00am MEET: Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. REGISTRATION: Admission is FREE but registration is required at <mailto:prairepathfinders@shaw.ca> prairepathfinders(a)shaw.ca * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THURSDAY FEB, 21 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a 'Community Consultation' to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages and partnerships with Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development. UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented. PROJECT PARTNERS: City of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Government of Canada Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Trails Association Bishop Grandin Greenway An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners will follow the presentation Consultation organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca City of Winnipeg, Public Works * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A Shared Vision Linking community and governments vision for a Walkable and Bikeable Manitoba DATE: Wednesday, February 27th TIME: 6:30 pm registration, 7:00 presentation MEET: The Forks Atrium (inside The Forks Market beside the viewing tower elevator) RSVP: beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca 925-3772 Space is limited to MAX. 100 people - REGISTER SOON! Please join us for an interactive evening with internationally renowned speaker Gil Peñalosa. Gil will highlight his experiences working with communities and elected officials to develop a shared vision for active transportation in the development of healthy and vibrant communities. Multicultural executive, global thinker and marketing strategist, Gil Peñalosa is passionate about improving quality of life through the promotion of walking and bicycling. Gil earned an MBA from UCLAs Management School, and after years of private and public sector senior managerial experience, he became Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá (pop. 7m), Colombia, where he led the team redeveloping and building over 200 parks. He was also successful in closing 91 kilometres of the city roads each Sunday, the Ciclovia, where over 1.5 million people come out weekly to walk, run, skate and bike. Watch a video of Gil's work: <http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/> http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/ Gil is Executive Director of the non-profit Walk & Bike for Life in Port Credit, Ontario, and believes trails are great equalizers, where every person has a sense of belonging, of being "equal" as a human being, and where everyone can go regardless of gender, age and economic, social or ethnic background. Organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association & the Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba (PACM) Gil Peñalosa sponsored by: Recreation Connections Manitoba City of Winnipeg, Parks and Open Spaces Division Manitoba in motion Refreshments sponsored by: Resource Conservation Manitoba Location sponsored by: The Forks Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Coordinator Winnipeg Trails Association 202 One Forks Market Road Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9 Cell (204) 952-4222 Fax (204) 943-7915 <mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca> jlukes(a)shaw.ca <http://www.winnipegtrails.com/> www.WinnipegTrails.com

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Jane's Walk in Winnipeg
by Beth McKechnie 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Jane's Walk comes to Winnipeg! Jane's Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours, offered by interested locals (like you) who share their passion for their neighbourhoods to interested participants. The walks are named after Jane Jacobs, noted urbanist, writer and activist, who had always encouraged people to get to know their city by getting out and walking. This is one way to promote her ideas and legacy around walkable, sustainable, compact and diverse cities. Jane's Walk took place last year in Toronto and New York, and is expanding this year to Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg. The walks will take place on the weekend of May 3 & 4, 2008. If you are interested in being part of Jane's Walk in Winnipeg, join us at the EcoCentre boardroom on Friday, Feb. 15 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave). Please RSVP to beth(a)resourceconservation.mb.ca so we know approximately how many people to expect. This is a fun opportunity to promote our mutual goals of getting people out walking, discovering their neighbourhood and thinking about smart growth in their cities. For background information, attached is a brief overview of Jane's Walk or check out the website: http://www.janeswalk.net/ cheers, Beth Green Commuting Initiatives Resource Conservation Manitoba (204) 925-3772

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MHLRC E-Newsletter
by Beth McKechnie 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

From: Mike Tutthill [mailto:mtutthill@mhlrc.ca] Sent: January-28-08 3:51 PM Subject: MHLRC E-Newsletter E-Newsletter January 28th, 2008 - Issue 1 100-6 Donald Street | Winnipeg, MB | R3L 0K6 | t: 204.949.2001 | f: 204.284.2404 | e: contact(a)mhlrc.ca | w: www.mhlrc.ca Welcome to the first issue of the Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse's monthly e-newsletter. The Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse (HRLC) works to enhance capacity for the delivery of healthy living initiatives. If you are receiving this e-newsletter you have been identified as an individual or organization promoting healthy living. The success of our newsletter depends on the contributions of people and organizations across Manitoba. Please contact us if you would like to: · promote an event; · share a community capacity building resource or tool; · be added or removed from the e-newsletter mailing list; · include a volunteer or employment opportunity in the e-newsletter; or · promote a call for proposals. Learning Opportunities Around Manitoba Dauphin Canadian Diabetes Association - Dauphin Diabetes Expo - February 23rd Swan River Canadian Diabetes Association - Coffee with the Experts - Presentation, February 2nd Winnipeg Manitoba Centre for Health Policy - New HIPC Procedures - Presentation, February 6th Canadian Diabetes Association - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - Presentations, to March 26th Recreation Connections Manitoba - Annual Provincial Conference - February 27th - 29th Manitoba Lung Association - Not-On-Tobacco Facilitator Training - February 7th Volunteer Manitoba - Board Development Series - Workshop, February 4th - March 17th Volunteer Manitoba - New Income Tax Issues Affecting Charities - Workshop, March 12th Volunteer Manitoba - Becoming Diversity Friendly - Workshop, March 4th Manitoba Food Charter - Growing Local Conference - March 7th - 8th IMPACT - Injury Free Manitoba Conference - June 2nd - 3rd Throughout Manitoba Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Education, Courses - Ongoing Manitoba Fitness Council - Fitness Instructor Training Courses - Ongoing Volunteer Manitoba - Program Planning & Evaluation - Distance Education, TBA National Banff 2008 Governor General's Leadership Conference - June 6th - 20th CFLRI - 2008 Physical Activity for Public Health Course - September 29th - October 2nd Guelph University of Guelph - Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference - June 9th - 11th On-line Community Health Networks (CHNET-Works!) - Fireside Chats - Presentations, Ongoing Québec Canadian Recreation Facility Council - National Arena Symposium - Conference, May 2nd - 4th ICOH - Psychosocial Factors at Work - Conference, September 1st - 4th Toronto HPSS - Health Promotion Summer School - June 23rd - 25th Vancouver CHSPR - Evidence Soup for the Policy Maker's Soul - Conference, March 4th - 5th Teaching Games for Understanding - Conference - May 14th - 17th Funding Opportunities inMotion Communities Institute of Aboriginal People's Health Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Neighbourhood Renewal Fund WISE Fund Nominations Reh-Fit Centre Foundation - Healthy Living Awards - February 22nd nominations close Health Promotion - February Heart Month White Cane Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day Calendar of Health Promotion Days - 2008 Please send us your photos of healthy living in your community. We are in the process of updating our website to better reflect our partners in the community and would like to have photos of Manitoba community initiatives. Please ensure that you have the permission of people in the photos. Thanks in advance for your contributions. Do you have any comments or questions for improving our E-Newsletter? Please contact us, we would really appreciate your feedback. Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse 100-6 Donald Street | Winnipeg, MB | R3L 0K6 | t: 204.949.2001 | f: 204.284.2404 | e: contact(a)mhlrc.ca | w: www.mhlrc.ca Mike Tutthill Information and Access Coordinator Manitoba Healthy Living Resource Clearinghouse 100-6 Donald Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6 tel: 204.949.2002 1.800.731.1792 fax: 204.284.2404 email: mtutthill(a)mhlrc.ca

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SEEKING SUGGESTIONS: Sustainable Transportation at PN2008
by Richard Milgrom 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Hi all: At the last PN2008 Conference planning meeting we decided that the public event to be held on Thursday, July 17th should focus on sustainable transportation issues. We are currently fundraising and should have a some funding to bring in a speaker or two, but we thought these would be a good forums to solicit suggestions. Any ideas would be appreciated! More information about the conference can be found at: www.pnmb.org We will be posting additional information soon, including the list of mobile workshops (that we hope will mostly rely on AT and public transit). Thanks Richard -- Richard Milgrom Assistant Professor Department of City Planning Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada phone: 204.474.6868 fax: 204.474.7532 email: milgrom(a)cc.umanitoba.ca

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