Friday, February 12, 2016 is the 4th annual

international 

Winter Bike to Work Day
..and first ever Winter Bike to School Day.

How it Works
Commit to ride. Put a snowflake on the world map. Watch it grow. 
Schools can participate; teachers do a 30second survey.

International highlights so far:
Kids in Oulu are keeping their city's hopes alive and testing software made in Winnipeg. :)
Canada's Federal Environment Minister will be riding her red bike.
Russia's official twitter account approves of Moscow's warm up ride. 
Right now there are 1.7 people signing up around the globe every minute.
...and much more. 

STUFF HAPPENING IN WINNIPEG!

MORNING COFFEE 
Bike by and grab a free coffee until 9:30 at:
Little Sister on River
Fool + Horses on Broadway
Parlour Coffee Shop on Main
Cafe Postale on Provencher
or
Thom Bargen on Sherbrooke
...if free hot chocolate is more your thing, swing by the Breakfast on Ice at the Forks until 10am. 

LUNCH HOUR - DOWNTOWN 
Meet up at Fools + Horses at noon for an informal discussion with Winnipeggers freshly returned from the international Winter Cycling Congress in Minneapolis-St.Paul. Learn what it takes to become a world-class bike-friendly city. 

LUNCH HOUR RIDE - U OF M
Meet at the UMSU Bike Shop (lower level Helen Glass) at 12:15 for a 30 minute group ride around campus, co-hosted by UMSU and the Office of Sustainability.

EVENING - WE PARTY!
Join the Jack Frost Challenge crew at 17:30 at the Yellow Dog or swing by after supper at 19:30 at “The Echo Palace*” (on the Red under the Norwood bridge). Make some maple taffy, smokies, project some video and enjoy some tunes before biking to Festival du Voyageur!!!

LATEST NEWS ON FACEBOOK
Stay tuned to Bike Winnipeg and Winnipeg Trails for any emerging info about local events. Follow the event on Twitter or Facebook to see the latest scores and watch what's happening around the world. 

*If you're not sure where/what the Echo Palace refers to, try out the Winnipeg Trails app. 
If you can show us the Echo Palace gem on you phone, you will win some awesome prizes. 

See the poster.

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