On September 1, 2015 a number of new fines came into effect that relate to cycling. We’re listing below all of the changes to Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act that relate to cycling and that are now in effect. Some of … Continue reading →
The City of Greater Sudbury is offering some cycling courses, including beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses, for both adults and children. More information on the courses can be found here: http://sudburycycles.ca/cycling-courses/ Register here: http://greatersudbury.ca/register/ or call 311, or visit a Community Service … Continue reading →
In April 2014, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) released #CycleON Action Plan 1.0, the first Action Plan to implement #CycleON: Ontario’s Cycling Strategy. Two of the key commitments made as part of Action Plan 1.0 are to: • Invest $10 million over … Continue reading →
Do you know a child who wants to learn to ride their two-wheel bike? Some of our CAN-Bike instructors will be teaching courses for the City of Greater Sudbury. Here’s information on the Kids Learn to Ride courses:
Continue reading →The SCU sent an email today to City Council and to our new MPPs about an incident that happened over the weekend where an ore truck forced one of our members off the road on MR 35. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBoQAt3kSA. … Continue reading →
There are a number of really great things that are happening in the realms of support and legislation for cycling in Ontario. As cyclists, we need to be aware of these initiatives as they provide us with tools to ensure … Continue reading →
Check out the Northern Life for an article on the Greater Sudbury Police Services safety blitz for June 2013 – pedestrian and cycling safety. Article According to the statistics presented in the article, last year there were 80 collisions in … Continue reading →
CAN-BIKE is a cycling education program that teaches cycling skills to children and adults. A national program directed by Cycling Canada Cyclisme, CAN-BIKE courses offer a wide variety of courses, from Kids and Adult Learn to Ride up to CAN-BIKE … Continue reading →
Exciting news! Thanks to the Rainbow Routes Association Sudbury Cycles program, there will be a number of cycling courses offered in Sudbury during the summer. Several SCU members, who are now certified CAN-BIKE instructors, will be participating in the delivery … Continue reading →
The SCU is beginning its presentations to Sudbury CANs (Community Action Networks). There are 17 CANs in Subury. Some of them are very active, while others are not. We’ve so far presented to the Coniston, Ward 12 (New Sudbury) and … Continue reading →
For those of us who put our bikes away for this long and snowy winter, it’s almost time to start thinking about getting our bikes ready for spring. If you’ve not yet done it, one of the things that you … Continue reading →
At our GM this evening, one of our members told us that a driver’s ed instructor here in Sudbury had very forcefully informed his wife (who was taking driver’s ed) that bicycles do not belong on the road. He apparently … Continue reading →