06/15/2025
BIKE MINDS is a free event in Ottawa where people share positive cycling experiences. Here are 5 speakers and their bio's who will speak this Thursday, June 19. Come and listen to the people who turned their cycling passion into a job. This Thursday (doors open 6 pm, start 6:30 pm). You can order free tickets on line via the webpage. Details here:
https://bikeminds.ca/2025/06/05/bike-minds-goes-outdoors/
BIKE MINDS + Career
Weather permitting, we are hoping to organise an outdoor event this time. If it is raining, we’ll move inside obviously. Our next BIKE MINDS event is on June 19, 2025. Once again, we’ll be me…
04/02/2025
Now LRT phase 2 slowly reaches the finish line (albeit some time before you can roll to Bayshore), it is a good time to take a new look at bike share as a transportation option to cover the so called 'last mile' from an LRT station to the final destination:
https://hansonthebike.com/2025/03/27/ottawa-gatineau-try-bike-share/
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Should Ottawa - Gatineau try a bike share again? - Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond
A bike share in Ottawa has been long on the wish list. Envirocentre released a report in 2024 that looks at the options
03/31/2025
Today is National Indigenous Languages Day in Canada. Do you know the meaning of the following Anishinaabe words?
Miigwetch
Pangishimo
Kìwekì
Mikan
Adàwe
Mādahòkì
Wabano
National Indigenous Languages Day - Canada.ca
March 31 is National indigenous Languages Day. It is a day to celebrate and honour the more than 70 distinct Indigenous languages are currently spoken by First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada.
03/31/2025
We have a candidate: Prashanta Dhakal has registered as candidate for the Green Party in Ottawa West - Nepean. He is not yet mentioned on the Green Party's website.
03/31/2025
Hi everyone. So far three candidates have officially registered at Elections Canada for Ottawa West - Nepean. Here is the link to where you can see the updates for Ottawa West - Nepean:
Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?
Please note that the close of nominations for candidates is Monday, April 7, 2025. Therefore, the list of confirmed candidates may be incomplete. The complete list of confirmed candidates will be available on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
03/20/2025
Looking for something positive? Why not attending BIKE MINDS?
The next BIKE MINDS event is on April 2. You can read all about it on the BIKE MINDS Eventbrite page and sign up. As usual, entrance is free. It takes place at the Ottawa Bike Cafe on Sparks Street in Ottawa. BIKE MINDS is all about sharing positive cycling stories. Here is the line up:
Christina Bouchard: Bikes and Exportation: From the Unbuilt to Net-Zero Land Use
Alan Shain: Modifying a recumbent bike to accommodate my cerebral palsy
Dick Louch: Organizing a Community Bike Festival
Gary Bradshaw: Cycling without Age Initiatives Across Canada
Ken Slemko: Being a Passenger in the Cycling Without Age Bike Day on the Hill
BIKE MINDS - April 2, 2025 - Ottawa
Get ready to hear inspiring stories from cyclists of all kinds at BIKE MINDS on April 2, 2025, in Ottawa