Residents of Nanaimo are being encouraged to take their bicycles to work later this month.
Fall Go By Bike Week is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, until Oct. 5, with a kick-off event set for Sept. 27 from 4-9 p.m. at Maffeo Sutton Park. Refreshments will be served and the Mid-Autumn Festival is putting on a fireworks show.
People in Nanaimo are encouraged to register their participation as they bike to work, school, to run errands or just for pleasure while taking part in events to win prizes, a city press release noted.
Participants can trip plan and stop by various celebration stations throughout the week, with stations to be set up at the Dufferin Crescent entrance of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Sunday, Sept. 28, 9-11 a.m.), Metral Drive and Mostar Road (Monday, Sept. 29, 7-9:30 a.m.), the E&N trail at Giggleswick Place (Wednesday, Oct. 1, 9-11 a.m.), Museum Way near the Port Theatre (Thursday, Oct. 2, 4-6 p.m.) and a closing event Oct. 3 at Maffeo Sutton Park from 3-6 p.m.
As well, there is a Bicycle Film Festival at Malaspina Theatre starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5.
The event is about more than just cycling, according to Madeline Koch, City of Nanaimo active transportation project specialist.
“It’s a movement toward a healthier, greener and more connected Nanaimo,” she said in the press release. “Whether you’re commuting, running errands, or just enjoying the ride, every pedal stroke counts.”
For more information, visit http://gobybikebc.ca/nanaimo.