{"id":66425,"date":"2025-08-13T12:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66425\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:01:07","slug":"the-burnaby-velodrome-is-in-trouble-help-save-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66425\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burnaby Velodrome is in trouble\u2014help save it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Burnaby Velodrome is facing an uncertain future. The City of Burnaby has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new operator of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/ridesevents\/join-the-first-bvc-mania-racing-weekend-at-the-burnaby-velodrome\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">velodrome<\/a> has been based for more than 25 years. An RFP is essentially an invitation for organizations to submit plans to run the facility. That opens the door for potential changes to its operation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a popular indoor track and important hub for local cyclists, so it\u2019s important to make sure it stays there.<\/p>\n<p>How you can help<\/p>\n<p>Cycling BC is urging the cycling community to act. \u201cWe have a unique opportunity to rally support and show decision-makers the powerful and diverse community that the velodrome serves\u2014not just elite athletes, but youth, masters riders, families, and newcomers to the sport,\u201d the organization said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters are being asked to submit letters of support, make short videos, or offer other skills to strengthen the community\u2019s bid.<\/p>\n<p>Act now for the future of the Burnaby Velodrome<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s training in winter, coaching youth, or finding a second family on the track\u2014your voice counts,\u201d Cycling BC said.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for input is Sept. 3, ahead of the proposal submission on Oct. 2. Organizers say strong community engagement is essential to ensure the velodrome continues to serve generations of cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>For more on how to get involved, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScksPdNfXoWbXcb96ig2QMThAK_BxN1ID7F1UudH2RUzJFnFw\/viewform\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">google form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Burnaby Velodrome is facing an uncertain future. The City of Burnaby has issued a Request for Proposal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66426,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-66425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}