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The Calgary tour de nuit Society, Canada’s fastest growing active and sustainable transportation organization, has received stimulus funding from the Environmental Intern program being administered by the YM/YWCA. The grant has a value in excess of $20,000 and represents an increase in the operating budget of 66% over the current fiscal year.

The intern position is for nine months and will hopefully allow the Society to hire a mature individual who can help mentor and guide a team of summer students in the 2010 commuter cycling season. “We now have the ability to open project files prior to the hiring summer students and ensure that their impact and productivity will be maximized,” stated President Gary Beaton. Calgary is the worst major city in Canada for cycling and in North America is tied with Detroit.

The new hire will join one of North America’s most innovative cycling organizations, incorporated in January, as it prepares for its first membership drive. Following an action-packed summer schedule that saw CtdnS launch Calgary’s first bike festival and first on-street, closed-road commuter bike tour, CtdnS established itself as a credible voice for active transportation. Its program sparked a host of copycat events, some in direct competition, and even the formation of a geriatric advocacy group of old-timers.

On Sunday, August 23, the streets of Calgary will come alive with the sound of cyclists biking through the city to raise awareness about the advantages of pedal-powered transportation. The 14-kilometer ‘Ride the Road’ Tour is organized by the newly formed Calgary tour de nuit Society and will highlight the need for improved infrastructure for bike commuters.

For more information and to register for the Calgary Tour, click here…