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Entries tagged: Culture LinkGrant Boosts Toronto’s Newcomer Cycling ProjectToronto Cyclists Union recently announced that a new grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will give their Newcomers Cycling According to Toronto Cyclists Union, “During this year’s Bike Month, the partnership hopes to release the Toronto Cyclists Handbook in 15 languages, as per our ‘From back home to our new home’ poster series, and to distribute the handbook to newcomer communities thanks also to generous support from the Toronto Community Foundation. Through interactive workshops, the coordinator will start to mobilize cyclists from newcomer communities to actively engage in a grass-roots effort to make our city more bike-friendly.” Kristin Schwartz takes up this new and exciting challenge as the new Cycling Outreach Coordinator. Kristin can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information on Toronto Cyclists Union visit http://www.bikeunion.to.
Posted by krsteele04 on March 13, 2010
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Project a boost. Recently awarded a 2010 Alliance Advocacy Award for innovation, the project is part of a joint effort with CultureLink Settlement Services to promote cycling amongst newcomer communities. The partnership is entering into the second phase of the outreach campaign in 2010 and the new grant will fund a full time coordinator to serve the campaign and expand cycling outreach initiatives amongst newcomers to Toronto.
