Never doubt that a voice in the right ear can have a consequence.  As cyclists we can do more than just comment to each other.  Have your say!

Here are TWO things you can support HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

Recently the City of Niagara Falls made some small improvements to roads the Amici Club cycles, notably a sweeping of Mountain Road bike lane and a repair of a "tire sucking" dip on Beaverdams Rd just before Beechwood.

NF Councillor, Victor Pietrangelo took this further and motioned that the City of NF put in a program to more regularly clean the bike lines they build!

https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news-story/9645270-falls-to-consider...

Show your support, thanks, and appreciation by contacting other representatives in the City and Region:

City of Niagara Falls City Council Members Contact: https://niagarafalls.ca/city-hall/council/members.aspx

Niagara Region Council Members Contact:  https://www.niagararegion.ca/government/council/profiles/default.aspx

• clean bike lanes means more cyclists will use them
• clean bike lanes will increase safety for both cyclists and motorists
• when more citizens cycle on the bike lanes, we are reducing our carbon footprint.  This simple initiative supports our collective legal obligation under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
• access to clean bike lines encourages citizens of all ages to participate in a more active life-style, using them not just for leisure and exercise but also as an Active Transportation route.  Active Commuting at all ages has been proven to have a health benefit

What about BUILDING BIKE LANES?  Can we help with that?  YES WE CAN!

The City Of Thorold is evaluating a proposal to improve St.David's Road, Townline Road and the possibility of providing an active transportation connection to the Welland Canal Parkway Trail.  This proposal would be very beneficial to all cyclists and particularly anyone living along this corridor. 

Such projects only proceed with public support.

You can support this by: 

The link to the Thorold website that invites comments is here:

https://www.thoroldtalks.ca/environmental-assessment-st-davids-road  

Complete a survey here:

https://form.thorold.ca/Survey

Or, e-mail directly those managing the project, here:

thoreng@thorold.com  Re: St.David's / Townline W. Road, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Attention: Sean Dunsmore, P.Eng. 

Here's to a future with more cycling friendly areas where we will no longer have people who don't ride their bikes because they don't feel safe.  If you want more information on how your Amici Club advocates for safer, more inclusive cycling, contact me. 

Bev Wright

Amici Club Secretary

905-933-3672

To the rescue,    I'll take the lead,    1-to 1-1/4   nothing crazy and definitley home before dark.

On Thursday, October 17, 2019 the Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation is hosting an inspiring evening titled JOURNEY BACK TO HEALTH. 

Who would like to join us?  We can purchase tickets @ $90 each ($720 for a table of 8) and you will receive a tax receipt for $50.  Have a nice meal with your Amici and get inspired by this NF athelete!

• WHAT:      The Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation Dinner Fundraiser
• WHEN      Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 4:30 -9:30 pm
• WHERE    Club Italia, 2525 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S4 
• BONUS!   A speaker series and knowledge exchange over dinner. An information market 4:00-6:00 with Speakers and Health Care Practitioners Call to Dinner 6:00 pm. 

The keynote address by Shelley Gautier will highlight this empowering real life story about a physiotherapist and avid athlete who goes from a rocky recovery after a cycling accident, to rocking the para-cycling world on her custom-made trike. The Foundation has a number of health professionals who have been part of the journey to develop solutions in para-sport and they will be onsite to provide ideas and a roadmap to a healthier life. 

The Journey Back to Health event will be hosted at Club Italia with doors opening at 4:00 pm so guests have a chance to talk with health professionals at the information market in the lobby. Tickets are available for $100 which will include a Club Italia custom dinner which guest will enjoy while learning more about adaptive sport and the resources that encourages inclusive para- sport programs. Please consider purchasing tickets to support a Niagara athlete who saw a need while facing her challenges and found a solution so everyone could be inspired to do more. 

The Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate the work done in our community, the power of access to the right equipment, and how each of us can leave the road better than we found it. Please go to www.sgpsf.ca for more details. 

The net proceeds from the evening will make a difference. Education, para-cycling equipment and more access will break down barriers for people living with disabilities, enabling them to participate in para-sport activities. All monies raised in Niagara stays in the Niagara to purchase more para-cycling equipment 

• Did you know? Shelley Gautier is going for Paralympic gold in Tokyo 2020 
• Did you know? The Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation raises money to increase access to para-cycling equipment to bring recreational cycling to persons living with a disability in the Niagara Region. 

Speakers / Information Market Experts:

•  Mike Strange Master of Ceremonies ➢ Gord Singleton, World Cyclist and Board Member of the Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation.
•  Pat McKee, Retired Associate Professor Emeritus department of Occupational Science 
• and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. President of Anatomy Software International Inc.
•  Ben Sit, Sports Dietitian. Executive Producer and creator of the Television show; 
• “Highway to Health”.
•  Gordon Ruder, Certified Orthotist from Boundless Biomechanical Bracing, Toronto.
•  Victor Tilane, from Proto3000 Toronto, specializing in 3D printing
•  Shelley Gautier, Paralympian and Canada’s most decorated cyclist. 
•  Nadia Bakir, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
•  Frances Cortese, Mental Health consultant1Educator, RN, MSc
•  Christine DeFazio-Scott, Doctor of Chiropractic
•  James Maurini, Registered Physiotherapist
•  Pat McKee, Retired Associate Professor Emeritus department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
•  Ben Sit, Sports Dietitian ➢ D. J. Warkentin Osteopath
•  Aaron Yurkewich, PhD Candidate, Inventor of the Hero Glove 

For more detailed information about this event, or to make a donation please go to www.sgpsf.ca To Purchase your empowering tickets Call 905 354 7689 or email pcampigotto@cogeco.ca or suzanneletourneau@outlook.com