Bicycle Friendly Award Winners 2007

The Bicycle Friendly Awards were presented to ten deserving organizations at Regional Council on October 18, 2007. This program, sponsored by the Regional Niagara Bicycling Committee and Niagara Region Public Health, was established to recognize organizations that promote and support cycling in the Niagara region as cycling contributes to improved individual health and our environment.

 Awards are presented in a series of categories, including, workplace, business, community groups, and government institutions.  Award recipients comprise organizations from Welland, St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Niagara Falls.

 The recipients of the Bicycle Friendly Award 2007 were:

 Workplaces

Name: Ontario Power Generation Niagara Plant Group    Awarded: Gold

Ontario Power Generation Niagara Plant Group is commended for incorporating cycling into the course of the work day by promoting the use of bicycles for transportation around the plant.

Name:  GDX Automotive   Awarded: Silver

GDX Automotive is commended for their active living policy which includes a statement about promoting active commuting to work.

Name: Community Living Welland Pelham   Awarded: Silver

Community Living Welland Pelham  is particularly noted for  their positive and supportive work environment. This year they entered two teams in the ‘Bike to get there…’ campaign. Quoted from their application, ”An award is always nice and we would love to receive one, but having more and more people using the trails for biking… makes us all winners.”

Name: Niagara Region Corporate Wellness Committee  Awarded Silver

The Corporate Wellness Committee is particularly noted for their physical activity policy and encouragement of active transportation.

Name: City of Welland   Awarded: Bronze

The City of Welland is most noted for the daily cycling events they hosted for their employees during launch week of the campaign, Bike to get there where you live, learn, work and play.

 

Business

             Name: Bikefit    Award: Gold

Bikefit is most noted for their ongoing five year support of RNBC cycling initiatives by donating prizes as well as sponsoring the Sunflower Squad, a women’s only cycling group.