The Tri-Cities are gearing up for the annual Bike to Work Week, which means that starting Tuesday, "celebration stations" offering free bike tune-ups and refreshments will be cropping up around Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
The cycling week began 17 years ago in Victoria and has grown to include more B.C. communities each year. This year, a total of 23 areas across the province are participating.
"People will have different reasons why they do it," said Bike to Work B.C. director Penny Noble. "For some, it's the health benefits; for others, they find commuting to work on a bike easier and more convenient. Others do it for the environment. But our primary motive is to encourage people to commute to work on a bike."
Celebration stations in the Tri-Cities will be at the following locations on the following days:
Tuesday, Port Coquitlam: From 6:30 to 9 a.m. at the northeast corner of Coast Meridian Road and Lougheed Highway, there will be free refreshments and free bike repairs and service.
Wednesday, Coquit-lam: From 4 to 6 p.m. at the corner of Foster Avenue and Poirier Street, there will be free refreshments and bike repairs and service.
Thursday, Port Moody: From 6 to 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Ioco Road and Murray Street, there will be free refreshments and free bike repairs and service.
Thursday, Coquitlam: From 6:30 to 9 a.m. near the Evergreen Cultural Centre, northeast corner of Pinetree Way and Guildford Way, there will be free refreshments and bike repairs and service as well as information about the Central Valley Greenway Extension Project.
