All things IMBA Canada, ON
In my IMBA Ontario MTB Summit post I touched upon the formation of a Ontario MTB Leadership Council, and then left you all hanging with “later for that.” Later is now.
The short version is we are having the inaugural meeting of the IMBA Ontario Leadership Council at the Toronto International Bike Show, on Friday, [...]
Way back in September of 2009 we held the first ever IMBA Ontario Mountain Bike Summit. The premise was simple: for too long the many mountain bike advocates in the province had been acting in isolation. While they were doing a good job in there area, there was very little connection to the rest of [...]
I’m a bit tardy with this one, so if you’re interested act fast the deadline is Jan 25th, this coming Monday.
The TRCA is seeking members for the next term of the Don Watershed Regeneration Council. From the invitation email:
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is seeking committed members for a new term of the DON [...]
I read over on Take the Lane (an excellent cycling blog that focuses mostly on road based cycling issues) that Cambridge is forming a cycling committee. It will be a sub-committee of the Cambridge Trails Advisory Committee and ultimately report to Council through the Transportation and Public Works Department.
The group will do its own research [...]
Late in 2009 a thread showed up on MTBR, asking “who is representing mountain biking in Hamilton?” Good question. To the best of everyone’s knowledge no one was, at least in a focused organized fashion. The kind of representation that you need if you’re going to become a stakeholder in land access discussions, not be [...]
The other day I got a sweet new IMBA 2010 calendar in the mail. Why did I get it? Not because I’m staff, but because I contributed $40 to the Annual Fund. What’s the Annual Fund? Glad you asked.
Each year IMBA asks all it’s members, and the broader mountain biking community, to pledge their support [...]
The Friday before the Thanksgiving weekend I attended a meeting of the Community Development and Recreation Committee of the City of Toronto. I was asked to attend because I was consulted for my input on the BMX Go Forward Strategy.
“Hold up there Jason, what’s BMX got to do with Mountain Biking?” Glad you asked. You [...]
IMBA was formed in 1988 by a group of Californian mountain bikers concerned about the closure of trails to mountain biking. 21 years later we’ve made a lot of progress, but we are still seeing closures. Not as many as before, but one closure is still one too many.
It appears that misinformed politicians and city [...]
Mountain Biking in Ontario, and in some cases IMBA specifically, has been popping up in some non-bike press recently. I thought I’d share a few items with you.
First up is Chill Magazine. They did a short profile on mountain biking. Here’s an excerpt:
Nothing beats tearing through the forest and open fields on a cross-country trail. [...]
Just posted are more details on the Ontario Summit Sessions. These session are in addition to some great group rides, the Canadian Premiere of New World Disorder 10: Dust and Bones, and a great weekend with some fellow mountain bikers!
We hope to see you in Kitchener. Register here today.
Here’s the details:
Building Mountain Bike Advocacy in [...]