We felt a special kinship when we visited with the Montreal Bike Club and have remained in contact. Malcolm McRae is their leader for this very civic oriented bike club. Consistent with that orientation they have established Cycling Without Age. chapter.
Dear Wheelmen and Wheelwomen
Spring is approaching and the 2021 season of the Montreal Bicycle Club is about to begin. Last year, Covid made it impossible for the club to have overnight excursions or larger group rides. Like many people I spent too much time this last winter on Zoom Meetings or working on the computer. I hope that this summer we can all spend more time doing the things we love outdoors.
Last November some of the Montreal Bicycle Club members started to consider what the club could do this coming summer that would help those seniors who were hit hard by the andemic. It was decided to start a local Cycling Without Age Chapter and offer rides to those who would like to join us on outings but are not able to cycle themselves.
A 25 % down payment was made for a club CWA trishaw and we will now begin fundraising for the additional 75%. Hopefully this private CWA initiative will some day turn into an expanded public program. A slide presentation of our plans were given 19 March 2021 to the City of Westmount officials and can be viewed here.
https://montrealbicycleclub.weebly.com/cycling-without-age-in-westmount.html
If you would like to contribute to the trishaw purchase it can be done through a Go Fund Me webpage or by contacting me directly. The trishaw is now assembled in the bicycle shop and is available for delivery. My hope is that we take delivery in late April or early May.
