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Building the Blue Route

Nova Scotia is constructing a 3,000 km bike route network, albeit very slowly

June 28, 2017 By Erica Butler

Last fall over 800 people showed up on Nova Scotia’s French Shore to ride the Gran Fondo Baie Sainte-Marie, a mass-start 35- to 120-kilometre-long bike tour along coastal and country roads between Yarmouth and Weymouth. This September, even more are expected to register for the event, now in its third year. On the south shore,...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Ben Buckwold, Bicycle Nova Scotia, Blue Route, NS bike trails

Cycling Collision Card will help alleviate confusion after accidents

September 27, 2016 By Erica Butler 7 Comments

A friend of mine was hit by a car last year, and because of her modest income, she refused an ambulance ride from the scene to the hospital, where she could be properly assessed for a head injury. Days later she wound up in Emergency anyway, suffering from the tell-tale signs of a concussion. Setting […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ben Buckwold, Bicycle Nova Scotia, Cycling Collision Card, Dal Bike Centre, Eliza Jackson, Halifax Cycling Coalition, Kelsey Lane

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