biking

Bike Ottawa is putting together a new crowdsourced map that shows which pathways are regularly plowed in the winter. You can check it out here. Plowed paths are indicated by blue lines, while red means it is now plowed and yellow means status unknown. ...

_ (press release via Ottawa Police) _ The Ottawa Police Service Collisions Investigation Unit is investigating a serious collision involving an elderly male cyclist and a large commercial vehicle. On Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 at approximately 7:20am, a 79 year old male cyclist traveling northbound on Knudson Drive and a large garbage truck also driving northbound collided near the intersection of Shrek Crescent. ...

_ (via the NCC) _ With this week’s heavy snowfall, the cross-country ski and snowshoe season is officially open in Gatineau Park, the Capital’s conservation park. Outdoor enthusiasts currently have access to 105 kilometres of ski trails and 43 kilometres of snowshoe trails. ...

The 45th season of Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays kicks off on Sunday, May 17. This well-attended program is presented by the National Capital Commission (NCC), in collaboration with 16-year title sponsor Alcatel-Lucent and volunteers from Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP and the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario. ...