How a First Nation Saved a Rail Trail—And Changed the Region

How a First Nation Saved a Rail Trail—And Changed the Region

We talk with Phil McIntyre-Paul, a key organizer behind the Splatsin to Sicamous Corridor—a 50-km rail trail and active transportation greenway running parallel to Highway 97A between Sicamous and Armstrong in the North Okanagan. You'll hear how CP Rail's 2009 abandonment kicked off a long, messy acquisition process, why political turnover nearly derailed the project, and how Splatsin leadership changed everything by securing critical sections and bringing regional districts and municipalitie...

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Riding Toward Reconciliation: The Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program

Riding Toward Reconciliation: The Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program

We sit down with Patrick Lucas, founder and director of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program, to unpack how riding and trail building can become a doorway to confidence, health, and a renewed re...

22 Mai 30min

The Road Nobody Repaves: Rural BC Highways and the Active Transportation Gap

The Road Nobody Repaves: Rural BC Highways and the Active Transportation Gap

What rural road maintenance means for active transportation, and why it matters in BC communities where the highway is the only route. A freshly "maintained" road shouldn't make a stroller unusable or...

7 Mai 26min

Putting Nelson on the Map: Bikepacking for All in the West Kootenays

Putting Nelson on the Map: Bikepacking for All in the West Kootenays

Bikepacking is active transportation at its most adventurous, and it's far more accessible than it looks from the outside. The real magic, as today's guest explains, is how quickly it becomes doable o...

23 Apr 27min

Why Canada Needs Trained Bike Mechanics Now

Why Canada Needs Trained Bike Mechanics Now

Your bike doesn’t become “unrideable” when a chain wears out or a wheel goes out of true. It becomes unrideable when you can’t get it fixed quickly and affordably by someone who has the necessary skil...

6 Apr 27min

The Worst Place To Bike (Pender Island) FINALLY Gets A Bike Path!

The Worst Place To Bike (Pender Island) FINALLY Gets A Bike Path!

Rob Fawcett is a community builder on Pender Island who helped transform a dangerous, shoulderless road into a 2-km off-road, multi-use active transportation corridor. In this episode, we sat down wit...

26 Mar 31min

Anyone Can Ride! HUB Cycling Teaches Bike Skills for Life

Anyone Can Ride! HUB Cycling Teaches Bike Skills for Life

Cycling culture doesn’t magically appear when you paint a bike lane. It shows up when someone learns how to balance, brake, scan, signal, and ride with confidence in the real world. Alexis Thibeault,...

13 Mar 25min

Victoria BC: From No-Bike-Routes City to Cycling Capital

Victoria BC: From No-Bike-Routes City to Cycling Capital

A city whose first cycling network plan stated 'No Bike Routes Downtown' now leads Canada in cycling mode share, and ranks among North America’s best cycling cities. We sit down with Tim Hewett, Senio...

19 Feb 43min

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