Pedal for the Planet launch
Take action on climate change
Pedal for the Planet is our chance for individuals, organizations and communities to join together, to ensure that Canada does its fair share to tackle the climate crisis. Starting on July 3, people across the country will join rides and walks leaving the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Using bikes, trains and other modes of green transport, we will demonstrate our personal commitment to change, and relay our expectations for a Copenhagen climate treaty on to Ottawa.
Get involved!
Volunteers are needed every step of the way. We need: cyclists and walkers to join rides and walks, tour leaders who have experience with long-distance cycling trips, people to drive a hybrid electric support vehicle, and help finding organic farms and campgrounds where people can stay. We also need donations to ensure that this is a successful event across the country. Contact someone in your region to find out how you can participate!
Website: Pedal for the Planet
Tip of the hat to Alan M.
Thursday, September 10
* 4 pm - Pedal for the Planet riders arrive in Kingston.
* 5 - 6:30 pm - Tar Sands Teach-in, with Clayton Thomas-Muller,
Indigenous Environmental Network. Learn about the devastating
impacts of the tar sands. Location: Mackintosh Corry B201,
Queen’s University. A Pedal for the Planet event, brought to you
by the Indigenous Environmental Network, OPIRG Kingston and
Sierra Club Canada.
Friday, September 11
* 9 am - Pedal for the Planet riders will go on a tour of Wolfe Island,
visiting the wind turbines.
Saturday, September 12
* 9:30 - 10:30 am - Join Pedal for the Planet riders outside the main
doors of Kingston City Hall, 216 Ontario St. Ride from Kingston
to Ottawa leaves at 10:30 am.
Join the Ride from Kingston to Ottawa!
To register for the Kingston to Ottawa ride, download a form and
email it to Emma Cane, emmac@sierraclub.ca.
http://kyotoplus.ca/pedal/?page_id=1329
For more info about Pedal for the Planet rides and events, visit
http://www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal.
Help spread the word - join the Facebook group and events, and
invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=91605064668
Pedalling to Parliament on September 15th
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242190970245
Pedal for the Planet is a KYOTOplus initiative supported by
Sierra Club Canada, Sierra Youth Coalition, Oxfam Canada,
Climate Action Network and other organizations across the country.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
12:15 - 1 pm: Pedal for the Planet Rally on Parliament Hill. Join the rally to call for action on climate change. Welcome Pedal for the Planet riders as they converge on Parliament Hill. Cyclists will be riding all the way from Whitehorse, Victoria, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto and other cities. Bring your bike, and cheer on the riders!
1 - 2 pm: Pedal for the Planet Ride: From Canada to Copenhagen. Join the search for Canada’s missing climate action plan, starts on Parliament Hill. The ride is a virtual world tour from embassy to embassy, searching for clues for climate action. We will relay our findings to members of the Environment Committee who are debating Bill C-311, the Copenhagen climate bill. Let’s help Members of Parliament design a climate action plan for Canada.
7 pm: Pedal for the Planet Celebration with Marabou at the Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street, Ottawa (doors open at 6:30 pm).
For more information about Pedal for the Planet events and rides, visit:
www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal
Help spread the word, join the Pedal for the Planet Facebook group and event, and invite all your friends.
Ontario: On August 24, a team of cyclists will leave Windsor, Ontario, heading to London, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto, Pickering, Oshawa, Belleville, Kingston, Perth and Ottawa. To join the rides, contact Emma Cane, Sierra Club Ontario Chapter, emmac@sierraclub.ca, (416) 960-9606.
Ottawa-Gatineau: Visit the Pedal for the Planet website for info about events September 14-18. Contact Mike Buckthought, Sierra Club Canada, mikeb@sierraclub.ca, (613) 241-4611 x235.
Support Pedal for the Planet!
- To donate online, using Visa, Mastercard or American Express, please visit: https://getinvolved.sierraclub.ca/pedal.php
- If you prefer to make a gift by cheque, please mail it to: Sierra Club Canada, 412-1 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7. Please make the cheque payable to Sierra Club Canada Foundation and note “Pedal for the Planet” in the memo field.
Mayor John Fenik is welcoming a group of cyclists coming into Perth on Sunday September 13th as part of "From Canada to Copenhagen: Pedal for the Planet". This KYOTOplus initiative is a cross-country bicycle relay, calling for action on climate change. The riders head on to Ottawa on September 14th, and then congregate at Parliament Hill at noon on September 15th.
The cyclists are expected to arrive in Perth between noon and 1:00 pm, and will be greeted (and treated to lunch) by Mayor Fenik at the Perth Museum (11 Gore St E) before heading on towards Ottawa. You are all encouraged to come out and help welcome them. Better yet, come by bike and ride in or out or Perth with them for a ways, and support their call for action.
For more information, check out www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal or call Alfred Von Mirbach at 613 267 4829.
[ecoPerth / REAL Smith Falls]