Sunday Bikedays starts today with a Canada 150 special loop

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It’s one of Ottawa’s great summer traditions, and the 47th season of NOKIA Sunday Bikedays will kick off today with a special car-free loop on Confederation Boulevard to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Confederation Boulevard will be car-free for a one-time event today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The route includes Wellington Street and Mackenzie Avenue in Ottawa, Laurier Street in Gatineau, and the Portage and Alexandra bridges.


Special Canada 150 loop for Sunday Bikedays on May 21, 2017.


This special loop will connect to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Colonel By Drive.

At the launch event to be held at Major’s Hill park, there will family-friendly activities such buskers, DJ, face painting, inflatable structures, bike repairs, food kiosks, water station and community partner booths.


Regular season: car-free parkways

NOKIA Sunday Bikedays, the Capital’s popular program, is presented by the National Capital Commission (NCC), in collaboration with 18-year title sponsor NOKIA, volunteers from Gowling WLG, the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario and new Bikedays sponsor the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC).

Sundays mornings, from May 21 to September 3, 2017, outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of more than 50 kilometres of scenic parkways in the heart of the Capital Region. Parkways in Ottawa–Gatineau are car-free and open exclusively to cyclists, in-line skaters, runners, walkers and people with mobility aids.

Car-free Ottawa parkways

Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway (9 kilometres ): 9 am to 1 pm
The westbound lanes of the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, located on the south side of the Ottawa River just west of the downtown core, from Booth Street to Carling Avenue. The parkway is monitored by NCC volunteers.

Colonel By Drive (8 kilometres): 9 am to 1 pm
Both lanes of Colonel By Drive, located on the east side of the Rideau Canal, from Daly Street to the Hog’s Back Bridge. The parkway is monitored by volunteers from Gowling WLG.

Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway (8 kilometres): 9 am to 1 pm
Both lanes of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, running along the south side of the Ottawa River, just east of the downtown core, from the Aviation Parkway to St. Joseph Boulevard in Orléans. The parkway is monitored by volunteers from the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario.

* NOKIA Sunday Bikedays will not be held on Colonel By Drive, the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway on Sunday, May 28, for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.



Car-free Gatineau Park parkways

The Gatineau, Champlain and Fortune Lake parkways (30.5 kilometres), which are ideal destinations for cycling enthusiasts who enjoy steep hills, are closed to motor vehicles from 6 am to 11 am. One section (3.5 kilometres), to the north of Chemin du Lac-Meech, is ideal for families with young children, and is closed for two additional hours, from 6 am to 1 pm.



Free bike clinics

Once again this year, representatives from the NOKIA Switchbacks will be on hand to offer free bike checks.

Clinic: NOKIA Switchbacks free bike checks

Location: Colonel By Drive (near Clegg Street)
Date and time: Sundays*, from May 21 to September 3, 9 am to 1 pm * Except May 28.



NEW THIS YEAR

Water stations

For the first time, you can take advantage of three roving water stations on the Ottawa parkways. This service is offered for the first time by PIPSC. Water stations were a popular request received by the NCC through public feedback and consultations.



Youth Entrepreneurship Program

In partnership with JA Ottawa, we are launching a youth entrepreneurship pilot program as part of NOKIA Sunday Bikedays. Interested children and youth, between the ages of 5 and 17, are invited to apply to operate a kiosk on select NCC parkways during NOKIA Sunday Bikedays.

The program includes a fun, hands-on educational workshop by JA Ottawa to introduce children and youth to the world of entrepreneurship, followed by an opportunity to set up a stand for three Sundays during the summer. The workshops will be organized for three different age groups: 5 to 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to17.



Volunteers

The NCC is still looking for volunteers who are available to help with monitoring traffic intersections. Please contact the Volunteer Centre at 613-239-5373 or volunteer_benevoles@ncc-ccn.ca.

The NCC is proud of its association with the following media partners of NOKIA Sunday Bikedays: Metro Ottawa, Le Droit, KISS FM, Rouge fm, CHEZ 106 and ÉNERGIE.



LINKS

NOKIA Sunday Bikedays



The following organizations will have booths at Major’s Hill Park:

· Traffic Injury Research Foundation

· Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario

· EnviroCentre

· Bike Ottawa

· Canada 150

· JA Ottawa

· Canadian Red Cross / Croix-Rouge canadienne

· Aquahaulics

· Safer Roads Ottawa

· Ottawa Public Health

· NOKIA

· Capital Vélo Fest

· PIPSC

· Pathway Patrol – City of Ottawa



The following organizations will have booths in Gatineau (in front of the Maison du citoyen):

· Mobi-O

· Action vélo Outaouais

· Vélo-Services

· Tourisme Outaouais



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