{"id":17631,"date":"2017-06-21T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17631"},"modified":"2017-06-21T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:12:11","slug":"hit-the-trails-for-inaugural-bike-aurora-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/hit-the-trails-for-inaugural-bike-aurora-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the trails for inaugural Bike Aurora Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re looking for a little peace and solitude to clear your mind, an opportunity to get a bit closer to nature, or a chance to hit the road less travelled, Aurora\u2019s trails system offers something for everyone.
\nBut this Saturday, however, is your chance to put on your helmet, hop on your bike and explore everything Aurora\u2019s trails have to offer, all alongside like-minded individuals, at the inaugural Bike Aurora Day.
\nA brainchild of the Town\u2019s Trails & Active Transportation Committee, Bike Aurora Day is a chance to meet up in local parks \u2013 Ada Johnson Park, Copland Park, and Evans Park \u2013 and hit the trails network with fellow cyclists all keen on exploring the system and getting a bit of exercise.
\nBike Aurora Day will also offer free bike clinics at the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre, demonstrations of e-bikes, prizes, and more, for cyclists of all ages.
\n\u201cThis event is a celebration of Aurora\u2019s trails, cycling and bringing more awareness to the trails system of this amazing Town,\u201d says Committee member Laura Lueloff. \u201cBike Aurora is also timed to join other municipalities participating in the Province\u2019s Bike Month which will run until the end of June. We\u2019re inviting cyclists of all ages and experience to come out and ride the scenic trails of Aurora together and meet at the end of their rides in the parking lot of the Seniors\u2019 Centre where they will have a comprehensive hub of activity.
\n\u201cParticipants will be able to have their bikes checked by bike experts through bike shops that we have organized to participate as well. Activate Aurora will be there and participants can take part in the Activate Aurora challenge, try out the latest in e-bikes, helmets and equipment, and enjoy some giveaways from our sponsors. There will also be a barbeque available at a nominal fee through the Optimist Club.\u201d
\nBike Aurora was formally launched at last week\u2019s Council meeting. Ms. Lueloff was joined at the podium by fellow Committee member Richard Doust who thanked Council for their support \u2013 particularly Councillors Sandra Humfryes and Tom Mrakas \u2013 and Town Staff in getting their vision for Bike Aurora Day off the ground.
\n\u201cBike Aurora is a testament to the fact that trails and active transportation are a natural fit for Aurorans,\u201d said Mr. Doust. \u201cLooking ahead, we believe that active transportation on our trails can play a large role in meeting Aurora\u2019s goal of being the fittest Canadian Community by 2020.\u201d
\nIn a column written for The Auroran earlier this month, Mr. Doust said trails \u201cinvite action,\u201d a benefit well-known to Aurora residents who continually name the trails system as one of the Town\u2019s biggest selling features.
\n\u201cWhen I first took this up in Toronto I lived where there were limited off-road trails,\u201d he wrote. \u201cNo more. I have enjoyed every kilometre of the network in Aurora. Every trail has its own identity, and it pays to stop and pay attention when the unexpected happens. There was that pileated woodpecker just a few trees away, having lunch; or that broad-winged hawk you saw snacking on, well, something. Or the Northern Oriole resting, a show-stopper in living colour.
\n\u201cBiking is a celebration of motion and balance, of instinct and planning, of the spontaneous and the deliberate. The bike is an extension of the body, and of the mind. It is part of us. In fact, we can almost forget it is there when we coast down a hill. When we go along a trail there\u2019s a sense of pioneering, of a courier de bois on wheels, that is, I think, exhilarating. Bottom line: we need our trails. And our trails need us.\u201d
\nBike Aurora day received the broad support of Council last week with some members pledging their commitment to put the pedal to the proverbial metal \u2013 well, as much as they could, anyway.
\n\u201cYou have done exceptional work in putting this bike event together,\u201d said Councillor Mrakas. \u201cI am looking forward to it. I will try and make it out, but I can\u2019t guarantee it because I don\u2019t really ride a bike very well, but I will try to be out there and supportive! I know this will be the first of what I expect to be an annual event and it can only get better with the strength behind the committee as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re looking for a little peace and solitude to clear your mind, an opportunity to get a bit closer to nature, or a chance to hit the road less travelled, Aurora\u2019s trails system offers something for everyone.
\nBut this Saturday, however, is your chance to put on your helmet, hop on your bike and explore everything Aurora\u2019s trails have to offer, all alongside like-minded individuals, at the inaugural Bike Aurora Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-4An","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-20 03:40:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}