The UWSA Bike Lab is a volunteer run community bike shop where students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community can come to learn to fix their own bikes!
The University of Winnipeg
Joined September 2011
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A Bike Bazaar at Orioles Bike Cage, (inside the park behind Orioles Community Centre) on May 15!
DMSMCA is proud to support the cage and its work with an annual $5,000 grant from our Community Small Grants Fund.
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Come help us clean up the Greenway on May 14!
We are optimistic that the snow will be gone by then 🙃
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Dutch teens cycle an astonishing 2,000km per year.
They also rank among the healthiest and happiest—with the lowest rates of obesity and antidepressant usage—on Earth.
This isn't coincidence, but an outcome of a system that prioritizes humans over cars.
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GESA gives out the Eco-Grant annually to fund a project, research, or travel related to environmental sustainability. Applications can be found at: buff.ly/3fFV40w.
Applications are due Feb 11, 2022, and need to be emailed to [email protected]
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Join us for an ECO-FRIENDLY TOY SWAP & greening your holidays info session at @RedRiverCoopLtd Grant Park! 🥁🎄 Tues. December 3, 5-7pm
Bring your gently used toys (just leave the stuffies at home), a reusable mug ☕️🍪+ your holiday spirit!✨
more ℹ️: bit.ly/35zCUGM
ALT Red River Coop presents... I'm dreaming of a green Christmas: An eco-friendly event with Green Action Centre
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We're hiring! 🙃
Indigenous Programs Outreach Coordinator
Join our First Nations Waste Minimization project team. Help deliver a teachers' workshop and classroom presentations in communities around the province. Apply by Nov 22.
bit.ly/2oL0Uqx
ALT classroom presentation
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We’re going are you?
Public consiltation on accessibility and the built environment in the afternoon of November 7th at the Viscount Gort. You must register in advance. enggeomb.ca/Events.html#Even… – at Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Nuit Blanche is upon us. I often get asked about "bike DUIs" this time of year, so I put together a little article covering the issue. Long and short is that while it's not a Criminal offence, you can be arrested and imprisoned for drunk bicycling. Check out the article for more:
Question of the week - Can I get a DUI riding my bike in Manitoba?
matschwartz.com/articles-rea…
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We could talk about why bikes are great all day. But hear about it from people who know cycling best at a screening of Why We Cycle facebook.com/events/25346893… @BikeWinnipeg @BikeDump @thewrenchwpg @WoodcockCycle @mec @BikesandBeyond @UWSABikeLab @UmCycle
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Learn how to service your bike! The @UWSABikeLab is offering a Mechanics Training workshop. There are limited spots available. Last day to sign up is Friday, September 20.
theuwsa.ca/uwsa-bike-lab/cer…
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We love seeing the Pedal in the Peg bikes out and about! Did you know you can rent bikes at several hotels and locations downtown? downtownwinnipegbiz.com/peda… #finditdowntown
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Some good advice here...@BikeWinnipeg @greenactionctr @7OaksSchoolDiv @7oaksPhysEd @thewrenchwpg nytimes.com/2018/10/05/smart…
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Winnipeggers are invited to take advantage of the City’s Sunday/holiday bicycle routes starting tomorrow, Sunday, May 19 at 8:00 a.m.
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Find us today at the #FarmFreshFoodHub Mother's Day Market in South Osborne (725 Kylemore Ave). 11am-3pm. Learn about composting, buy some plants at the market, and even pick up a compost bin/rain barrel.
PS. Arrive by bike, foot or bus and be entered to win a sustainable prize!
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Got a selfie from your chilly, but sustainable commutes this week? We want to see them! Tag us in your twitter photos and tag #SustainableCommute for your chance to win a @greenactionctr prize pack worth $50!
Winner will be randomly selected at 4pm on Friday. Manitobans only 😊
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On Feb. 9 (9am-5pm), gather with fellow thinkers and doers at @uwinnipeg for a free day of conversation and workshops to discuss the move from exploitation to cooperation. More info + register here: wildernesscommittee.org/Clim… #ClimateActionMB #GreenAction
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“Not everyone who bikes in the summer do so in the winter, but it’s growing." #wintercycling
winnipegsun.com/news/news-ne… – at Winnipeg, Manitoba