Bicycling is recognized as a beneficial form of exercise and an environmentally sustainable means of transportation for people of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS:
The City of Port Coquitlam endeavors to promote safe and responsible cycling as an alternative to single-occupancy vehicle travel; and
WHEREAS:
HUB Cycling hosts Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver beginning in the last week of May; and
WHEREAS:
The City of Port Coquitlam encourages all citizens to ride their bikes to work and school, to the store, to the park, around their neighbourhoods and with friends and family to promote the personal and societal benefits achieved from cycling.
NOW THEREFORE: I, Greg B. Moore, Mayor of the Corporation of The City of Port Coquitlam,
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM May 30 to June 5, 2016 as “Bike to Work Week ” in the City of Port Coquitlam