Board Secretary, founding member, and organizer for the Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition Jesse Woodward interviewed by Kathryn Marlow from CBC Victoria for their morning show On the Island.

Nanaimo’s ‘bike lane Barbie’ says the city is working to make cycling more accessible for everyone.

A few years ago, when the Front Street bike lanes were being built, a man went on a local Facebook group and called Nanaimo Coun. Erin Hemmens a “bike lane Barbie.”

In another instance, Hemmens said she was at the Wellington Pub when someone came up to her and called her the same name. She mentioned the story to Robin Dutton, owner of Coal City Cycles, when she was dropping off her bike there recently.

On July 13th, the newly elected Board of Directors of the Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition met for their first board meeting. A key agenda item at this meeting was the striking of committees for different areas of focus for the coalition! These committeess are open to volunteers from the membership, and are a great way to get involved!

This past Saturday June 28th, members of the Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition Society met for their first Annual General Meeting, heard reports, and elected their first full Board of Directors.

We are now up to 32 members! Only 18 members away from our 50 member goal, which is great news for cycling and active transit advocacy, safety, and education in Nanaimo!

Membership in the Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition is now open! Our organization is looking to sign up at least 50 members for 2025 in order to raise funds to operate our society, and lay the groundwork for our programs and initiatives.

The Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition is pleased to launch it’s new Cycle in Nanaimo website. Taking the torch in cycling advocacy from the defunct Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition, we seek to continue and expand its important work in advocating for the interests of cyclists and vulnerable road users in the City of Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, and Cowichan Valley Regional District north of Duncan.