bike recycle - comox valley bc

Tips and Tune-ups at First Ever Comox Valley Car Free Sunday

2011-09-22T22:33:00.000-07:00

The World Community Bikes folks encourage you to give your bicycle a treat on Sunday`s car free day in downtown Courtenay.

Look for the booth, located outside Zocalo Café, where for a small donation, volunteer bike mechanics will provide a quick tune up or some technical tips.

`Tips and Tune-ups for a Donation` will be available from 1:00 to 5:00 through the afternoon.

And while your bike is being looked after, you can treat yourself to some of World Community`s fair trade products. Organic, ethically traded coffee, tea, chocolate and other products will be available at market prices.

Since May 2009, World Community Bikes has partnered with Comox Valley social agencies to provide bicycles to adults who cannot afford other means of transport.

Donations of bikes or your skills as a volunteer mechanic are always welcome.

bike bouquet

2010-08-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

spring cleaning

2010-05-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

The World Community Bikes volunteers met recently to sort through some of the donated bikes and parts and get another 10 or so ready to roll again...

earth day 2010

2010-04-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

The 2010 Earth Day Family Festival took place on Saturday April 24th at Simms Park in downtown Courtenay.

Once again World Community Bikes had a presence at this popular event, offering bike tune-ups and silent auctions to raise funds and awareness of the project.

bikes arrive safely down south

2009-12-11T20:40:00.000-08:00

We have just received photos of the box of bikes donated by the good people of the Comox Valley arriving and being put to good use in Nicaragua.

If you have a bike in good working order that you are no longer using, please get in touch as it will make a huge difference in the daily life of folks right here in the valley.

Comox Valley Record Friday August 7th 2009

2009-08-07T16:56:00.000-07:00

Comox Valley Echo Friday August 7th 2009

2009-08-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

Festival and more bikes arrive

2009-04-26T22:49:00.000-07:00

World Community Bikes at the Earth Day Family Festival in downtown Courtenay on a glorious sunny Saturday, with 2 bikes up for auction to raise funds for the project.

Then earlier today, in response to the press coverage of the box of bikes finally heading South, another 16 bikes arrived, many ready to roll...now we just need to find folks to ride them all...

Comox Valley Echo Friday April 17th 2009

2009-04-20T13:17:00.001-07:00

off goes the container!

2009-04-06T23:09:00.000-07:00

It was a momentous day today as the container finally began the journey South to Nicaragua...

goodbye YM Line

2009-04-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

Soon the container will be picked up to begin its journey from the Comox Valley, BC to somewhere even more glamorous, but first the familiar YM Line had to be painted over...

back on two wheels

2009-01-21T12:24:00.001-08:00

Earlier this week we delivered a refurbished bike to local resident Al, who can now get around town a little easier...

locals

2008-11-25T10:51:00.000-08:00

We've been fixing up bikes for some more local folks, the most recent recipents being The Comox Valley Transition Society and Canada World Youth

it's all in the details

2008-09-26T20:32:00.000-07:00

Today we began unpacking the container....to ensure the recipients don't get taxed when the bikes arrive, we have to list everything that's in there

So, everything has to come out and be counted

Tomorrow it's all going back in again...

cycledelic success!

2008-06-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

What a fantastic night, thanks to all the music makers and to Sperlin and Maya for organising such a great event at the Native Sons.

A big thank you to all the generous folks who came out and raised $1000 to get that box of bikes one big step closer to being sent to the needy of Nicaragua!

Comox Valley Echo Friday June 6th 2008

2008-06-06T21:32:00.001-07:00

cycledelic (slight return)

2008-06-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

Why not celebrate the end of the Comox Valley's first annual Bike To Work week and help send a box of bikes to Nicaragua at the same time?

read all about it here

CYCLEDELIC

2008-05-26T23:24:00.000-07:00

Celebrate Bike to Work Week, have some fun, and support a worthwhile cause. World Community Bikes will be hosting, Cycledelic, a fast-peddling evening of dance and entertainment on Saturday, June 7th at the Lower Native Sons’ Hall.

Artists will include acoustic guitarist Amber McAlonan and her original alternative folk style, and the newly-formed three piece band Booty and the Hofish, whose style can be described as a fusion of bluegrass and hip hop.

The dance portion of the evening, featuring DJs of varying styles, will begin with local DJ Upsidedowninja and his down tempo, jazzy style of spinning. Next up will be Scotty Soulshock’s hip hop scratch and Glenn Wildes’ mix of styles. Adil Amlani, originally from Montreal, will perform urban house mixes to round out the night.

Tickets are $10.00 each, with a limited number at $5.00 for low-income or students and will be available at the Freakin’ Coffeeshop on Rosewall Crescent or at the door.

There will be door prizes, food and a no-host bar. Doors open at 8:00 pm.

Profits from the evening will help send a container of bicycles collected by World Community Bikes to Nicaragua.

The group would like to thank the entertainers, who are all local, for volunteering their time and talent.

FMI call Sperlin at 338-0229.

Comox Valley Record Wednesday 27 February 2008

2008-02-27T17:49:00.000-08:00

Comox Valley Echo Tuesday 19 February 2008

2008-02-19T18:22:00.000-08:00

freakin' full

2008-02-09T21:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who came out and donated their bikes in Tin Town today.

The fifty or so we received will ensure that the container is completely full!

Come and join us at the trivia night on Friday 22nd Feb and help raise funds to send it on its way...

almost full

2008-02-05T20:16:00.001-08:00

A generous donation of parts and a few more bikes all the way from Cortes Island were added today, not a lot of room left for all the donations we're expecting on Saturday...

North Islander Tuesday 5 February 2008

2008-02-05T20:13:00.001-08:00

trivial fundraiser

2008-01-21T13:03:00.001-08:00

next drop off event

2008-01-08T12:51:00.000-08:00

A week after the World Community Film Festival, we'll be returning to the Freakin' Coffee Shop for another bike drop off event...

Saturday 9th February from 10am to 4pm, donate a bike, enjoy a free cup of fair trade coffee!

freakin' success

2007-11-24T19:33:00.000-08:00

All that fun and 70 bikes donated!

250 in the container, just 150 to go...

Comox Valley Echo Friday 23 November 2007

2007-11-23T18:10:00.001-08:00

180

2007-11-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

Gord and I spent a frosty afternoon packing away all the bikes collected last weekend

There's now 180 bikes in the container and plenty of space for the loads more we're hoping to receive during tomorrow's dropoff event at The Freakin' Coffee Shop...

Fair Trade Fiesta - 17 November 2007

2007-11-17T20:06:00.000-08:00

We had a great day today

all the donated bikes were flattened

and after 6 hours of wrenching 60 more bikes were added to the container!

If you missed it, here's the next event -

Saturday 24 November 2007
10am - 4pm
Freakin' Coffee Shop
106-2456 Rosewall Crescent (TinTown)
Courtenay BC

Donate a bike, get a free fairtrade coffee!

first drop off day

2007-11-16T16:53:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow from 10-4 at the Fair Trade Fiesta at the Florence Filberg Centre, just look for the sign...

The Island Word November 2007

2007-11-10T18:51:00.000-08:00

Comox Valley Record Friday 9 November 2007

2007-11-09T18:26:00.000-08:00

forthcoming events - bike drop off

2007-10-29T15:10:00.001-07:00

shelter from the storm

2007-10-06T22:19:00.000-07:00

Before it blew in, earlier today we moved the canopy

so now there's a place to drop bikes off, we'll put the walls up once this southeasterly blows through

first collection contained

2007-10-03T21:02:00.000-07:00

All of the bikes that have been collected so far are now safely in the container

it wasn't too bad having to move them either...

bring on the next 300

40 or so in

2007-10-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Today we began to pack the container full of bikes ready for their journey south

by the end of the day 40 or so were in

with a few more still to go in and a few that will find new homes nearer home

container arrives

2007-09-27T21:36:00.000-07:00

Earlier today the 40 foot long by 9 foot 6 inch high container "Y M Line" was carefully lowered into it's new, hopefully temporary resting place, now there's room to keep them out of the elements, in go the bikes

only 399 more to go...

another pick up closer to filling the container

2007-06-30T15:41:00.000-07:00

Today Steve and I managed to add another 20 bikes to the first day's collection by picking up

9 kids bikes
4 mountain bikes
3 ladies bikes
2 vintage/classic bikes
2 road bikes

and a couple sets of wheels and pedals...

1/4 of the way there already!

what an amazing first day!

2007-06-24T22:50:00.000-07:00

Andrew and I spent today in a cube van and Gord in his pickup, speeding around the valley visiting as many of the pioneering good folks who responded so quickly to the call and gathering up their donated bikes as we could fit.

By the end of an inspiring day we now have;

17 mountain bikes
17 kids bikes
14 ladies bikes
12 mens road bikes
9 sets of wheels
8 frames
7 classic/vintage bikes, including a 1949 Humber bicycle
4 helmets
1 tricycle

plus loads of tires/saddles/pedals/fenders etc

With those and Andrew's original 4 there's now only another 300 or so and the first container will be ready to go...

Thanks so much to all the generous souls we met, who are trusting us to give their treasured bicycles a new lease of life.

Comox Valley Echo Friday 22 June 2007

2007-06-22T21:21:00.000-07:00

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