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Hi Fred

The contact at the MS Society is Lori Watson.  Her email is

Lori.Watson@mssociety.ca
 

 

Hi everyone:
I hope everyone is still riding atleast a bit. I just past the 8000km. target. I was at the MS office this week and have again registered a gcbt team and we are already up to 6 members. A special thank-you to all who were members last year or rode on another team. Hopefully we can have another great team this year.
Don't forget if you are a tour leader you ride without paying a registration fee. There is apresently a $25 fee for yearly registration.
Have a great Christmas and New Year. Hopefully see everyone in the spring.
all the best
carl

Hi everyone:
I hope everyone is still riding atleast a bit.  I just past the 8000km. target. 
I was at the MS office this week and have again registered a gcbt team and we
are already up to 6 members.  A special thank-you to all who were members last
year or rode on another team. Hopefully we can have another great team this
year.
Don't forget if you are a tour leader you ride without paying a registration
fee. There is apresently a $25 fee for yearly registration.
Have a great Christmas and New Year.  Hopefully see everyone in the spring.
all the best
carl

 

Thanks.

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM, <fredlee@globility.com> wrote:

 

      Hi Everyone,
          For those who don't know me, I've been a gcbt member since 1995 and a tbn (Toronto Bicycling Network) member since 1999. Tbn has a Friday night outdoor ice skating party from Nov. 27 to about St. Patrick's Day and I am the "Ice Skating Coordinator". I would like to invite everyone to come out. We skate from about 18:00 to 20:00 and then go for a late dinner. This is the only event you don't need to be a member to participate as we skate on public outdoor rinks. Most of the rinks are free to get in though you'll have to pay for parking at some rinks.
    On Friday Nov. 27 we will start off our season at the Natrel rink on Queen's Quay west at the bottom of York Street. Cost $9.00 (after 18:00) to park between the Terminal warehouse shops and the DuMaurier theatre or take any streetcar west from Union Station and get off at the 4th stop. There are washrooms and skate rentals inside the heated changeroom. We usually go across the street after skating to either the "Spicy Thai" or Swiss Chalet. Entrees at the Thai go from $10.00 to $12.00, my wife and I usually spend about $30.00 for dinner here. There are fancier places to eat as well.
    As ice skating coordinator I will send the next rink info to the tbn webmaster the day after the skating party. I'll base which rink we're going to upon what type of food I in the mood for, Greek food skate at Withrow Park, Italian Food it's either Dufferin Grove or Giavanni Caboto, Korean will be at Christie Pits, Chinese food almost anywhere. There will be a few special venues rinks. Cedarena (google it, they don't have a website), Richmond Green skating trail in Richmond Hill and Gage Park at Brampton City Hall and of course the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. If anyone is interested check out the tbn.ca for the latest ice skating information. Looking forward to seeing everyone on blades of steel.
Fred Lee

Just a reminder that Bob Ullman and I are putting together a team to do the Tour for Kids Epic Cycling Tour in August 2010.

The event is a 4 day cycling adventure through some of the most beautiful countryside in Ontario.  There are a number of ride options, with something to suit everyone.  You can ride for 2 or 4 days - 4 days being Thursday to Sunday, 2 days being Saturday and Sunday only.  You can choose the distance that you prefer, to give yourself as much challenge as you want - 100 km, 160 im or 200 km per day, and you can ride different distance each day.  So, doing the  math, you can do as little as 200 km riding 2 days, or as much as 800 kms riding 4 days.

And it's all for a wonderful cause - giving children with cancer, and perhaps even their families, the chance to experience summer camp without the worry of their illness or medical care.  Give kids the chance to just be kids! 

The fundraising commitment is $1,000 for the 4-day riders (I beleive it's perhaps $500 for the 2-day riders but I can't seem to find that on the website).  The registration fee is $395 for 4-day riders and $295 for 2-day riders - it's all-inclusive for the food (and it's delicious!), accomodations (all indoor) and entertainment (very!).  The friends that you make and the memories are free!

Bob and I will be registering a team in January, and we're looking for you to join us on this epic adventure.  If you have any questions about the event, please contact Bob (ullman_bob@...) or me (catherine.kwiecien@...).  In the meantime, we'd like to hear from you if you're interested.  We will arrange a "meeting" in the new year to come together in deciding on a team name and to design a team jersey.   So far, we have 6 or 7 riders who are committed already.  Why not take the plunge and give yourself a good reason to stay in shape this winter!  We'd love to have you join us!   And if you don't want to ride, there's always the opportunity to help out by providing financial support.

To find out more, click on the link below ...  You might want to check out the testimonials of past riders.

http://www.tourforkids.com/ontario/

Catherine

• Big Chute ride out of Coldwater, unfortunately I can only do it on Sept. 12 and there is only 1 distance of 82 km. (my hockey season starts Sept. 19 and I can only come to ride if we play later than 20:00)
• Tour of Toronto, lunch in High Park. Start from near my house, an arena parking lot opposite a Timmies and Pickle Barrel on Leslie at Cummer. Long is approximately 100 and I can have 2 shorter distances from 55 to 75 km. I can do this ride either May 2 or 9
• Lake Simcoe south shore from my aunt's farm. I can offer distances of 65, 81 and 100 km. I can do it July 11 or 18. The 81 km ride goes past the Bare Oakes Naturist Resort. :-)
  
• A 4th option which I may or may not be around for would be the Toronto Bicycling Network picnic August 8. It's always held the first Sunday after Civic Holiday and it always goes to a bbq lunch at TooGood Pond park in Unionville. The ride distances vary from 35, 55, 75, 100, 130 to 160, the idea is not to have all the riders lining up for burgers and dogs at the same time. You will have to pay the $5.00 dayrider fee which includes the food and all of the rides start and finish from Finch subway Kiss&Ride on the Yonge line at 10:00, the 130 and 160 rides start at 08:30.
  

 

Hello GCBT'ers!

With this great weather, maybe you are still out there riding. But me, I'm looking ahead to putting together next year's ride calendar.....and I need your help!

Many of you have been ride leaders in the past, but perhaps there are some of you out there that would like to consider hosting a ride in 2010?

For those of you have may have never led a ride, or perhaps would like to put on a different ride than you've led in the past, we encourage you to consult saved cue sheets from favourite rides, our archives (contact Shirley), or perhaps review Bikely.com or other internet bike route sites.

GCBT ride leaders are re-imbursed a flat rate at year's end to cover tour research, photocopying, etc.

Our mandate is to fill ~30 Sundays between April 4 and October 31st. If we're fortunate, we will be able to provide some Saturday, Stat holiday and week-end tour options as well.

**If you would like to organize a day or weekend tour in the 2010 season, please send me an email with your preferred and 2 alternate ride dates along with the title of your ride.

In the past few months I may have talked to you about hosting a ride, but please don't rely upon my memory (!!), email me your ride ideas.

Some guiding principles to think about when selecting a date and route for your ride:

* Early and late season rides tend to be shorter in distance. As the season progresses, longer distance routes are more suitable. Historically, 100 km rides start to appear on the calendar around the 2nd or 3rd weekend in May.
* Flatter rides in the spring are recommended until we get our cycling legs back to take on the hillier terrain in late spring and throughout the summer and fall.
* Ideally, we like to have 2 to 3 ride distances for each ride.
* If you can schedule your ride date around a festival or community fair that can add to the interest and attraction for our riders.
* Social gatherings post-ride are encouraged as well (barbeques, potlucks, pub gatherings, etc.)
* Since holidays are the most difficult dates to fill, I'd appreciate all help filling these if you can

The following is a list of 2010 Sunday and Stat holiday dates to choose from:

April 2 (Good Friday), 4 (Easter), 11, 18, 25
May 2, 9 (Mother's Day), 16, 23, 24 (Victoria Day), 30
June 6, 13, 20 (Father's Day), 27
July 1 (Canada Day), 4, 11, 18, 25
August 1, 2 (Civic Holiday), 8, 15, 22, 29
September 5, 6 (Labour Day), 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 11 (Thanksgiving), 17, 24, 31

Please email me (shirleyi@gcbt.org) your selected ride dates by December 7th. I will confirm rides with leaders by Dec 14th.

If you are interested in organizing a weekend event, have any questions or need more information, don't hesitate to contact me for more details.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Shirley Inglis
Director of Touring, GCBT

Hello GCBT'ers!

With this great weather, maybe you are still out there riding. But me, I'm
looking ahead to putting together next year's ride calendar.....and I need your
help!

Many of you have been ride leaders in the past, but perhaps there are some of
you out there that would like to consider hosting a ride in 2010?

For those of you have may have never led a ride, or perhaps would like to put on
a different ride than you've led in the past, we encourage you to consult saved
cue sheets from favourite rides, our archives (contact Shirley), or perhaps
review Bikely.com or other internet bike route sites.

GCBT ride leaders are re-imbursed a flat rate at year's end to cover tour
research, photocopying, etc.

Our mandate is to fill ~30 Sundays between April 4 and October 31st. If we're
fortunate, we will be able to provide some Saturday, Stat holiday and week-end
tour options as well.

**If you would like to organize a day or weekend tour in the 2010 season, please
send me an email with your preferred and 2 alternate ride dates along with the
title of your ride.

In the past few months I may have talked to you about hosting a ride, but please
don't rely upon my memory (!!), email me your ride ideas.

Some guiding principles to think about when selecting a date and route for your
ride:

    * Early and late season rides tend to be shorter in distance. As the season
progresses, longer distance routes are more suitable. Historically, 100 km rides
start to appear on the calendar around the 2nd or 3rd weekend in May.
    * Flatter rides in the spring are recommended until we get our cycling legs
back to take on the hillier terrain in late spring and throughout the summer and
fall.
    * Ideally, we like to have 2 to 3 ride distances for each ride.
    * If you can schedule your ride date around a festival or community fair that
can add to the interest and attraction for our riders.
    * Social gatherings post-ride are encouraged as well (barbeques, potlucks,
pub gatherings, etc.)
    * Since holidays are the most difficult dates to fill, I'd appreciate all
help filling these if you can

The following is a list of 2010 Sunday and Stat holiday dates to choose from:

April  2 (Good Friday), 4 (Easter), 11, 18, 25
May 2, 9 (Mother's Day), 16, 23, 24 (Victoria Day), 30
June 6, 13, 20 (Father's Day), 27
July 1 (Canada Day), 4, 11, 18, 25
August 1, 2 (Civic Holiday), 8, 15, 22, 29
September 5, 6 (Labour Day), 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 11 (Thanksgiving), 17, 24, 31

Please email me (shirleyi@...) your selected ride dates by December 7th. I
will confirm rides with leaders by Dec 14th.

If you are interested in organizing a weekend event, have any questions or need
more information, don't hesitate to contact me for more details.
I look forward to hearing from you.


Shirley Inglis
Director of Touring, GCBT

Hi Shirl,

"ESR" seems to be "East Side Riders", who seem to be a speedy bunch
(your choice of 30 kph or 27 kph average in a group).

If Jeff actually contacts you, I would suggest fending him off with the
following points:

1) many thanks for your interest, etc.
2) preference is given to ride organizers who are active members of GCBT
3) club members seem to prefer rides with hills

If you would rather not deal with that, you can forward any message from
him to me and I will respond (after running a draft by you, before sending).

P.


JEFF SCOTT wrote:
>
>
> been busy working on possble weekend cycling event for the essex county
> area; can u plz tell me when the annual general meeting is so i can
> present proposal to board?
>
> do u have a gcbt mailing address and / or membership form ?
>
> looking to combine event with fellow riders from ESR.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
> From: ronwagner51@...
> Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 04:41:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] tour locations?
>
>
>
> Perhaps you can get together with a couple of cycling buddies in the
> area and submit an interesting/unique ride for next year.  If a bunch of
> people show-success, if not promise the hand-full who do come a beer at
> the end and get them to make suggestions for next year.
> From little acorns...
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 9/4/09, Petey /<petey2001ca@...>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Petey <petey2001ca@...>
>     Subject: Re: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] tour locations?
>     To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
>     Received: Friday, September 4, 2009, 9:09 AM
>
>
>     I recommend becoming a tour leader if you want rides West of London.
>
>     That's why I've become a tour leader and I've been hosting rides
>     from London for a few years now.
>
>     Where are you located?
>
>     *Petey.*
>
>
>     --- On *Fri, 9/4/09, sparkycanswimbikeru n /<half2run_jeff@
>     hotmail.com>/* wrote:
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>
>         From: sparkycanswimbikeru n <half2run_jeff@ hotmail.com>
>         Subject: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] tour locations?
>         To: GreatCanadian@ yahoogroups. com
>         Received: Friday, September 4, 2009, 5:37 AM
>
>
>         are there any tours that are west of london or is the gcbt just
>         like the mpp's in toronto thinking that ontario ends at london?
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 working on a gcbt weekend in essex county, would u be interested? no hills, except for 401 overpasses. plenty of winery's though. will present proposal to gcbt board at agm. any info/thoughts/input/help would be helpful.

---

To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
From: fredlee@globility.com
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 22:46:17 -0400
Subject: Re: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] tour locations?

 

Hi Jeff,
      Don't believe we have met. In 1997 I went on a week long bicycle trip called Cyclone run by a gentleman named George Kramer, not that one. It was a camping/cycling trip supported by Brauns bicycle store in Kitchener and in subsequent years Brauns took it over till 2005. Unfortunately the Brauns family decided it was too much effort for too little return. In my 97 trip, we camped at Baden, Exeter, Wingham, 2 nights at Port Elgin, Walkerton and Palmerston returning to Baden to pick up our cars. I had a great time and there was some very nice cycling every day. If you wanted to lead a tour in your backyard, come to the general meeting and talk to our director of touring Shirley Inglis or just email her, her email is on the website. New trips are always welcomed. I suggest you lay out your ride now before the snow comes so you'll be all ready for next year. If your question is "why should I"? Every tour leader and executive in gcbt is a volunteer, we have no full time employees. We lead rides for the love of cycling. I joined the club in 1995, led my first ride (Lake Simcoe South Shore, 70 and 100 km) in 1996 and have led rides for the club since then. Leading a ride gives you a new perspective on cycling and a good feeling of being a contributing member of gcbt. I look forward to going to one of your rides.
Fred Lee
p.s. as for your remarks about the mpps' in Toronto, you're giving them too much credit for actually  thinking?!

sparkycanswimbikerun wrote:

 

are there any tours that are west of london or is the gcbt just like the mpp's in toronto thinking that ontario ends at london?

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Marg and I have just returned from the Banquet and want to thank Lynn Bourassa
for organizing a great evening. Copetown Woods GC is a wonderful location. The
food and as always the friends were great.

Don and Marg Yellow

Hello all,

Hello all,

Check this lady out she is an imspiration......

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/eiko.irpt/index.html 

Regards,

Jerry.

For those that have sent a cheque but think it may not get to the PO Box by
November 2nd, please send an email directly Don and Lynn.

Don Yellow
Admin/Membership
DonY@...

Lynn Bourassa
Secretary
bourassal@...

Lin

Thanks for letting us know. You are right, your cheque hasn't arrived. We'll
make a note that you will be attending. How many in your party?

Don Yellow
Admin/Membership

--- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, Lin Mackrael <linmackrael@...> wrote:
>
> I have just mailed a cheque for the year-end banquet - and I want to make
> sure that you know that I am attending in case the cheque arrives after Nov.
> 2nd
>
> thanks
> Lin Mackrael
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:01 PM, <GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >      Reminder from:   *GreatCanadian Yahoo!
Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreatCanadian/cal>
> > *   Title:   GCBT Year-End Banquet   Date:   Saturday November 7, 2009
> > Time:   6:00 pm - 11:00 pm  Notes:   Join us at the Copetown Woods Golf
> > Club for our year-end extravaganza. Food, fun, friends, entertainment, slide
> > shows and prizes!! The annual banquet will be held on Saturday, November 7,
> > 2009. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. The
> > Copetown Woods Golf Club is located at 1430 Concession 2 West, Copetown.
> > Website: www.copetownwoods.com
> >
> > o The cost of the banquet is $35.00 per person.
> > o Meal consists of salad, Chicken Mediterranean, Vegetarian Penne in a rose
> > sauce, mini roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, dessert and coffee.
> > o Wine is served with the meal and a cash bar will be available.
> > o There is a dress code (no denim).
> >
> > Please send your cheque by November 2, 2009, to:
> >
> > Great Canadian Bicycle Tours P.O. Box #42047
> > 550 King St. N.
> > Waterloo, ON N2L 6K5
> >
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Dawna

Your cheque has been received. Tickets/Badges will be at the Copetown GC that
evening.

Don Yellow
Admin/Membership

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> HI.  Our cheque is  'in the mail'. Are you mailing tickets or will they be
atthe Copetown hall that evening? dawnadurst@...
>
> --- On Sat, 10/24/09, GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
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>               Join us at the Copetown Woods Golf Club for our year-end
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annual banquet will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009.  Cocktails begin at
5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.  The Copetown Woods Golf Club is
located at 1430 Concession 2 West, Copetown.  Website:  www.copetownwoods.com
>
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> o Meal consists of salad, Chicken Mediterranean,    Vegetarian Penne in a rose
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> o Wine is served with the meal and a cash bar will be available.
> o There is a dress code (no denim).
>
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