Cycling camps for kids open up in a big way

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19 years ago ago by The Alliance for Biking and Walking.
(Credit: Alliance for Biking and Walking)

For the longest time there was nothing in Toronto to provide an intensive bike learning experience for kids (other than occasional half-day bike rodeos). Bike training has been insufficient. Now there are two major initiatives; one by the City of Toronto Parks and Rec's Kids CAN-BIKE Camp, and the other is the competition: a for-profit company, Pedalheads, that is opening up a location here after running in Vancouver and elsewhere for many years.

From Macleans:

The week-long camps, which started 15 years ago in Vancouver and then expanded to Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton, have been such a hit that this summer, Pedalheads is opening four locations in the Toronto area. The camps, which operate at eight levels, take children as young as two (the child must turn three by December) for an hour-long program called “Trikes ’n Trainers.” At age four, kids can enrol in half-day or full-day programs.

Meanwhile parents can also enroll their kids into the Parks and Rec Kids CAN-BIKE Camp this summer at Sunnybrook Park. The website hasn't been updated yet as it still refers to last years camps for underprivileged kids. The Sunnybrook camp is open to any kid whose parents can afford the $150 for the week (pretty cheap if you ask me).