76,728 kg of CO2 emmisions were prevented from entering the atmosphere as a direct result of Bike To Work Week participants efforts.
During Bike To Work Week, between May 10-17, 6,167 Central Okanagan cyclists participated at least once. There were 1,135 new cyclists for this year's campaign. Cyclists travelled a total distance of 106,903 km, which is equivalent to cycling around the world 3 times.
Listed below are the winning teams:
- Educational Category - 1st Place: Spring Valley Middle School with 52.5 % participation
- Government/Health Care/Transportation - 1st Place: Parkinson Recreation Aqua Spinners with 53% participation
- Industrial - 1st place: PCL Constructors West Coast Inc.: 33.4% participation
- Media/Retail/Goods and Services (Professional and Consulting) - 1st Place: New Town Architecture and Urban Design with 21.28% participation
- Mini Team (10 employees or less) - 1st Place: Opus International Consultants Ltd. With 93.2% participation
The local business community sponsored prizes to winning teams.
For full details and results, visit the City of Kelowna's
news realease.