Category: Our Stories
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Nonagenarian Sweethearts, Anne and Alf Remember their Younger Days on Two Wheels.
Two weeks on a ago while on a visit to Victoria we were treated to a lovely tour of Sidney arranged by our son Mark Payten. It was conducted by pilot Fred Fowler who narrated the tour in expert fashion and propelled us on the Danish designed rickshaw like machine. We are both over 90…
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The Town of Sidney is Helping to Put the Wind in Your Hair!
Thank you Town of Sidney for Granting $1000 to Cycling Without Age Society. Your generosity will help to put the wind in the hair and sunshine on the faces of the people in our community.
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Sidney Lions Club Donates Four-Thousand Dollars to CWAS!
A huge shoutout goes the Sidney Lions Club who for the second time have graciously donated four-thousand dollars to Cycling Without Age Society this past Saturday , 12 March, 2022. Thank you for helping us to end social isolation in our community. It was great to see such an enthusiastic group of volunteers and…
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Volunteer of the Month – March 2022
Meet our valued volunteer of the month, Dorothy Hartshorne. Dorothy lived, worked and raised her family in the Sidney, North Saanich area for the last 67 yrs. An avid e-biker. she joined the CWAS to help the less able enjoy their home and surroundings the same way she does…on a bike! Dorothy is one of…
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Pedalling for Life
Did you know that one of our pilots has cycled from the far north back to his home in Sidney? Listen to Bill talk about his adventures and how starting cycling later in life can really take you places. Check out Bill Brooks on Radio Sidney’s About the Peninsula Season 3 Episode 12 – Pedalling…
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Volunteer of the Month – February 2022
Hey Sidney/North Saanich, meet our Volunteer of the Month Wanda McCall. Wanda has lived in the Sidney area for 30 years. She first learned about CWA during a Tour de Victoria riding alongside trishaw pilot Carson, a PhD student whose thesis project was the development of a CWA program. His elderly passenger was loving the…
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Diving on the Iroquois
Recently, Chick, a 95 year old veteran from Sidney, and his wife, Nancy took a ride with Wanda, a CWAS Pilot. Chick was full of stories on the ride. One of the best was how he used to run RimPac Diving out of Sidney. RimPac were integral to pulling up the propeller from the sunken…
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Re-launch 2021!
CYCLING WITHOUT AGE SOCIETY (CWAS) is back in business! Check your mailbox for a Spring present …. a postcard from us! We offer FREE trishaw bike rides to the less able of all ages. CWAS volunteers invite you to get yourself or a loved one out on the road for a bit of fun and fresh…