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New Oakville Cycles hits the ground cycling The grassroots cycling group Oakville Cycles officially launched Thursday at the Halton Active Communities Summit. Oakville Cycles was a panel participant at the Halton summit, which the group felt was the place to officially launch their organization, stated a press release. The group promotes cycling, bicycle-friendly business districts, cycling infrastructure and organizing social rides. Last April, Ward 2 Town Councillor Pam Damoff invited April Economides, a consultant who creates bicycle-friendly business district plans for cities across North America, to Oakville to share her business case for bikes. Since then, Damoff, Tom Ormerod and Blake Poland have taken the lead as co-organizers of the local initiative. "It has been incredibly rewarding to work with Tom and Blake and other like-minded residents and businesses to see our group come to where it is today," Damoff said in the release. "We invite residents and businesses to come along for the ride -- the bike ride -- with us." Oakville Cycles has hosted secure valet bike parking at its bike corrals at several BIA events, including downtown Oakville's Midnight Madness and Jazzfest, Movies in the Park, and will do the same at the upcoming Kerr Village BIA Pumpkinpalooza this weekend. It has also organized social rides to help residents "rediscover their bikes" -- the most recent seeing residents ride from downdonated by the Kerr Village BIA, which will be given to the first 50 children to arrive. Residents are also invited to join Oakville Cycles on Nov. 15 at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts' showing of Spin, a theatrical performance telling stories about women, cycling and liberation through a series of songs played live 17 · Wednesday, October 24, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com on a vintage bicycle. The pay-what-you-can performance begins at 8 p.m. -- for information, visit www.oakvillecentre. ca. Oakville Cycles can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/oakvillecycles and can be contacted by e-mail at OakvilleCycles@gmail.com. town to Bronte for a coffee. "Active transportation is all about people having options to leave the car at home and cycle as a way to get around, meaning we're healthier, more connected, less dependent on increasingly expensive fossil fuels, and having less impact on the environment," stated Poland, a founder of Go Local Oakville. Oakville Cycles is planning a Halloween Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride on Saturday (Oct. 27), starting from the Lions Pool parking lot at 159 Felan Ave. and ending at the Kerr Village BIA Pumpkin-palooza at Heritage Square. It will include a safety demonstration by Halton police, the two-kilometre ride through Oakville's residential streets -- secure bike valet parking and food, music and pumpkins. Oakville's Kyle Jones, Canadian national triathlon champion and 2012 London Olympic athlete, is involved with Oakville Cycles and will be joining the ride on Oct. 27. Jones will also be available to sign swag bags, Take advantage of great savings! Come in to our AyA oakville location and we will waive the installation fee on the purchase of a full AyA kitchen.The sale is on for a limited time only, so hurry in today and let us design your dream kitchen. www.AyAoakville.com *Valid only on new orders placed after Sept. 8, 2012 for a limited time only. Discount applies to cabinetry on full kitchen purchases. Not valid with any other promotions. Only at participating locations. 1ST PAYMENT ALL 201 NEW MODELS* FREE 2 UP TO $5,000 CASH SAVINGS+ Additional fo 0 r th who trade in ose Volkswagen a Offer Expires Oct. 31st* $1,00 $2,500 CASH SAVINGS + 2012 Golf 2012 Jetta $3,000 CASH SAVINGS+ Great offers also available on our 2013 models. Rate Incentives From 0%** *Finance contracts with Volkswagen Credit only, up to $500 on 2012 MY Golf, Jetta, Passat, Eos and Tiguan, up to $750 on 2012 MY Touareg +Volksfest cash incentives Golf Gas $2500, Golf TDi $1500, Jetta gas $3000, Jetta TDi $1000, Passat 3.61 gas $5000, Passat TDi $1500. Offer Expires Oct. 31st.