2012 Bike to Work Week - Victoria

Had a chance to participate in the 2012 Bike to Work Week in Victoria this week. Today made it to two Celebration Stations. One was on the Lochside Regional Trail at the Saanich Municipal Hall; the other was in Esquimalt on Esquimalt Road at Memorial Park.

Both Celebration Stations offered free goodies including minor bike tune-ups from bike mechanics, apples, drinking water, Starbucks Coffee and fresh scones with jam from Cobs Bread. At Saanich Municipal Hall there were a large number of riders taking in all the festivities whereas the Celebration Station at Memorial Park was almost deserted with most of the volunteers huddled together and braving the strong wind coming off the ocean.

There is still 3 more days to go in this annual event and if the by the amount of riders out on the Galloping Goose Regional Trail is an indication of its popularity, this year will prove to be a huge success. Hopefully this rise in participation will spill over in near future with more people cycling to work in the year to come once the 2012 Bike to Work Week has ended.

• Bike to Work Week – Victoria

Lorne Hotel

It was sad to learn on a recent trip up Island to Comox to find that the old Lorne Hotel had burnt to the ground. Long a fixture located on Comox Avenue right at Port Augusta Street, the Lorne Hotel will be a sad loss for Comox and for those people who made a ritual on commuting here to view some of British Columbia's proud past.

The Lorne which was built in 1878, was considered the oldest hotel in British Columbia, named after the Marquis of Lorne, who at the time was Canada's Governor General.

The historic building had a covered balcony with it's unique pub served generations of people growing up and living in the Comox Valley. Every kid who grew up here remembers the building with such found memories it will really be missed.

For more information on the Lorne:

• CTV News
• Vancouver Sun
• BC Local News
• Keira-anne.com