The City of Burnaby was invited to get wheeling at Monday night’s council meeting.
A member of Hub, formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, asked Burnaby to participate in the second annual Bike Day in Canada, set for May 25.
Dennis Hansen, chair of the Burnaby committee of Hub, spoke about Canada Bikes, a federal not-for-profit cycling advocacy group, and its annual promotional event.
Bike Day is meant to bring together cyclists, cycling groups and all three levels of government to advocate for cycling across the country, according to canadabikes.org.
Gilmore Urban Trail budget bumped up
Work on the Gilmore Urban Trail is costing the city over $70,000 more than expected, according to a report from the city’s finance director, Denise Jorgenson.
The budget increase is primarily due to field investigation work, which found a high number of utilities in one of the test hole locations, Jorgenson wrote in a report to council.
“To safely complete the required work, additional time and the use of specialized equipment and Hydro excavation is needed,” she wrote.
The original budget for the trail upgrades was $182,688. The work, which is being done by R.F. Binnie and Associates Ltd., will now cost $253,695.
Saluting volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Week, and Burnaby’s citizen support services staff were on hand at Monday’s council meeting to mark the occasion.
The city’s citizen support services manages volunteers in community programs that assist seniors who live at home, public health nurses at city clinics and new mothers.
Anne Waller, administrator for Community Volunteer Resources, presented the support services’ annual report to council.
Burnaby council read out three proclamations from the mayor, including one for National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 12 to 18.
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week takes place from April 19 to 26, and Public Rail Safety Week takes place from April 27 to May 3.
