News 2008

Brought to you by the Trek Store and SIMBS

Where: McPherson Playhouse.
When: Friday June 6th, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $22.50 for "The Cackle Factor" and "Seasons".

You can pick the tickets up at the McPherson Box Office or order online

Remember way back - okay maybe it was only a month ago - we had a members only draw to win a weekend for two at Middle Beach Lodge in Tofino!

Well, we've decided to make all members winners because you deserve it!!
"What's that? We're not going with that plan, there's only two tickets you say? Oh okay. Sorry about that, he he :)

Ahem, and the winner is (drum roll please ...)
Allison Heath

Congratulations Allison. May a death cookie never grab your wheel and cause you to do an endo over your bars resulting in a generous helping of Hartland vegetation. We'll be thinking of you on your trip :P

The Sooke Bike Club Presents:

The Vancouver Island Premiere of "Seasons" - A film by The Collective
Seasons is a film that follows 7 of the worlds top mountain bikers through the course of 4 seasons of one year.

Host: Sooke Bike Club
Date: May 9th, 2008, 7:30pm
Location: Sooke, BC
Venue: Edward Milne Community School, 6218 Sooke Rd. Contact: Lorien, 642-3123 lorien@sookebikes.com
Tickets: $7 ($2 of which goes into trail building fund) $5 for students

Volunteer Trailbuilders Wanted: Cobble Hill Mountain Recreation Area. Saturday April 26, 2008 9:00am - 1:00pm

CVRD Parks is looking for keen, enthusiastic volunteers to help improve the trail system for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. We will meet at Quarry Nature Park parking lot off Empress Ave. near Cobble Hill.

For more information on this event, or for volunteer opportunities with CVRD Parks, please call Tanya Soroka, Parks Planning Technician at 746.2620 or email tsoroka@cvrd.bc.ca.
Breakfast, tools and instruction will be provided. No experience necessary and all are welcome.

Saturday April 12th, Noon - 4:00 pm at MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP - corner of Government and Johnson St.

There is no better time to become a SIMBS member or renew your membership. Everyone who becomes a member, or renews their membership, will receive a free MEC organic cotton t-shirt and be entered into a draw for a weekend for two at Middle Beach Lodge in Tofino! The draw will be held at 4:00 pm.

If you are already a member, drop by and enter the draw for the Tofino weekend. Sweet! Only SIMBS members are eligible to win.

Sunday April 13th - 10:00 am!

You are invited to a trail building workshop on Sunday April 13th at 10:00 a.m at the Hornby Island Fire Hall, 3850 Central Rd.

Tools, training and lunch are provided if you RSVP to Jeremy at 250.335.0448.

Brought to you by the Hornby Island Regional Parks Committee.

We hope to see you there!

Sunday March 9th - 9:45 am!
Introductory, Youth and Womens' Rides are happening on Sunday March 9th at Hartland.

Sunday March 16th - 8:45 am!
Trail maintenance is scheduled for March 16th.

We're back in business baby!!

March 8th & 9th in Sooke, Darcy Turenne is offering a Ladies-Only Riding Clinic

Registration Fee: $80.00/day or $150.00/wkd
Beginner and Intermediate bikers can learn in a positive, encouraging environment about:

• Basic handling skills
• Bike balance and positioning
• Braking
• Cornering
• Descending skills
• Bike maintenance and trail etiquette

But wait, you also get:

• Camp t-shirt
• CD with video/photos of the weekend
• Personal instruction from pro MTN biker Darcy Turenne.

To Find out more, call: 250.642.8000

Many of you will have read by now that SIMBS, other local advocacy groups and some local website's are talking about Sooke, and more importantly the Sooke Hills Portion of the Sea to Sea Green Blue belt lands. This is the area that most of you have probably heard of, have ridden, or have friends who ride there, at the end of Harbourview Road just off of Sooke Rd. It is one of my personal favorite riding areas, and has arguably the greatest potential for trail development and access this side of the "Hat".

There are however some issues with the CRD's management plan that we as a community need to discuss, and time is of the essence. Below is a portion of an article I wrote for my own website VIMB.com that I have been asked to post here on the SIMBS.com website. Please have a read, visit the links for more details....

Thanks,
Greg Bird (Owner/Webmaster) VIMB.com