Events
Post An Event
June 18 at Muir Gallery; 440 Anderton Ave, Courtenay
June 22 at Comox Valley Sports Center
|
Featured
Food - Betty Dish The Fresh Feed
NewsCar-Free Sunday returns
The organizers behind Car Free Sunday are already working to build hype for the 2012 edition. Sunday, June 17th is the proposed date for the initiative, organized by 'Imagine Comox Valley' and hundreds of enthusiastic community partners, sponsors and volunteers. All activities are proposed to take place in downtown Comox, Cumberland & Courtenay. The Courtenay route will be the same as last year, The Cumberland closure will be smaller than last year with exact details to be announced shortly. Comox did not take part last year, due to local business concerns about disruption for customers. However, with Car Free Sunday 2012 proposed to take place within the already planned closure for the Comox Cup street hockey tournament, the organizers are optimistic it will go ahead this year. "So there's still some things that need to be worked out before we take the final plan to council but we hope to recieve a very positive response from the councils, as we did last time," said Peter Vorster, with Imagine Comox Valley. Last year's First Ever Comox Valley Car Free Sunday proved to be an exciting community building initiative and was a great success. Based on this success, we are proposing an extended closure from 12 noon though until 6pm. This extended time frame aims to answer the numerous requests from residents, businesses, sponsors and participating organisations and groups, asking for more time in which to enjoy access to the routes with their family, friends, members and customers.
Car Free Sundays are organized all over the world as a way to bring communities together in the roads and streets of our cities, towns and villages. Roads and streets are a key part of our community infrastructure. Everyone pays for them, but only some people use them on a daily basis. Car Free Sundays help to demonstrate various alternative uses of this great community This year s date of June 17th was chosen to coincide with Vancouver s Car Free Sunday event. The street closures will be limited and residents and businesses will be given alternative routes to work with. The organisers say they're committed to ensuring the community has safe alternate routes, professional signage, clear communication about the event and trained volunteers who can assist people on the day of the event. "Bring your bicycles, we're hoping people will do garage sales that day, play music, sit on the road and jam, we're hoping for lots of sports teams to come out," enthused Vorster. In 2011 the First Ever Comox Valley Car Free Sunday inspired live music, chalk art, tango in the streets, stilt walkers, community booths, skateboard demos, garage sales, store specials, roller derby demos, restaurant deals and many other initiatives. An event like Car Free Sunday requires community support and engagement, and the organisers welcome feedback and ideas about how to build on past successes. If you want to be a part of Car Free Sunday 2012, you can get involved by:
â— Publicly supporting the idea, whether it be through conversations with friends or posts on your favourite social media channel(s). The organisers are looking forward to working with their community on the 2012 Annual Comox Valley Car Free Sunday and would be happy to provide anyone interested with additional information or answer any questions. They can be reached via e-mail at imaginecomoxvalley@gmail.com.
Connect online: Most Viewed Stories
More Local
Questionable Content? Click here to report it to the webmaster.
|
Login
Classifieds
Popular Blog Articles
|
