Thursday, April 1, 2010

Barrie ON - It all begins with an hour and an idea

It's a very short distance and it was a nice day, so it wasn't difficult. Commuting to work by bike or foot is something I've always wanted to do with some sort of regularity, but I seem to find excuse after excuse not to.

Dr. Ian Salathiel looks for no excuses. In fact, when his family moved to Barrie nine years ago, they expressly looked for a house in close proximity to Royal Victoria Hospital where he works as a pathologist.

For the first several years, he rode his bike to work from early spring to late fall. But four years ago, he retrofitted his bike by adding mud guards. Now he's good for the entire year.

[Example of a local champion. -MH]

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