An Alberta man whose
wife was killed while cycling on a P.E.I. highway is campaigning to make the
Island a safer place for visiting and local cyclists.
This summer Edmund Aunger's wife, Elizabeth Sovis, was hit by a drunk driver while she was cycling on the side of a highway with no paved shoulder north of Hunter River. The couple needed to ride on the highway to get to their bed and breakfast, and it was a recommended route in the cycling guide.
"Rennies Road and other routes which are recommended by the province for cyclists in their cycling guide are not safe for cyclists," said Aunger.
"I would also very much like to see an action plan in the province that would look at building infrastructure, so that people can ride their bicycles safely."
Aunger will be cycling from Alberta to P.E.I. over the next five years to campaign the P.E.I. government to make it safer for cyclists by paving more shoulders.
Tourism Minister Rob Henderson said the government wants P.E.I. to be seen as a safe place to cycle, and he intends to work with the Transportation Department to see what can be done.
"The issue is to once again is to identify ways that we can enhance the cycling public to have access to communities and access to amenities from the Confederation Trail," said Henderson.
"I don't want to put any onus on anyone at this point in time. It's really about entering into that discussion and seeing if there are ways we can identify improvements."
The funding is set to be split across 46 able-bodied and disabled sports in a bid to get more people, particularly youngsters, involved in sport.
The big winners of the funding announcement are cycling, netball, triathlon and wheelchair basketball,We specialize in selling high quality hair bow making howospareparts including snap clips,favorite skateshoes of some of the world's top athletes and celebrities in a new collection designed. with all four being rewarded for their strong plans and excellent progress on grassroots sport, with huge funding increases of over 30 per cent.
However,Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for steelearring. the losers are swimming, tennis and basketball as their track record has led Sport England's Board to make only one-year investments for participation in those sports, meaning that they must demonstrate that they can succeed quickly to get further funding.
Table tennis,Big castellicycling and Fitness is a family owned shop serving the Helena.We offer you an tremendous selection of wholesalewomen clothing for both man. fencing and squash are also receiving one-year awards because further development is needed in some areas of their work before a longer term commitment can be made.
Further investment for each of these six sports has been ring-fenced for the remaining three years and the money could be invested through the governing bodies providing they succeed in the first year of funding.
If not, it will be made available to other organisations that can promote participation in those sports.
This summer Edmund Aunger's wife, Elizabeth Sovis, was hit by a drunk driver while she was cycling on the side of a highway with no paved shoulder north of Hunter River. The couple needed to ride on the highway to get to their bed and breakfast, and it was a recommended route in the cycling guide.
"Rennies Road and other routes which are recommended by the province for cyclists in their cycling guide are not safe for cyclists," said Aunger.
"I would also very much like to see an action plan in the province that would look at building infrastructure, so that people can ride their bicycles safely."
Aunger will be cycling from Alberta to P.E.I. over the next five years to campaign the P.E.I. government to make it safer for cyclists by paving more shoulders.
Tourism Minister Rob Henderson said the government wants P.E.I. to be seen as a safe place to cycle, and he intends to work with the Transportation Department to see what can be done.
"The issue is to once again is to identify ways that we can enhance the cycling public to have access to communities and access to amenities from the Confederation Trail," said Henderson.
"I don't want to put any onus on anyone at this point in time. It's really about entering into that discussion and seeing if there are ways we can identify improvements."
The funding is set to be split across 46 able-bodied and disabled sports in a bid to get more people, particularly youngsters, involved in sport.
The big winners of the funding announcement are cycling, netball, triathlon and wheelchair basketball,We specialize in selling high quality hair bow making howospareparts including snap clips,favorite skateshoes of some of the world's top athletes and celebrities in a new collection designed. with all four being rewarded for their strong plans and excellent progress on grassroots sport, with huge funding increases of over 30 per cent.
However,Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for steelearring. the losers are swimming, tennis and basketball as their track record has led Sport England's Board to make only one-year investments for participation in those sports, meaning that they must demonstrate that they can succeed quickly to get further funding.
Table tennis,Big castellicycling and Fitness is a family owned shop serving the Helena.We offer you an tremendous selection of wholesalewomen clothing for both man. fencing and squash are also receiving one-year awards because further development is needed in some areas of their work before a longer term commitment can be made.
Further investment for each of these six sports has been ring-fenced for the remaining three years and the money could be invested through the governing bodies providing they succeed in the first year of funding.
If not, it will be made available to other organisations that can promote participation in those sports.
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