NORTH SHORE
The right to wind in their hair
Who Are We
Cycling Without Age is a global movement started in 2012 in Denmark with the aim of improving the lives of the elderly and helping them to break free from social isolation. Cycling Without Age North Shore was established in 2019 as a program of Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre.
What We Do
At Cycling Without Age North Shore, our mission is to promote well-being by sharing the beauty of nature and the joy of new friendships. We offer enriching rides through scenic forest trails, bringing together people with mobility challenges, and those who seek community connection regardless of age or ability. We have grown our ridership from 460 passengers in 2022 to 625 in 2024 operating five electric-assisted trishaws which travelled 2,274 km. A significant new addition to our fleet is a VeloPlus wheelchair-carrying trishaw named Joy which allows us to take passengers in their own wheelchair for rides. This gives access to many North Shore residents who were unable to board our regular two-seater trishaws!
Most of our rides are organized through 17 seniors’ residences and care organizations we partner with, collaborating with recreational therapists at these facilities. Cycling Without Age North Shore continues to reach out to individuals living in their own homes to provide them access to rides on our trishaws. In 2025, we will once again be hosting public rides at Seymour Demonstration Forest (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve) and Bridgman Park (Lynn Creek). We will also be participating in the North Shore Bike Fest and the North Shore Senior’s Health Expo!
Watch a video about us here.
How You Can Help
Be A Donor
Cycling Without Age North Shore finances its operations solely through the generosity of personal and corporate donors. Please consider donating to help us meet our needs. All donations over $25 are eligible for tax receipts through Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre. Click Here to donate.
In addition to our operational costs, we are still fundraising to buy a second Van Raam wheelchair trishaw which will enable us to provide rides to a large group of North Shore wheelchair bound residents that we have not been able to support! Help us to achieve this goal in 2025!
Be a Cheerleader!
Help us spread the word! We are always looking for more passengers, so please let people in your community who have senior parents and grandparents, or someone with mobility challenges know that we would love to arrange a ride for them!
Email us at northshore@cyclingwithoutage.ca to find out more!
Newsletters
Click on a newsletter to download.
Issue #1 – 1 May 2024
Issue #2 – 21 July 2024
Issue #3 – 9 September 2024
Issue #4 – 16 December 2024
Watch the following Global News Hour at 6 video aired on Thursday 29th August, 2024 about Cycling Without Age North Shore:
https://globalnews.ca/video/10726278/cycling-without-age-progam-connecting-metro-vancouver-seniors
Chapter News
Visit our Facebook page for more news about our chapter:
CWA Northshore Facebook Page
Cycling Without Age North Shore Team
• Annwen Loverin, Executive Director, Silver Harbour
• Ian Rose-Innes, Chairman, Safety and Quality Assurance Officer
• Ernie Bodie, Operations and Maintenance
• Alexa Thornton, Passenger Partnerships
• Gerrit van der Merwe, IT
• Jane Reid, West Vancouver Neighbourhood Chapter
• Leslie Mak, Social Media
Donate Here!
Donate here through Canada Helps to help us buy a new Van Raam wheelchair trishaw!
Book A Ride With Us!
Book a ride with us by calling Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre at 604.980.2474. Rides are available from May to October. We are also offering rides at the following locations and dates this summer:
17th to 19th July – Seymour Demonstration Forest (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve)
31st July to 2nd August – Bridgman Park (Lynn Creek)
14th to 16th August – Seymour Demonstration Forest (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve)
28th to 30th August – Bridgman Park (Lynn Creek)
Facilitators
Organizations helping us through providing operational support in various forms include:
Donor Acknowledgement
Titanium (over $15,000) Donors:
Platinum (over $5,000 – $15,000) Donors:
Trishaw – Gavin Bamber, North Vancouver
Trishaw – Donated in Loving Memory of Mike Smith who inspired this chapter
Silver (over $250 to $1000) Donors:
Hamish Kerr, West Vancouver
Ian Rose-Innes, North Vancouver
Irene Dougans, West Vancouver
Jeremy Haile, North Vancouver
Mark MacAulay, North Vancouver
Michael Cormack, West Vancouver
Bruce Rose-Innes, Vancouver
Neil and Dot Heidstra, North Vancouver
Elizabeth Lloyd, North Vancouver
Deep Cove Lions CLub
Many HUB North Shore members
Ann Maureen McKernan
Agnes Rossel
Sheila Kerr
Sheridan Lister
Leslie Mak, North Vancouver
Royal Bank of Canada
Margaret Lazarus
St Francis in the Woods
And many Anonymous Donors
Bronze ($100 to $25) Donors:
Lois Ross, West Vancouver
Peter Scholefield, West Vancouver
Dianne Murray, North Vancouver
Merle Lister, West Vancouver
Arnie Mohr, Cape Town, South Africa
Chris Heming, West Vancouver
Sally Sutherland, North Vancouver
June Patterson, North Vancouver
Mary Eggertson, West Vancouver
Marcel de Booy, Vancouver
Joan Deeks, West Vancouver
Julie Robinson, West Vancouver
Donald Allan, West Vancouver
David Insley, North Vancouver
Ian Walton, West Vancouver
Carol Campbell, North Vancouver
Elizabeth Guilbride, West Vancouver
Deborah Maloon, West Vancouver
Kathy Riley, West Vancouver
Cedric Carter, West Vancouver
Phyllis Ferguson, North Vancouver
Thor Hugdahl, North Vancouver
Leslie Calder, Vancouver
Heather Ireland, West Vancouver
Joan Cockell, North Vancouver
Ann Thur, North Vancouver
Dave Perfitt, North Vancouver
Heather Drugge, North Vancouver
Tony Valente, North Vancouver
Brook Davison, North Vancouver
Antje Wahl, North Vancouver
Nancy & Don Piercy, North Vancouver
Desmond Bell, North Vancouver
Silverline Security Locksmith Ltd.
Summerhill PARC
Speedbolt Printing Solutions
Jan Hancock
Rob Leeson, Langley
Shelly Mintz
Gail Sexsmith
Claire Latham
And many Anonymous Donors