Both used to volunteer at Recycle Cycles in Kitchener but it shut down during the pandemic because the shop was a tightly-packed space.įowler said they began repairing bikes in the park and at Oneroof and St.
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This is a great alternative for a demographic who can benefit greatly from the service,” she said.įowler and Mitchell started the bike rescue in July, 2020.
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“Not everyone can afford to go to bike shops for repairs. There is clearly a need for this,” she said.Ĭhapman said with more people cycling and the demand for bikes so high “it’s almost impossible to get a bike in this region.” “Having them right along the Iron Horse Trail would be an ideal location.”Ĭhapman said there will be a cost to renovating the building but “it’s probably minimal because the structure is there.”Ĭhapman said she visited the group in the summer when it was at the Clock Tower in Victoria Park and volunteers were busy repairing bikes. “They (the bike rescue) are providing an amazing service,” she said. Debbie Chapman, whose ward includes the area where the building is located, said she would love to see the building repurposed to repair bikes and a partnership with the community garden group. The group said they only need a small space for storage to keep wheelbarrows and gardening tools.Ĭoun. The group said it has asked the city a few times to use the building but was told the space was not usable. The ComeUnity Roots Garden said they would be happy to share space with the bike rescue. Lobley said if the building is repurposed, “it would require a review for what needs the building might have to meet a new use,” he said in an email.Ī community garden near the building known as ComeUnity Roots Garden has been keen to use the building and a shared space could be possible, Lobley said. A mural painted on the back of the building was recently vandalized with spray paint. Lobley said the building is often a target of vandalism. It would require “significant” investment, he told the committee. Lobley said the West Avenue storage building is not currently fit for use and “in a position of tear down.” Niall Lobley, the city’s director of parks and cemeteries, told the pair to forward a proposal to the city for consideration. The pair suggested the idea at a Kitchener cycling and trails advisory committee this week and received support for their idea. We don’t know what the repairs might be or how much it will cost. Mitchell imagines the red raccoon logo on the door and a large mural of a bike and its parts on the side of the building. “I just imagine how beautiful this could be,” said Fowler, during a recent interview near the building which is located where the trail and the Henry Strum Creek intersect near Victoria Park.
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They would love to turn the idle space into the Red Raccoon Bike Rescue, a free bike repair service they and other volunteers started during the pandemic.
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