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🎉 Volunteer Registration is OPEN! 🎉 It’s time to rally the community, because we need YOU to help make the 2025 Emera Blue Nose Marathon another success! With more than 1,000 volunteer shifts available, there’s a role for everyone to get involved in Halifax’s biggest celebration of healthy, active living. 💙 🚲What to expect: Experienced Cyclists needed! We are looking for cyclists with a passion for helping our participants! A very exciting role where you will lead the race and paces within the race. You will need to be familiar with the course and help guide our participants to the finish line. Cyclists will need to have their own bike or be able to borrow one. 📋 Volunteer positions: Saturday, May 17th5KM  Youth Races Sunday, May 18th10KMHalf ...

Cycling NS is offering a Skills and Tactics course on February 2nd in Kentville NS. The course will help participants achieve their Comp Dev and intro to comp certifications. For more information on the course, please click the link ...

2024 Blue Route Recap Cycling Nova Scotia in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works had an exciting year in 2024, opening two new section of the Blue Route. Lunenburg to Upper LaHave:  CNS, Nova Scotia Department of Public Works, and the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg announced the opening of a new 33km section of the Blue Route in August 2024.  It is made up of 17.5km of paved shoulders along Trunk 3 and Route 332, as well as shared road on Route 332. This new section will allow cyclists to ride from Lunenburg to Rose Bay and up to Lahave along a signed route. It is an easy connection to the existing Ble Route section covering ...

Year in Review Recap – Core AT Networks Project at Cycling Nova Scotia Wow—what a year it’s been for the Core Active Transportation Networks Project at Cycling Nova Scotia! Over the past twelve months, we’ve been spinning our wheels in all the right ways, working hard to leverage new funding streams, and helping our community partners move confidently toward their AT goals. As we roll into a new year, we’re gearing up to push many of our partners across the finish line of their latest projects. Wagmatcook First Nation:Wagmatcook is cruising toward Class B detailed design drawings—just in time to make the most of upcoming federal grants for AT infrastructure. We’re thrilled to help them fine-tune their application and hopefully secure ...

Cycling NS will be holding it's Annual General Meeting on February 25th at 6:30pm virtually. Please come out to recap the 2024 year as well as preview the 2025 season ahead. If you are interested in volunteering for a committee or the board, please reach out to Mike Todd at [email protected] The link to the meeting can be found here: Cycling NS AGM Feb 25, 2025 06:30 PM HalifaxMeeting ID Meeting ID 830 1581 0268 Invite Link: ...