Event Day Itinerary

8:00 – 9:30 am

1. -Re/Max Hot Air Balloon Rides (weather-permitting)
   

2. courtesy of Miriam Vasen of Re/Max Realtron Realty
   

- FREE Starbucks Coffee (remember to bring your re-usable travel mug!)

8:30 – 9:30 am

- Breakfast and group photos for Corporate Teams

9:00 – 10:00 am

- Sign in or register (cash or cheques only please)

- Drop off pledge forms and pledges

10:00 am

- Welcome from Derek Lee, M.P.

- 25km and 50km Ride for the Rouge begins

- Rouge Valley Guided Interpretive Hike begins

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

- FREE BBQ lunch

1. -FREE Starbucks Coffee & Iced Tea (remember to bring your re-usable travel mug!)
   

2. -FREE Entertainment provided by Social Potion
   Modern rock duo Social Potion will be playing some original and cover songs for your enjoyment. Social Potion are songwriter Carmen Toth on vocals, guitar and keyboard and Aaron Jones on drums. For more, visit www.carmentoth.com
   

1:00 – 2:00 pm

- Prizes

- Silent Auction winners announced

- Closing remarks

Event Day Exhibitors

EnWise Power Solutions

Learn about home energy audits, green energy alternatives, government retrofit grants and more

Mountain Equipment Co-Op

MEC Bicycle Safety and Tune-Up Experts will be on site to perform bicycle safety checks before and after the Ride for the Rouge.

Brimell Toyota Group

Check out their Prius hybrid vehicle and learn about hybrid benefits

What to bring on May 9

1. - Bicycle in good working order
   

2. - Bicycle helmet (ALL participants MUST wear a helmet)
   

3. - Registration form and fee (if not pre-registered)
   

4. - Pledge money and pledge forms
   

5. - Signed waiver form

2009 Ride and Hike for the Rouge

For more information
or to volunteer at next year’s event, email info@rvcc.ca

To donate to the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre click on
the button below:

2009 Ride for the Rouge Sponsors

25/50km Ride for the Rouge Route

Click on the link below to view an overview of the 25 and 50km bicycle routes and map. A detailed map will be distributed on the day of the event.

25km route map.pdf

25km route details.pdf

50km route map.pdf

50km route details.pdf

Use of Helmets

PLEASE NOTE: ALL participants, regardless of age, are required to wear a certified helmet suitable for cycling at all times while participating in the Ride for the Rouge. The Rouge Valley Foundation reserves the right to refuse entry onto the route to any participant who is not wearing a helmet.

Rules of the Road

All participants are asked to adhere to the following rules of the road:

1. - Obey all traffic lights and signs
   

2. - As with standard on road rules, slower riders are to keep to the right, to allow faster riders to pass on the left
   

3. - Always check over your shoulder when changing lanes – please do not weave between lanes
   

4. - Communicate your intention to pass to other cyclists
   

5. - Stop only on the right side of the road
   

6. - Use caution on downhill sections, on bridges and wet surfaces
   

7. - Please avoid use of cell phones and personal audio systems while cycling

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Calendar of Hikes and events

1. -2011 hikes and events
   

Special Events

1. -Ride for the Rouge
   

2. -2009 EVENT INFO
   

3. -Rouge Valley Eco Exploration Event
   

4. -Green energy initiatives
   

5. -25th anniversary of the Rouge valley foundation
   

educational programs

1. -program descriptions
   

Discover the Rouge

1. -Nature Notes
   

2. -Eastern blue birds
   

3. -Deer count
   

4. -hiking trails
   

5. -photos
   

Donate

1. -donate OR become a sponsor
   

About Us

1. -Our mandate
   

2. -directions & map
   

3. -board of directors
   

4. -Pearse House History
   

5. -Our Partners

Lead Sponsors:

Supporters:

Agent Miriam Vasen

Thank you!

Despite the thunder, lightening, rain and hail (yes, hail!), we still managed to have a good turn out for our 16th Annual Ride and Hike for the Rouge. Brave cyclists made their way through the 25 or 50 km ride from the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre down to Lake Ontario and back, while the hikers braved the rain and took a Guided Interpretative Hike through the Valley.

Money raised at the event went to the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre’s educational, conservation and environmental restoration programs as well as operational costs. Our top pledge collector received two VIA1 Via Rail tickets from Toronto to Quebec City, while our first, second and third prize winners received Mountain Equipment Co-Op Gift Cards. Thank you to all of our participants and donors for their generous donations. And a big thanks to VIA Rail and Mountain Equipment Co-Op for the sponsoring our event and providing prizes to our participants.

This year we were lucky to have entertainment provided by Social Potion (songwriter Carmen Toth on vocals, guitar and keyboard and Aaron Jones on drums. For more, visit www.carmentoth.com) and we had a small window of opportunity for Re/Max Hot Air Ballon rides before the rain came. This year we were also joined by Mountain Equipment Co-Op who provided free bicycle tune-ups and Starbucks Coffee who provided free coffee and iced teas to all participants.

Also new this year was a silent auction with proceeds going to the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre. Auction items included a Raleigh Mountain Bike, Flip Video Ultra Camera and Typhoon Electric Guitar. Thank you to our sponsors Raleigh Canada, Flip Video and Tuneology for the auction items and to all our auction winners.

A special thanks to Derek Lee, MP, Scarborugh-Rouge River, for coming out and sending our participants off and to all the hard working volunteers who helped not only on the day of the event but also leading up to the event.

Below are some photos from this year’s event. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

2009 Ride for the Rouge Prizes

Some of our prizes and silent auction items included:

2009 Ride and Hike for the Rouge

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