Whitecourt Volunteer Janice Milligan Strives to Promote Local Health, Welcomes Texas Cyclists

Volunteer Janice Milligan strives to promote health in area, welcomes Texas cyclists

Last week, a team of cyclists rode through the area between Edmonton and Whitecourt on an annual mission, going from Texas to Alaska to raise funds for cancer services.

Whitecourt volunteer Janice Milligan strives to promote local health, welcomes Texas cyclists

When the Texas 4000 cyclists rode into Whitecourt in early July on their annual mission to Alaska to raise funds for cancer services, they were welcomed by locals.

Bicycling toward a healthier world, physically and mentally

(JNS) - A bicycle is so much more than just a means of transportation. So says Adva Sharvit, who co-founded the not-for-profit organization Hamaslul with her husband, Karmy Shirby, in 2015 - with two groups, 20 youth, 15 pairs of bicycles and two counselors - to use the bicycle as an educational vehicle and explore the land of Israel. Sharvit, who earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience, researching...

Local rotary club hosts cross-country riders making 4,000km trip for cancer research – Energeticcity.ca

Rotary Club of Fort St. John’s Don Ryan and director Shukuko Abe at Charlie Lake barbecue. (Alisha Cobbett) CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — Bike riders travelling through the U.S. and Canada received food and board from the Rotary Club of Fort St. John as they journeyed across the Peace region.  A total of 19 riders participated in the Texas 4,000 for Cancer’s Ozarks tour, a bicycle tour from May to July. The riders started the tour at the University of Te…

From Texas to Alaska with purpose: Student riders stop in Whitecourt

By Serena LapointeThe longest charity bike ride in the world is underway. On Wednesday of last week, the cyclistson the Ozark Route of the Texas 4000 made a stopover in Whitecourt as they travelled fromAustin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, approximately 4,100 miles (roughly 6,600km). A journey that takes 70 days to complete.Each year, students from