This is the time of year when I think about the holiday and wonder what to write. I hover over “Start a post,” and… pause. There’s so much to celebrate. So much to be grateful for. So much that’s unfinished.…
The Alberta Bike Swap is honoured to support the CBC Calgary Food Bank auction with a special bike package that reflects the heart of our mission: keeping great bikes in great hands. This year, we are thrilled to share that…
Announcing Our 2026 Venue Vivo for Healthier Generations We're excited to announce that Calgary Bike Swap 2026 will be held at Vivo for Healthier Generations! After reviewing your suggestions and working closely with The City of Calgary, we decided that…
🚲 Pedal Power with a Purpose: Bid on the Ultimate Calgary Bike Package for the CBC Food Bank Drive! 🎁 The spirit of giving is in high gear! Alberta Bike Swap is thrilled to announce that we've put together an…
ABS 2024 CBC Food Bank Poster It takes a village of wonderful non-profits and businesses that work well together to put a great package like this together for the CBC/Radio-Canada Calgary Calgary Food Bank drive. Thank you to the person…
Chris and I are consistent; we open the website volunteer page in mid-March every single year and have a full slate of volunteers within 48 hours. We opened the website on March 17th, Calgary volunteers were full in less than…
Did you know that we invite people with stolen bike police reports to our events at 2:00 once all the bikes are tech checked and the owner is verified through our software? We've done this service to those with stolen…
I think we made a splash in 2023 - this is a diagram of our impact report. What's not on this report is: We started an endowment for UCalgary Kinesiology; Supplied bikes to Olds College students; Mentored software, sustainability, and technology students; Participated…
I like waving my hands about when I see a gap in what people need and Chris Grant is able to figure it out. We have five patents / industrial design registrations because we like to make stuff. But, I'm…
I have survivor's guilt. I was diagnosed with MS in 1980 just before finals at what should have been the end of my pharmacy degree. I lapsed into a coma after a tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure, had no Babinski reflex, and…