Bike Friendly Business Awards - what a night!

Last night, HUB: Your Cycling Connection hosted the first annual Bike Friendly Business Awards ceremony and reception.

This gala event, presented by ING Direct and emcee’d by local communications consultant, writer and cycling personality Stephen Irving, brought together leaders in sustainability, active transportation, and health and wellness from across Metro Vancouver.

These organizations made commitments to being bike friendly in the past year, and were recognized by HUB for their investments in their employees and customers. Champion organizations from Fall 2013 Bike to Work Week were also recognized.

Photos from the event are on the HUB Facebook page.

The Bike Friendly Business award winners and runners-up were:

  • Best Bike Parking and Storage Runner-up- Dillon Consulting Limited
  • Best Bike Parking and Storage Runner-up- BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus 
  • Best Bike Parking and Storage - Vancity (Vancity Centre)
  • Most Bike Friendly Building Runner-up - Vancouver Community College (Downtown Campus)
  • Most Bike Friendly Building - Vancity (Vancity Centre)
  • Most Bike Friendly Workplace Runner-up - Vancity
  • Most Bike Friendly Workplace - Vancouver Public Library

The Bike to Work Week 2013 Champions were:

  • Best Workplace (1-10 employees) - Bruce Carscadden Architect 
  • Best Workplace (1-10 employees) - Gowlings
  • Best Workplace (11-25 employees) - Stanley Park Ecology Society
  • Best Workplace (26-100 employees) - Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
  • Best Workplace (101-1000 employees) - Arc'teryx Equipment Inc.
  • Best Workplace (1000+ employees) - University of British Columbia
  • Best in School - Eric Hamber Secondary School
  • Best in Health - Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
  • Best in Business - Arc'teryx Equipment Inc.
  • Best in Other - Mountain Equipment Co-op
  • Best in Not for Profit - Stanley Park Ecology Society
  • Best in Higher Education - University of British Columbia
  • Best in Government - City of Vancouver
  • Bike to Work Appreciation Award - Vancouver Airport Authority - For Outstanding Commitment to Commuter Cycling

Congratulations to all our winners and winners-up, and to everyone who attended the event! 

Thank you also to our sponsors:

  • Board of Change 
  • WeCycle Magazine 
  • Musette Caffé
  • Harvest Community Foods 
  • Tandem Bike Cafe 
  • Union Food Market 
  • Uprising Breads 
  • Union Street Cycle 
  • Velofix Mobile Bike ProShop 
  • VanCycle Mobile Bicycle Shop
  • The Wilder Snail