By Cpl. Gerard Poitras, RCMP – Central Interior Traffic Services, Kamloops. Today was a bit of a different day for me as I had to leave the team and travel ahead to Kamloops for an oncology appointment. I was diagnosed with Cancer about a month before the ride and was unsure of my physical ability to participate in the ride prior to our start on…
By James Moore, Revelstoke After a 100 plus km day with a top speed of 47 km/h to get to Cranbrook, the seats inside of our Blue Star bus were a welcome sight for today’s drive to Golden. We woke up at the Elizabeth Lake Lodge, one of the greatest hotels in the area. Owned and operated by a sweet couple George & Rachel, and…
Wednesday September 14th. By Rob Crowder, Nelson The day started with a beautiful blue sky in Creston where we were treated to a wonderful breakfast at Gin’s restaurant. The restaurant opened up early for us to get us on our way for the 110 km journey to Cranbrook. The morning started out at a very chilly 5 degrees but the sky was clear and the…
By Alan Profili, South Okanagan After a wonderful night sleep on very comfortable beds at the Prestige Lakeside Nelson, we started day #5. The weather was again clear & beautiful and a brisk 4 degrees. We bussed to breakfast at the Nelson Baptist Church where the mens group & Lions treated us to a delicious breakfast even served to us by a few retired members.…
By Bill Long, Nelson. We started another fantastic day of riding in Castlegar this morning and were escorted by the Castlegar Fire Dept down Columbia Ave. We were treated to a great breakfast put on by the Castlegar Legion Ladies. Our journey continued onto Nelson where we were greeted by the Nelson Police Dept and proceeded through town to the Nelson RCMP Detachment. There we…