The latest cycling corridor to crop up on the Peninsula is official. Municipal staff, council members and the general public hopped on bikes and took the new route along East Saanich Road to arrive for the ceremonial ribbon cutting Friday.
“This is a partnership between communities, but it’s also a partnership with our senior government because this would not have been possible without the assistance of the provincial government,” said Alice Finall, mayor of North Saanich. “In North Saanich, and I think it’s very much true also in Central Saanich, cycling is a big part of our lives.”
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