
Samuel Benoit
@samuel_benoit
Executive Director for Vélo @Canada_Bikes , @HultSF + @Carleton_U alum, @OverbrookCA resident, member of @OttawaBahais + husband of @SafiyaPindare.
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My team is co-hosting a screening of The Social Shift this Wed at Université Saint-Paul University w S4ES, Impact Hub Ottawa, Invest Ottawa + Meceness. I was interviewed for it! Come see if I made the cut! (I probably didn't.)




We are deeply honoured to be awarding our #CommunityBuilder Award to none other than Doug Pawson. Doug has been an integral part of #Ottawa, & we wish him all the best on his next adventure at End Homelessness St. John's. Congratulations Doug, we will miss you!


Just had a wonderful lunch with neighbors at Parkdale Food Centre, the home of #Ottawa #socialenterprises Thirteen : A SocEnt & @_growingfutures!



Thank you Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Councillor Rawlson King for joining our Bahá'ís of/d’ Ottawa celebration in Overbrook and for speaking directly to the youth and children to encourage them in their efforts to build community.




We will be co-hosting a webinar with CapaCITY-CapaCITÉ on #PedalPollSondoVelo, its role in cycling advoacy, methods, findings and plans. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/pedal-pollso… Our Board Chair Kate Walker, Analyst Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher and Executive Director Samuel Benoit will be presenting.


Thank you Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin for taking the time to meet with representatives from Vélo Canada Bikes to discuss the importance of increased funding for safe, connected cycling infrastructure in the upcoming Permanent Public Transit Fund.


We have a passionate community of cyclists in London and across Canada. The federal government has worked to secure some very good investments and outcomes in recent years. We will keep engaging with great organizations like Vélo Canada Bikes. #ldnont

Wonderful opportunity to connect with city planners, engineers, advocates and many of our members through our presentation “Taking action to advance our shared dream for a bicycle-friendly Canada” at the Share the Road Ontario Bike Summit this morning. #OBS2024


Amazing for 3 team members to meet in person this morning in Ottawa. Especially for the dedicated kathy manners and Kate Walker who have been working together intensely since 2019 but never met in person before. Scheming how to strengthen our voice for a #bicyclefriendlyCanada.


Saskatoon friends! Come discuss the movement for a #bicyclefriendlyCanada with our ED Samuel Benoit at Glass & Lumber tomorrow at 7pm. Registration required and hosted by Saskatoon Cycles, U of Saskatchewan and CapaCITY-CapaCITÉ.

It was great to reconnect with Dr. The Hon. Dr. Helena Jaczek, MP for Markham—Stouffville last week and discuss the many benefits of everyday cycling in Canada and the federal role of cycling.

We are proud of the diverse group of partners who stepped up to help make Bike Day on the Hill 2024 happen. 🥉 Thank you to our Bronze event sponsors The Biking Lawyer (Dave Shellnutt) , ebikes-international, Global Public Affairs and @spirit_of_urban. We look forward to working with each of you next year!


Bike Day on the Hill 2024 was made possible by a dedicated committee. 🙏 Thank you Dave Robertson (Bike Ottawa), Sue Holloway (Office of @SenMartyDeacon), Greg Barley (Office of Julie Dabrusin , MP) & our board members Kate Walker, Shelley Pelkey, Eleanor Fast and Kathy Manners!


The cycling industry plays an important role in our national movement. 🏆 At Bike Day on the Hill 2024 we gave our Industry Award to Taylor Cook & Bob Burns for Trek Bicycle. In tumultuous time for the industry Trek has been an exemplary partner to build a bicycle-friendly Canada.
