John Kane - 1998 Ottawa-Carleton Cyclists' Award of Merit recipient

John Kane retired, to take a well-deserved break from the CfSC Board of Directors in November 1998 after participating in all aspects of cycling promotion, advocacy and safety for more than four years.

As a resident of Hull John brought his familiarity of cycling issues on "the other side of the river" to CfSC. John took a lead role in representing and defending cyclists' access and safety during the Portage Bridge reconstruction and successfully fought a proposed bicycle parking ban in Hull.

He was an active member of the Cycling Safety and Promotion program Management Committee for several years. John helped the program volunteers and staff become more effective by sharing his professional knowledge in the area of program evaluation and planning and was always available to help out on projects.

If you visited or helped at one of CfSC's many booths and information tables at events you were sure to meet John Kane sooner rather than later. He was a reliable volunteer who could be found at CfSC's many events. Even when he was at work, John was thinking of better cycling, keeping the CMHC Bicycle User Group (BUG) informed and active on cycling issues.

As a member of the CfSC Board of Directors, John contributed thoughtfully to important policy discussions and planning, wrote correspondence to organizations whose actions affected cyclists. He also offered to serve as Board secretary for one year when no other volunteer could be found to fill this essential position.

For all of his contributions, CfSC was pleased to present John Kane with the 1998 Ottawa-Carleton Cyclists' Award of Merit. Thank you John for many jobs well done!

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