ARC Bike Week Events 1997

Join the ULTIMATE BIG GAME HUNT MAY 26 & 27 during TORONTO BIKE WEEK

Catch MOTOR VEHICLES blocking BIKE LANES and win prizes!

They have big game downtown? The biggest!
Are they dangerous? I guess you've never been doored by one of those suckers.
Do they smell bad? Even after a tune up they ain't too fresh.
Do I have to eat what I kill? Actually it is just a photo shoot. No animals will be harmed in the making of this Toronto Bike Week event. Grab a camera and join the fun.

How to play

What you need: a camera and 10 bucks.
What we give you: hunting licence; arm band; film (including developing); prizes awarded for best photos (categories will be described when you pick up your film)
1. Pick up your official roll of film at one of two places:

St. Stephens Courier Race, behind College Park, Saturday, May 24, 3-11 pm, or
Mass Convergence breakfast, Nathan Philips Square, Monday May 26, 8 am.

2. Hunt for bike lane parkers until Tuesday evening. Hunt solo or in packs. Hand off your camera to a teammate when you aren't hunting. How you hunt is up to you.
3. Drop off film at the Parking Meter Party, Spadina at Queen, Tuesday May 27, 6pm - 8pm. We will develop it and the jury will choose the best photos.
4. Winners will be announced at the Bikes Means Business Awards Gala, Heritage Toronto Building, 250 Yonge St., Thursday May 29, 6pm

Prizes donated by:

Balzac * Bicycle League of Toronto * Bikes on Wheels * Community Bicycle Network * Detour Publications * Grassroots * Hideous White Noise * Jean Pierre Aesthetics and Spa * Liliput's Hats * Mountain Equipment Co-Op * Reba's Bike Ranch * Sensible Footwear * Urbane Cyclist * and more.

3rd Annual Parking Meter Party:
Tuesday May 27 6:00 pm

Throwing a street party is a compelling idea but one which is heavily bureaucratized in Toronto. Although a permit can be obtained at a reasonable cost, the required police presence is very expensive and a line up of police standing guard behind barriers can make a celebration look more like civil unrest. So renting a few parking spots on the street is a cheap and cheerful solution. Bring easy-to-serve snacks, coins for the meter. Oh yes, and this year we are playing TABLE HOCKEY.

So wh at is this picture all about? Why, it is one of our mascots from last year, a parking meter in a vinyl party dress.