10th Annual Commuter Challenge

Saturday,  June 6

Sign up for the 10th annual Commuter Challenge – an event emphasizing active and green commuting.

The 10th annual Commuter Challenge is a national sustainable transportation event celebrated during Environment Week. It’s a friendly competition between workplaces and schools to encourage individuals to walk, bike, carpool, telecommute, or bus on their daily commute to work or school from May 31st 1st to June 6th to emphasize active and green means of commuting.

Enter to Win prizes! Prizes are awarded to Workplaces with the highest participation rates. The main objective of the promotion is to highlight the importance of green and active commuting in creating healthy communities through opportunities for increased physical activity and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
For all the details, including registration information, please see Resource Conservation Manitoba’s Commuter Challenge website.

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