September 11/11 23:29 pm - Support the Hamilton Velodrome at Council Meeting on Tuesday

Posted by Editor on 09/11/11
 

Dear Supporters of the Hamilton Velodrome,

Hamilton City Council will be meeting on Tuesday, September 13th, at Hamilton City Hall to make important decisions on whether or not Hamilton will be the home to an international standard indoor velodrome. City Hall is located at 71 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario.

This opportunity for Hamilton and for the Canadian cycling community is HUGE!! In fact the potential for Hamilton to become the home of an indoor international standard velodrome (the only other one in North America, outside of Los Angeles), is probably the most significant advancement for the sport in over 40 years.

Over the past weeks, a number of councillors have noted that there does not seem to be much support for the velodrome from the local cycling community, because the gallery seats in the Council Chambers have been mostly empty whenever Council is discussing the Velodrome.

We need to show Council that there IS support for the Velodrome and that there are lots of people who will use this facility when it comes to Hamilton.

The City Council meeting will be starting at 9:30 am and will likely run the entire day.

What we would like to see are as many cyclists as possible down to City Hall, making your presence felt by Council.

Wear a cycling T-Shirt, a cycling cap or your favorite cycling jersey.

Bring your parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends. This is an opportunity to engage in an important civic process.

You don't need to stay the whole day. Come during your lunch hour. Come for a part of the day.

If you are able to attend, you will be joining:

STEVE BAUER - Olympic Silver Medalist and wearer of the Yellow Jersey for 14 days in the Tour de France.

CURT HARNETT - Three-time Olympic Medal Winner and World Record Holder.

GORD SINGLETON - World Champion, Pan Am Games Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, 3-time World Record Holder, and Order of Canada.

Come and support the velodrome. City Councillors need to see you there. They need to know that there are young people aspiring to be World and Olympic Champions right here in Hamilton and throughout Ontario. They need to see young people and their parents making the effort to support the velodrome.

Thank you for supporting the velodrome.

I hope to see a bunch of you out at Hamilton City Hall on Tuesday!!!

PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ALL CYCLISTS YOU KNOW. And follow the #HamiltonVelodrome on Twitter @HamiltonVelo and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/196187196662/

Courtesy Andrew Iler