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Canada's Most Rider Friendly Community Contest Finalists Announced!

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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Grande
Prairie AB</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
– The second round of voting in Canada’s MOST Rider Friendly
Community Contest has concluded. Although the western conference was
the only one to be decided upon in this round,  it was one heck of a
contest between Drumheller & Port Alberni. Nisku sadly, didn’t
seem to get in on the action.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drumheller
and Port Alberni went at it hard. The contest became very heated with
both sides declaring that there was no way the other side could have
that many votes coming in!  However, they did and the audit shows
that Port Alberni came out the victor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From
the voting patterns we concluded that Port Alberni’s population
tended to vote far later in the day and it almost seemed that gave
Drumheller a false sense of security.  In the end, these two
communities showed the pride and sense of community spirit we were
hoping to see. Port Alberni, won out this year, but both communities
are truly winners!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I
want to thank all of the communities that were nominated, and those
that have been knocked out of the competition thus far. It is truly
rewarding to see the communities that riders love to ride to; it has
lengthened the bucket list for a lot of us!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drumheller,
you gave it a good fight, hopefully we will see you in the
competition again!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Next,
Cape Breton and Port Alberni go head to head. Voting for the final
round to determine the winner from the 2016 riding season in Canada’s
MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest begins April 13</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">,
may the best community win.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>We
want to acknowledge the commitment of all of our wonderful sponsors
without whom this contest could not happen:</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
EastLink TV, The HOG Radio Show, Reality Radio 101, Biker Radio, 
Suzettee Speaks Silently, Northern Horizon Newspaper and our
presenting sponsor, Community Futures of Alberta! </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>About
Canada’s MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Canada’s
MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest was created by Renee ”Belt
Drive Betty” Charbonneau, founder and CEO of Belt Drive Betty
Media.  </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Canada’s
MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest</span></span><span style="color: #434343;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
is a rural tourism marketing initiative whose goal is to create
awareness of the wonderful businesses and communities that are there
for riders to explore. Large cities are not as inviting for
motorcyclists; with the advent of texting and driving along, the
dangers of driving in traffic, road construction and other hazards
along with motorcycle only noise bylaws, many riders prefer to get
out on the open road and away from the majority of the dangers that
cities present. Motorcyclists also face certain barriers when it
comes to customer service in the travel and tourism industry.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>About
Belt Drive Betty Media:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Belt
Drive Betty Media is a diverse motorcycle media company founded in
2003. It offers the rider a vast array of ways to connect with the
information on the motorcycle community they need. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">That
diversity offers advertisers looking to connect with the Canadian
riding community a large number of advertising vehicles to choose
from.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Belt
Drive Betty Media offers TV, web, social media, app and email
marketing opportunities.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Contact:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Renee
“Belt Drive Betty” Charbonneau</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(780)
402-8892</span></span></div>
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<a href="mailto:bdbetty@beltdrivebettymedia.com"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">bdbetty@beltdrivebettymedia.com</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit:
beltdrivebetty.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bustedknucklechronicles.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Canadianmotorcycleevents.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Riderfriendly.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>About
Community Futures of Alberta:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">For
30 years, Community Futures has been supporting small business
development and rural economic diversification in Alberta. We are a
community driven, non-profit organization with 27 offices in rural
areas throughout Alberta. Each office is staffed by local business
professionals and guided by a volunteer Board of Directors.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In
other words, we live where you live, and reap the benefits of a
strong local economy created by business entrepreneurs just you! Read
about some of the many </span></span></span><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">successful
businesses</span></span></span><span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
we have helped start-up and grow over the years.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We
provide a wide range of </span></span></span><a href="http://albertacf.com/business-loans-for-rural-Alberta"><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">small
business loans</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">,
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=24628937#bizserv"><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">business
coaching/training services</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
and </span></span></span><a href="http://albertacf.com/free-tools-and-advice-for-small-business"><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">business
management tools</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
for people wanting to start, expand, franchise or sell a business.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We
also run a number of </span></span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=24628937#bizprog"><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">specialized
business programs</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">,
and actively work with community and business leaders to foster rural
economic growth.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We
are funded by the Government of Canada through </span></span></span><a href="http://www.wd.gc.ca/"><span style="color: #56a68e;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Western
Economic Diversification Canada</span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There
are a total of 269 Community Futures offices across the country.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Contact:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Holly
Sorgen</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Community
Futures Grande Prairie & Region</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(780)
814-5340</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Holly.Sorgen@albertacf.com</span></span></div>
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