Grande
Prairie AB
– 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.
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.
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!
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!
Drumheller,
you gave it a good fight, hopefully we will see you in the
competition again!
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 13th,
may the best community win.
We
want to acknowledge the commitment of all of our wonderful sponsors
without whom this contest could not happen:
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!
About
Canada’s MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest:
Canada’s
MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest was created by Renee ”Belt
Drive Betty” Charbonneau, founder and CEO of Belt Drive Betty
Media.
Canada’s
MOST Rider Friendly Community Contest
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.
About
Belt Drive Betty Media:
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.
That
diversity offers advertisers looking to connect with the Canadian
riding community a large number of advertising vehicles to choose
from.
Belt
Drive Betty Media offers TV, web, social media, app and email
marketing opportunities.
Contact:
Renee
“Belt Drive Betty” Charbonneau
(780)
402-8892
Visit:
beltdrivebetty.com
Bustedknucklechronicles.com
Canadianmotorcycleevents.com
Riderfriendly.com
About
Community Futures of Alberta:
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.
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 successful
businesses
we have helped start-up and grow over the years.
We
provide a wide range of small
business loans,
business
coaching/training services
and business
management tools
for people wanting to start, expand, franchise or sell a business.
We
also run a number of specialized
business programs,
and actively work with community and business leaders to foster rural
economic growth.
We
are funded by the Government of Canada through Western
Economic Diversification Canada
There
are a total of 269 Community Futures offices across the country.
Contact:
Holly
Sorgen
Community
Futures Grande Prairie & Region
(780)
814-5340
Holly.Sorgen@albertacf.com
