OBC infiltrates CFSC ??? CFSC was founded by OBC members. It was started by Bruce Timmermans to work along side the OBC to advocate for cyclists rights. Bruce was frusterated by the lack of understanding of the sport of cycling in the community. At an OBC meeting he complained that during the Rideau Lakes Tour a police officer approached him and said that all of the cyclists should be riding on the shoulder of the road. Bruce Timmermans started CFSC to help educate the public on proper cycling edicate. For many years the OBC and CFSC worked very closely together. Recently personality clashes have caused friction between the two organizations.
I remember when I joined the OBC the club office was a shed outside of Bruce Timmermans house and he would process all the applications of new members. Until recent both organizations viewed the each other as being important to cycling in Ottawa but CFSC and the OBC have now become to cycling what the CAW and the Canadian Labour Congress have become to labour and working families. Two organizations that are working for the same goals but who cannot work together. At a recent Canadian Labour Congress meeting a board member mentioned that alot of what the CAW and Canadian Labour Congress are trying to accomplish is being undermined by infighting between the two Organizations. It was stated that so much more could be accomplished to advance the rights of working families if the two Organizations could just put their differences aside and work together. Another board member got up and said yes that would be ideal but it would never happen. Mark Smith "Bruce P. Lowe" wrote: > freenet-news flora.cfsc:4146 > > (snip) > > The CfSC Board for 2001 will be: > > President: Michael Richardson > Past President: Alayne McGregor > Vice-president: Lynda Kadey > Treasurer: Ernest Ruppenthal > Secretary: Grant Malinsky > Director 1 (2nd year): Lisa Routhier > Director 1 (2nd year): Graydon Patterson > Director 1 : Manny Agulnik > Director 1 : John Stevenson > Director 1 : James Wilson > > Alayne McGregor > Past President, CfSC > > -- > Bruce Lowe > Ottawa, Ontario > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
