Carbure Aventure – $4,500 Grant

Toutes à vélo is a cycling learning program by and for women, coordinated in Sherbrooke by Carbure Aventure, an NPO committed to outdoor accessibility. Originating in Montreal through Vélo Québec, the project offers women the opportunity to learn to ride safely, for free, and with support. Rooted in an area where cycling as a means of transportation is still low among women, this project helps build a more inclusive and sustainable cycling culture in Sherbrooke.

Cyclo Nord-Sud – $4,500 Grant

Cyclo Nord-Sud, a Montreal-based nonprofit, offers the Build Your Bike project to equip 15–16-year-olds from underprivileged backgrounds by giving them the opportunity to build their own bike. This program promotes autonomy, social inclusion, sustainable mobility in marginalized neighborhoods, environmental awareness through the circular economy, and practical skills development.

LocoMotion Sherbrooke – $4,500 Grant

The project led by LocoMotion Sherbrooke aims to provide the community with two snow-clearing bikes, converted from electric or cargo bikes, so citizens can clear downtown bike paths themselves. The project promotes citizen autonomy, winter active transportation, and GHG reduction.

Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda – $4,500 Grant

Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda, a cultural organization rooted in Rouyn-Noranda, is developing a community bike workshop within its new Fablab, a creative space combining technological innovation and sustainable development. Accessible to the entire community, this project aims to create a space for sharing, learning, and solidarity.

Université de Montréal Early Childhood Centre – $4,500 Grant

Project to implement an electric bike loan program at our Early Childhood Centre (CPE) to promote sustainable mobility, meet community transportation needs, and encourage behaviour change. Through this initiative, families and staff at the CPE will have easy and affordable access to electric bikes for daily trips, including commuting and family outings.

Les Affutés – $4,500 Grant

Project for acquiring an electric bike and a bike trailer with a pallet lifting system to deliver materials between their three Montreal locations and support their circular economy initiatives.

Loco-Motion Sud-Ouest – $4,500 Grant

Project aims to expand cargo bike service in local libraries. Libraries play a central role in the social and cultural life of the borough, attracting a wide audience of all ages and backgrounds. By providing a cargo bike, they aim to make this alternative transportation mode more accessible and visible. Users can borrow the cargo bike for free to transport books, purchases, or other items, promoting ecological and sustainable travel habits.

Vélo-Québec – $4,500 Grant

Founded in 2021, the “Toutes à vélo” project offers a series of free workshops to women who have never had the chance to learn to ride a bike, helping them develop skills and confidence to cycle safely and independently. The goal is to teach these women their first pedal strokes in a supportive, women-focused environment and provide resources to remove barriers to adopting a low-carbon, cost-effective transportation mode that helps mitigate climate change by reducing GHG emissions from mobility.

Cyclo Nord-Sud – $10,000 Grant

Project for acquiring an electric bike and a trailer for zero-emission deliveries. Cyclo Nord-Sud will use this bike for their “Petites roues” project, which provides a free bike to 100 children in need in CDN-NDG and Saint-Michel, introducing them to cycling as a sustainable mobility option.

GRAME – $10,000 Grant

The grant will be used to acquire three electric bikes and maintenance equipment for a pilot project with 20 households in Lachine. The bikes will be loaned to these households to encourage alternative transportation behaviours. After the pilot, the bikes will also be available to other residents, organizations, or stakeholders in Lachine and can be used for tree planting projects led by GRAME.