Green Action Centre Thanks You for Playing the Very Important Role of Commuter Challenge Workplace Coordinator

Green Action Centre thanks you for playing the very important role of Commuter Challenge Workplace Coordinator. This Commuter Challenge Resource Guide is filled with information to help you organize the event in your workplace and motivate your colleagues to take the Challenge!

The Commuter Challenge is trying to reduce the amount of paper sent  You Are Invited To... out to workplace coordinators. Please check out the Coordinator‟s Corner  Reasons for Taking the on the Commuter Challenge website for these support materials: Challenge  Commuter Challenge Manitoba Poster  Workplace Coordination  Power-Point Presentation in Four Easy Steps  More great ideas for promoting the Commuter Challenge in your  Logging Participant‟s workplace Commutes Online  Daily Commute Tracking Form  Ideas for Building  Green Commuter Bingo Involvement  “Challenge a Workplace” email and fax template  2010 Commuter  Winnipeg Cyclist Map Challenge Participants  The Commuter Cyclist  2011 Prizes  Carpooling Tips & Great Transit Tips  Challenge Sponsors and  Active & Green Newsletter Partners All of this and more at:

Francine Carrier, Manitoba Commuter Challenge Coordinator Phone: (204) 925-3779 Email: [email protected] Website: www.greenactioncentre.ca

Green Action Center will be hosting two Workplace Coordinator Orientation Luncheons to give an overview of the Commuter Challenge Tracking Website and share suggestions on how to gain participants. The Luncheons times and dates are:

Tuesday, May 10th, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. at the Millennium Library, Buckwald Room. Tuesday, May 24th, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. at the Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium.

To attend one of these luncheons, please register by calling 925-3779 or emailing [email protected]. Please be sure to include your name, your contact information, your workplace and which of the two luncheons you would like to attend. If you do not or cannot attend one of these sessions, you can request to have coordinator resources mailed to you or access them online at http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/commuter-challenge/.

You are also invited to attend the Commuter Challenge Wrap-up Lunch for Workplace Coordinators on Tuesday, June 21st, from 12 to 1:30 pm at the Fair- mont Hotel in the Lombard Room. Winning workplaces will be awarded their prizes and all workplace coordinators will be appreciated for their dedication and hard work! Please R.S.V. P. by calling 925-3779 or emailing [email protected] by June 17, 2011.

All Workplace Coordinators are welcome to use the Manitoba Commuter Challenge Poster to advertise the event in their workplace. To receive the PDF file of the poster, please send your request by email to [email protected].

The Commuter Challenge is a friendly national competition that encourages individuals and workplaces to explore more sustainable forms of transportation. Participants who choose to bus, walk, cycle, carpool or telecommute to and from work from June 5th to 11th, 2011, can register their commute online at www.greenactioncentre.ca and will be entered to win some exciting prizes! The website not only totals the sustainable kilometers traveled but also calculates reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the calories burned and the fuel costs saved! Prizes are awarded both to individuals who participate in the Challenge and to workplaces that achieve the highest participation rates in their population categories.

The Challenge is a fun way to promote the health and well- being of employees, communities and the environment. Special events are organized in many of the workplaces that participate in the Commuter Challenge to build camaraderie and excite- ment!

A recent Manitoba in motion survey found only half of Manito- bans do enough physical activity to improve their health. Walk- ing, cycling, in-line skating, jogging or paddling as part of your daily commute are great ways to fit physical activity into a busy schedule. Also, a recent report in the Journal of Public Health Policy found that people who use public transit are three times more likely than drivers to meet fitness guidelines!

Prizes are awarded to both to individuals who participate in the Challenge and to workplaces with the highest participation rate in their population category. Everyone who registers and par- ticipates in the Commuter Challenge has a chance to win some exciting prizes!

The Canadian Automobile Association estimates average vehi- cle ownership costs $8500 per year for fuel and general maintenance! Leaving your car at home can create substantial savings, especially when you factor in the additional costs of parking, depreciation, insurance and major repairs.

Choosing active and sustainable transportation reduces fuel emissions, combats greenhouse gases that lead to climate change and keeps our air clean.

Before the Challenge, visit the website accessible at www.greenactioncentre.ca and register your workplace. By doing so, you get access to the Admin section of the website, which al- lows you to track your workplace‟s participation. Be sure to remind your coworkers to register as an individual under their workplace.

Find co-workers who already cycle, walk or ride the bus to work. Whether they choose these alternatives for their health, their pocketbook, or the environment, they will prove to be your best allies! Ask for help from colleagues and friends who are good at gathering support and are enthusiastic about workplace social events.

Set up a “Commuter Challenge Corner” on a bulletin board, intranet site, or display table in a lunch room to make materials available to your colleagues (Winnipeg Cycling Map, The Commuter Cyclist hand-out, How to use Navigo info, etc.). Visit the “Coordinator`s Corner” on the Green Action Centre website to download promotional materials.

Display Commuter Challenge posters in high traffic areas - don‟t forget to include a label with your telephone number so employees can call you directly to ask questions; or post info updates as the event approaches.

On the first day of the Commuter Challenge, visit the website for the list of employees who have registered at your workplace and send them a gentle reminder to log their daily commute. Follow the Commuter Challenge Theme Days and check out the Tips to Spice up your Commuter Challenge to help you organize small events in your workplace that promote green or active modes of transportation.

Tip: Bookmark http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ commuter-challenge/ For daily access to the site during the Commuter Challenge!

Questions? Green Action Centre can help you every step of the way! Just call 925-3779 or email [email protected] Option 1– Participants Hit the Net Option 2– Manual Registration Participants log their own commutes online. Participants who have limited or no access to the internet may want to manually log their com- 1. Participants Register as an Individual: mutes. In this case: After clicking on „Register and Individual‟, simply choose the province and city, choose the 1.Print and distribute the Daily Commute workplace from the drop-down menu of com- Tracking Form from the Coordinator's Corner pany names and enter the individual‟s personal online. information (name, postal code, email address 2. Participants complete the form and return it and password). to the workplace coordinator on the last day of 2. Participants then login using their email the Challenge. address and password to submit daily com- 3. The forms are inputted on the Commuter mutes. Challenge website, either individually for small workplaces or tallied and entered as one mass en- try for larger organizations.

Use Commuter Challenge Theme Days to pro-  Write up profiles of people who regularly vide an opportunity to promote mode-related green commute to inspire and encourage oth- specials events in your workplace. ers.  “Caught in the Act!” Send out an email with a Monday, June 6: Think Transit candid picture of someone coming into work Join other commuters on the bus using green transportation. You can also do a and don‟t forget to check out daily prize draw and include the winner‟s NaviGo, Winnipeg Transit‟s handy online trip name in the same email. planner at www.winnipegtransit.com.  Offer free morning coffee and muffins for par- Tuesday, June 7: Tele-Commute Tuesday ticipants. Save on the commute and work from home!  Try Green Commuter BINGO. Find a sample Visit www.teletrips.com for ideas on providing card online in the Coordinator's Corner. telecommuting options for you and your col-  Set up an active transportation display in your leagues. office. Include cyclist map to help participants find the best route to work. Wednesday, June 8: Clean Air Day  Hold a “Mystery Commuter Contest” where Leave your car at home! Join us on people must match the commuters to pictures the Osborne Bridge for free coffee, of their feet. juice and muffins from 7- 8:30 am.  Try a “Green Trivia” contest. Participants an- Thursday, June 9: Share Your Ride! swer questions about green commuting and Promote workplace carpooling. Visit win prizes. www.carpool.ca for creative ways to organize  If you‟re looking for prizes, try writing letters rideshare programs in your workplace. to local businesses and ask for donations.

Friday, June 10: Bike to Work

Regular cycle commuters can organize group rides with co-workers to give shy riders the support they need to give cycling a try!

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Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface Manitoba Liquor Control Commission SUCCESS SKILLS CENTRE Competitiveness, Training and Trade Manitoba Lotteries Taylor McCaffrey LLP Silver 100-199 Concordia Hospital Manitoba Public Insurance The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Conseil communauté en santé du Manitoba (CCS) inc. 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University of Manitoba EISI Silver 200-399 Mount Carmel Clinic University of Manitoba Students' Union Emerge Knowledge Design Mountain Equipment Co-op Gold (tie) 20-49 University of Winnipeg, Campus Sustainability Office Employment & Income Assistance MSTW Planning District VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS Gold (tie) 50-99 Environment Canada - Winnipeg Office - Via Rail MTS Allstream Victoria General Hospital- Foundation Station Multimedia Risk Voitec Architect Inc. 100% Participation 1-19 Epp Siepman Engineering 100% Participation 1-19 myRealPage.com Volunteer Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs National Leasing WELARC Farm Income Programs Directorate, Agriculture and National Research Council - Institute for Biodiagnostics West Broadway Development Corp Agri-Food Canada NDP Caucus West End Cultural Centre Fillmore Riley LLP Nolan's Home Furnishings Western Canada Lottery Corporation Forensic Accounting Management Group, Public Novra Technologies Inc Western Economic Diversification Canada - Manitoba Works Govt Services, Govt of Canada Number Ten Architectural Group Region Fort Whyte Farms Office of the Ombudsman, Manitoba Legislative Assembly Western Financial Group Insurance Solutions Friesen Tokar Architects Olympia Cycle 100% Participation 1-19 Williams Engineering Canada Inc. - Edmonton Fusion Communications Group Parker Hannifin Electronic Controls Winkler Test company GENIVAR Parker Vansco Winnipeg Airports Authority GHY International Silver 50-99 Parks Canada - Western and Northern Service Winnipeg Art Gallery Government of Manitoba Silver 3000+ Centre Gold (tie) 50-99 Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Great-West Life Parks Canada @ The Forks Gold (tie) 20-49 Winnipeg Folk Festival Hatch Ltd. Passport Canada Winnipeg Military Family Resource Centre HBC Paterson Grain Winnipeg Regional Health Authority HDS Accurate Women's Health Clinic

Challenge Participants are entered to win a luxurious Challenge Participants are Challenge Participants Challenge Participants night at The Fairmont Win- entered to win one of who telecommute are are entered to win a nipeg and breakfast for two twelve monthly bus entered to win a year of $500 travel voucher at the Velvet Glove restau- passes from Winnipeg free internet from MTS. with VIA Rail. rant. Transit.

Challenge Participants Challenge Participants Challenge Participants are entered to win one of Challenge Participants are entered to win gift are entered to win great three White Spruce are entered to win one certificates and gear gear and gift certificate Trees from the Manitoba of four 3-month family from Olympia Cycle form MEC. Forestry passes to the YMCA- and Ski. Association. YWCA.

Mountain Equipment Co-op Olympia Cycle Portage Avenue Natural Cycle Moksha Yoga Plus, the top downtown workplace Yoga North Winnipeg will win a Bike Rack, courtesy of Stafford Street Hot Yoga the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ! The Commuter Challenge is made possible thanks to the generous support of the following government agencies, community groups and corporate citizens:

Cancer Care Manitoba Climate Change Connection Downtown Winnipeg BIZ Green Manitoba Investor‟s Group Manitoba Hydro Red River College Taylor McCaffrey LLP The City of Winnipeg The Fairmont Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg Winnipeg Transit