Each year the Halifax Cycling Coalition reaches out to the community to generate nominees for the Halifax Bike Awards. We gather input on who should be dubbed Halifax’s best bike mechanic, Halifax’s Bike Hero, and many other categories through an online survey. The winners are listed below and were selected based on who got the most votes in the online survey!
We were proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Bike Awards on Monday, February 10th at Good Robot Brewing during the HCC’s 12 Birthday Party celebration.
Favorite Bike Shop
NOMINEES
The Bike Pedaler
Long Alley Bikes
Gaint Bikes
Velolab
Sportswheels
MEC
The Bike & Bean
Velofix
Dal Bike Centre
Bike Again
WINNER
Cyclesmith
Bike Mechanic of the Year
NOMINEES
Ashleigh Myles
Brent Homer
Chris Moulstone
Dan Harrington
Dwayne White
Francis Bacchus
Glenn
Jenna Molenaar
Jon Wedlock
Rob Klue
Roger Nelson
Sean Kelly
Shawn Marshall
WINNER
Marc Rickard
Bike Hero of the Year
NOMINEES
Jessie Harlow
John Kyle
Ash Boer
Jillian Banfield
Chuck
Roger Nelson
WINNER
Kimberley Watson
Bike Commuter of the Year
NOMINEES
Kimberley Watson
John Kyle
Dylan Lewis
Roger Nelson
Jillian Banfield
John Hilder
All winter riders
WINNER
Jessie Harlow
Bike Volunteer of the Year
NOMINEES
Dal Bike Centre Folks
Ella Dodson
John Dicks
Roger Nelson
Bob White
Russ Deveau
Lorenzo
Josue Duff
Jason Kelson
Jillian Banfield
Manaf Mansour
Jenna Molenaar
Jeremy Gallant
WINNER
Bike Again Folks
Favorite Bike-Friendly School in HRM
NOMINEES
Duc Danville
Hawthorne Elementary
Saint Mary’s University
Halifax Independent School
Citadel High School
WINNER
Dalhousie University
Favorite Bike-Friendly Politician
NOMINEES
Waye Mason
Lindell Smith
Shawn Cleary
Tony Mancini
Gary Burrill
Claudia Chander
Ian Rankin
Barbara Adams
Tony Ince
Susan Leblanc
Lena Diab
Brendan Maguire
Lisa Roberts
Andy Fillmore
Jeff Regan
Darren Fisher
WINNER
Sam Austin
Favorite Bike-Friendly Business
NOMINEES
Good Robot
Coffeeology Espresso Co.
Glitterbean Cafe
Cafe Good Luck
Ikea
NSLC
Sobeys on Windsor Street
Scotia Square Mall
Seaport Market
Dalhousie University
WINNER
Java Blend
Favorite Bike Infrastructure Improvement of 2019
NOMINEES
Improved bike parking around HRM
MacIntosh Run Trail
Fight Trail
Bisset Road Trail
WINNER
South Park Street Bike Lane