bruno gendron cycle program
at prescott-russell trails & larose forest
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PROGRAM DETAILS:
Their Opportunity and the City of Clarence-Rockland have teamed up to create the
Bruno Gendron Cycle Program at prescott-russell trails & larose Forest.
Geared to support for under-serviced youth aged 7-12 and will be offered for 12 total hours in July & AUGUST 2024, 1x per week for roughly 120 minutes and it will be teaching cycling skills & fundamentals and building confidence with a weekly ride through the prescott-russell trails & Larose forest, connecting youth together through cycling!
the first orientations session each child will meet and greet with the cycle coaches, get equipped & become cpr/aed trained thanks to our friends and the eastern Ontario first aid!
weekly Daily Schedule
10:00 am - 10:45 am (45 minutes) - Welcome, games & cycling fundamentals session
10:45 am - personal break, water breaks
11:00 am - 11:45 am (45 minutes) - Ride through prescott-russell bike trails
11:45 am - personal break, water breaks
12:00 pm - program end
NATURE
Larose Forest is magnificent, still largely unknown to many naturalists & Covers roughly 26,000 acres. It contains a complex of wetlands, riparian thickets, small openings, and mixed deciduous and coniferous trees. Bisected by trails and unpaved forest roads, Larose Forest offers tremendous recreational and nature viewing opportunities.
CYCLING
spend 45 minutes a week putting those fundamentals to the test!
Lead by experienced & trained coaches from the Ottawa cycle club & Ontario Cycle through the prescott-russell trails & Larose forest trails.
HEART HEALTH
in our first session we will spend 4 hours with Eastern Ontario First-aid learning an expressed, custom created First Aid CPR/AED training course to help promote heart health for you & your family!
session date: july 6th, 2024
location: Bourget community centre
time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
PROGRAM DATES
LOCATION
Bourget community centre
19 Lavigne St, Bourget, ON K0A 1E0
Det. Const. Bruno Gendron spent 17 years as a paramedic before becoming a police officer, was the man who oversaw the campaign to equip and train Ottawa police with the life-saving devices. He even testified before a parliamentary committee about their effectiveness.
Cruelly, there was nothing that could save Gendron when the married father of two collapsed of a cardiac event of his own while mountain biking in Larose Forest near Casselman. He was 47.
“He was a big champion of defibrillators,” said friend Danny Cyr, who worked with Gendron as a paramedic and also made the jump to Ottawa police. “He was the go-to person for that. He was very passionate about it, clearly because he’d spent so much time as a paramedic.”
Bruno was a dedicated volunteer of the Eastern Ontario Cobras for many years. He worked endless hours ensuring every single Cobras player received the best possible development and hockey experience possible. He was always a joy to be around as you can all attest to. Most importantly he was a tremendous person and was a great friend to many of us and will truly be missed. We extend our condolences to Nadine, Ivana, Maël and the rest of the family. He was an advocate for youth sport.