ICC Women's Cycling Camp (Posted Mar. 9, 2003)
On the weekend of April 11 to 13, International Cycling Coaches (ICC) will be offering the first annual Women's Cycling Training Camp in Victoria, BC. To help prepare female athletes for the upcoming mountain bike race season,
this camp includes three full days of valuable training information, nutritional guidance, racing tips and basic bike repair instruction. Kappa Cycling Team Pro/Elite level racers will share their experiences, and experts in nutrition, training, recovery and bicycle mechanics will lead workshops. More information --> CLICK HERE.

CRD Work Crews at the TTA (Posted Mar. 2, 2003)
If you have been out to the Dump lately, you will notice some changes at the TTA. CRD work crews are busy expanding and working on the TTA for us. Your patience while we get through some adjustments is appreciated. For a complete explanation and continued updates check the Discussion Forums, CLICK HERE.

March / April Issue of Mud News hits the Press! (Posted Feb. 23, 2003)
The February issue of the Mud News, our Newsletter, has hit the presses. It is ialso availble for download and viewing from the web, just CLICK HERE(2 mb, .pdf). This issue features highlights from our AGM, an introduction to all of the Board of Directors of SIMBS, and a contest to try and match board members to their bikes. Also of note, SIMBS Is looking for a talented individual to take over the reins of producing our newsletter. If you think you have what it takes, contact mudnews@simbs.com.

TTA Construction Photos(Posted Feb. 23, 2003)
As a tribute to all the hard work gone into the Technical Training Area I have finally posted some pictures to show our progress. This project has been a long time in developing but riders are defintitely enjoying the results of that hard work as of late. I would like to say thanks to all those who have worked on the TTA and helped this project take shape. It's not done yet though, stay tuned for some exciting changes in the near future. CRD work crews will be doing some work for us in the TTA and the TTA will be undergoing some minor adjustments. Please be sure to give them positive feedback if you see them. To view the pictures CLICK HERE.

New Discussion Forums (Posted Feb. 23, 2003)
As many site users already know, we have made the bold move and switched to our new Discussion Forums. Thanks to all those that have spent their time in getting them set up and running smoothly. The new forums will take a bit of getting used to but we hope that they continue to serve the community well. They do require registration in order to post messages but this is a very quick and easy process. Your email address is not collected or made public at any time. The new features enabled on the new forums will help the site administrators manage the forums and hopefully they will continue to be a positive resource for the mt bike community. To view the new Forums CLICK HERE.

SIMBS Photo Contest - Winners! (February 3rd, 2003)
After an enthusiatic crowd at the AGM enjoyed all of the photos submitted, (over 40 entries in 4 categories were recieved!) the results have finally been tabulated. Thanks for your patience. SIMBS members voted for the best photo and runner up in the categories of Action, Youth, Scenic and Spirit of the Ride. Click Here to see the winners names and the prizes they have won. The winners photos will be added to the site soon.

Recreation Stewardship Report Released (January 28th, 2003)
Today the Ministery of Water, Land and Air Protection released the final report of the Recreation Stewardship Panel. This is what bike access will depend on in the future, Check it out!

A Big Thanks from SIMBS! (January 19th, 2003)
SIMBS wishes to thank the following top three contributors for their generous donations for our Annual General Meeting. Martin Clermont of Russ Hay's for the Marzocchi Bomber Dirt Jumper I shocks won by Wally Burrows, Doug Turner of Cycle BC Rentals for helmets, rentals, bags, locks etc. and the use of his land at the south end of the Mt. Work/Hartland Park and George White of Neverland for the Dumphucker frame won by Sheryl Woods who graciously passed it on to our very own trail meister, Greg Carmichael. These folks really stepped up to the plate to make this years AGM the best ever.

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SIMBS AGM a Success!! (January 16th, 2003)
A large crowd of enhusiastic members joined the board to review SIMBS' work from 2002 and hear of plans for 2003. Highlights of the evening included hearing a positive report from Urban Bike Park Enthusiasts, a video profiling urban riding, Corporate Sponsor Appreciation Awards, Volunteer Awards, Election of New Board Members, the Photo Contest, and of course the many draw prizes donated by the bike shops in town. It was an excitng meeting with lots of enthusiasm building for the upcoming year. Don't forget Trail Maintenance is this Sunday, January 19th, 8:45am sharp at Hartland. More details on meeting to come soon.

Attention Hartland Users - Upcoming CRD Work in the Park
CRD Engineering will be drilling new test wells within the two fence lines that access the TTA and SIMBS license area on Monday, January 13th, 2003. These wells are within CRD engineering property and will provide the necessary data required for good management decisions for the landfill. CRD Engineering will provide the necessary detour signing and the alternative access through the Hydro gates within the landfill operational area.
CRD apologizes for any inconvenience to the park users, the project should only take a couple of days but the clean up after the equipment is finished may take a bit longer.

WEBSITE UPDATES - DATACORE SPONSORS SIMBS
Web hosting has been provided at no cost to SIMBS by DATACORE, a local hosting company. The web site is now running from new computers and the new classifieds and forums courtesy of DATACORE will be live soon too. Thanks JF!

WEBSITE TEAM GETS HELP!
The SIMBS Web Team has now become a TEAM instead of two people handling this large job. Thanks to those that have stepped forward, your help is appreciated. Stay tuned for a completely new designed site, with a new look and structure. Our focus for the coming year is to improve the website to make it a more effective communication tool for the riding community. If you have any suggestions or feedback please feel free to comment in our forums. Click Here to visit the forums.

A 12 HOUR XC RACE AT HARTLAND
A 12 Hour XC Race at the Hartland has been worked towards over the last few months . Many of the details with SIMBS and CRD have been discussed and the MS Society is very interested in being a part of the event as a fund raiser . Contact Brian Payne at irideforyou_1@hotmail.com          Click for details

SIMBS Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, 15 January, 2003
New format!. Massive social event with refreshments and Lighthouse brew after the business of electing directors, giving prizes and awards and showcasing the progress made and plans for the future. We'll have videos, a photo contest and thousands of dollars of prizes. Come and put your name forward to run for director to chart the course for SIMBS in 2003., 7:00pm sharp, Downtown Activirty Center, 755 Pandora St. , Click to see this issue of MUD NEWS for the complete invite. info@simbs.com

SIMBS Photo Contest
SIMBS is celebrating a great season of riding by holding a Photo Contest to be judged at our AGM on January 15th by our members. Prizes TBA! The categories are Youth, Spirit of the Ride, Scenic, and Action. Photos can also be mailed, email for an address or to arrange a pick up. Be sure to include location, who took the photo and any other good info about the pic. More than one entry can be submitted. Maximum quality jpegs (or other formats) can be emailed to tta@simbs.com.