Cyclists left to fight traffic during bike-lane construction
Former Esquimalt councillor and past-president of the Capital Bike and Walk Society Connie McCann rides her bike through Victoria. others also read…

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Bicycling Directions, Trails Come to Google Maps
There’s nothing worse for a bicyclist than finding yourself a mile in to a two-mile stretch of shoulder-less, busy, highway-speed traffic with no alternative route. Before today, this was a common occurrence if you went to trusty Google Maps to get bicycling directions, but starting today, that has all changed. Google has added bicycling directions , lanes and routes to Google Maps, meaning you …

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Better Business Bureau Unveils Top Complaints of 2009
Cell phone companies and banks are just two of the top industries that received the most complaints in 2009 according to the Better Business Bureau. The BBB released its list Tuesday of the nearly 1 million complaints it received in 2009.  Cell phone services and equipment topped the list with more than 37,000 complaints. Banks saw the greatest increase in complaints in 2009, likely because of …

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