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     October 2012
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It`s Walking Month!
2nd Annual Breakfast of Champions
CDI launches Smart Commute
Spotlight: CAA SCO
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October is Walking Month!

Fall is the perfect time to get into the habit of increasing your daily step count. Live close to work or school? Try leaving the car at home. You'll feel great and may even beat the traffic!
 
International Walk to School Day (IWALK) on October 10th encourages increasing physical activity in youth. Read more.  
 
More on getting active with walking. 
 

The Markham Convergence Centre, a Smart Commute Workplace, launched a walking group this summer. Coworkers encourage each other to get out and be active for a few minutes each day or walk to the local store or coffee shop at lunch instead of drive. 
 
Take the lead and start your workplace walking group today! 
 2nd Annual Breakfast of Champions a success! 

Thank you to Smart Commute Workplace, Sheraton Parkway North Toronto Hotel in Richmond Hill and our champion speakers for making a morning about sustainable transportation engaging and inspiring. View photos.


Left to right: Dave Richardson (MMM Group), Flo McLellan (SCMRH), Asher Mercer (York Region), Carole-Anne Williams (Sheraton Parkway), Mark Smith (JD Smith Insurance), Richard Conohan (AMD) 
CDI Computers launches Smart Commute!

CDI has joined the Smart Commute program and has launched 5 reserved carpool parking spaces at their head office in Markham. These parking spaces will be available for employees who commute to and from CDI in a carpool. 

 

To help employees find colleagues that they can share a ride with, CDI has its own group on Smart Commute's Carpool Zone, a free online ride-matching service.

 


Left to right: Basil Marcello (SCMRH), Flo McLellan (SCMRH), 
Erez Pikar (COO, CDI), Saar Pikar (CEO, CDI) and City of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, celebrate new reserved carpool parking with CDI employees
 Smart Commute Workplace Spotlight: 
CAA South Central Ontario 

Driving through Markham in your electric vehicle and need to recharge?
CAA SCO now hosts a charging station in the parking lot of their Thornhill headquarters available for any EV owner to use.

The organization as also added a zero emissions, fully electric Nissan Leaf to its corporate fleet for use by employees needing to travel offsite for work purposes.

What are you or your company doing to reduce the impact of driving on the environment? Read more on this story or find the nearest charging station to you.    
Out & About 


City of Markham employees find out how Smart Commute can help them carpool at their Employee Appreciation Day.  

           



Monica Bryan (Visual Solutions) and Kyle Klein (ETR Solutions) were winners of $25 Presto cards courtesy of Smart Commute MRH at Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce events.  


GENIVAR hosted a carpool mix and mingle where employees made in person connections. Smart Commute shared carpooling tips and information about the Emergency Ride Home program. 


The Smart Commute team at AMD`s Health and Wellness Expo with workplace ambassador Tim Klinker.  
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What is Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill?

 

Smart Commute is a not-for-profit sustainability program of the municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill, York Region and Metrolinx. We help local employers and commuters, like you, explore different commute choices like carpooling, cycling and transit. 

 

Our goal is to ease gridlock, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while making your commute less expensive 

and more enjoyable.