Talk of “Opening Up”

As various countries and also some provinces in Canada start to discuss the possibilities of “opening up”, I begin to imagine what our operations will look like over the coming months and keep a keen eye on the recommendations from various authorities.

In a recent update from Cycling Canada and Cycling BC on April 27th we were reminded that any cycling outdoors should only take place with family members. I must also remind my clients that my operations do not qualify as an essential business and as such I will continue to follow the guidelines set out by our government agencies.

Contactless Lessons

We are all anticipating a shift in the rules, but until the day that non-essential businesses are allowed to operate, I will remain closed.

Once we have been given the go ahead, Next Level Riding should be able to operate on a contactless basis. For this, I will initiate an online waiver system and an online medical form, so that there will be no need to exchange paper and pens at a lesson. I will be operating at a reduced capacity and likely be working with only one or maybe two clients at a time. New strict distancing guidelines will be introduced to our operations and as per usual, the safety and health of participants will be paramount.

I will implement new first aid protocols should I need to administer first aid and will make all the new procedures available to you once we are allowed to open again.

My focus will initially be on scheduling private lessons for those who still have outstanding credit with me. I want to thank you for your continued support and patience through these times.

I look forward to a healthy summer and promise to provide outstanding service with the focus on client safety and fun.

Stay tuned for updates and use the contact page if you have any questions. Thank you. Alan.

Maintaining the Health of Our Community

As the situation develops here in British Columbia, I need to make changes to my operations for Next Level Riding in order to be responsible and to maintain the health of our community.

In the previous update on March 18th, I was planning on continuing with private lessons only after my isolation completes, on April 1st, however with the latest advice from our government in relation to the incompetencies of many people disregarding the recommendations of Social Distancing, businesses and individuals may soon be on the hook for fines.

In light of this news, I will not be offering any lessons in person.

I hope to get some videos out to you on the YouTube channel over the next little while so that you have something to watch and hopefully gain some mountain biking skills knowledge in the process.

For clients of Next Level Riding, I have started a facebook group – please feel free to join in. Hopefully it can be a place of community and emotional support for anyone wishing to connect.

Stay Safe!

Alan Churchill