2016

Every Trail has a Story: Interview on Roundhouse Radio: Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani http://cirh.streamon.fm/listen-pl-6754

Two New Trails Open as Soda Creek (Dec 1, 2025) Williams Lake Tribune

http://www.wltribune.com/sports/404118686.html

Digging for Reconciliation (December 9, 2025) Front Lines Podcast

http://www.bikeski.ca/podcast/episode-4-digging-for-reconciliation

Soda Creek Trail Project (November 4, 2025) Shaw TV Northern BC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkvIP0n4HZU

Indigenous Trail System Starts at Simpcw Nation (Volume 34, Issue 2, 2016) Windspeaker http://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/indigenous-trail-system-starts-simpcw-nation

PVTA lends trail building hands to Lil’wat Nation (September 29, 2025) Whistler Question http://www.whistlerquestion.com/sports/local-sports/pvta-lends-trail-building-hands-to-lil-wat-nation-1.2071850

Bringing Mountain Biking to First Nations Youth – Rural Communities benefit from grassroots initiative

http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/bringing-mountain-biking-to-first-nations-youth/Content?oid=2643726

Squamish Elder to Grace Mountain Film Festival (Volume 32, Issue 11, 2015) Windspeaker http://www.ammsa.com/publications/ravens-eye/squamish-elder-grace-mountain-film-festival

Wheels Turning on New Trail Project (April 30, 2026) Williams Lake Tribune

http://www.wltribune.com/sports/301938631.html#.VUkFNSgpsy4.facebook

March 19, 2026 - New Article on AYMBP

Great article in the Working Effectively with Aboriginal Peoples Blog on our program. Special thanks to Julie Domville for such an awesome article! Read it here:

http://www.ictinc.ca/blog/aboriginal-youth-mountain-biking-program

March 3, 2026 - AYMPB on Soundcloud

Patrick’s interview with CFNR - a radio station broadcasting out of Terrace, BC - was posted on Soundcloud.com today. The twenty-minute program entitled “Journeys” is hosted by Kiefer Collison and can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/cfnrfm/part-2-full-patrick-lucas-interview-aboriginal-mountian-biking

Feb 25, 2026 - Big day for the AYMBP in the media!

PinkBike.com featured a short description of the program along with the Promotional Video we released last fall. This awesome website has an average of 1.5 million hits per month, so we’re hoping for some much needed exposure. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/aboriginal-youth-mountain-bike-program-2015.html

Indian Country Today Media Network recently interviewed Patrick and today their article about the AYMPB was published. It features a couple of great shots of the kids up in the Talthan. Check it out at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/02/25/aboriginal-biking-program-keeps-kids-active-nature-159369

Patrick also did a radio interview with CFNR FM - Canada’s First Nation Radio out of Terrace BC. Not a bad day for the program!

Feb 8, 2026 - Fundraising Kickoff

Today we Launched our fundraising campaign via Indiegogo. Our goal is to raise $5000 in two months to help fund our 2015 initiatives. Please go to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/aboriginal-youth-mountain-bike-program/x/1975425 to donate today.