BCCC Lifetime Members

BCCC Life Time Members or those who have shown dedication and support to the BC Cycling Coalition over the years, whether that be through volunteerism, advocacy or financial support - the backbone of a not-for-profit.

Colin Brander

Colin has been a regular cyclist since the 1970s; in 1983, he cycled from Victoria to St. John’s in 55 days. He returned to BC for good in 1995, and began advocating for safer cycling almost immediately, becoming a founding member and director of the BC Cycling Coalition in 1998. Colin has had a particular focus on the BC Motor Vehicle Act and other legislation that impacts the legal environment for cyclists, and follows legislative developments in jurisdictions across North America and Europe. He is also an enthusiastic runner and can often be seen training on the streets of Vancouver. Colin completed both the Boston and Berlin marathons in 2019.

Peter Stary

Peter fell in love with cycling on his first solo ride despite proving that he could indeed hit a barn door. Since then he's cycled to and from jobs in traffic management and transportation planning, on many long distance rides including the 100th anniversary of Paris-Brest-Paris, and all around BC. He has served in volunteer positions with several cycling organizations as well as with ICBC, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the City of Burnaby. Now retired, Peter continues to cycle for transportation, fitness and fun.

Arno Schortinghuis

It’s hard to adequately express what Arno meant to the BC Cycling Coalition, and to cycling in British Columbia, in the nearly two decades he was involved.

Schortinghuis would do whatever needed to be done — from administrative work to arranging meetings with politicians, and showing up at community events with a TransLink bus bike rack in tow. He worked very hard, was generous with his time and spirit, and was rarely seen without a smile.

Schortinghuis was involved with many cycling organizations throughout the years, including as board member and past president of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (aka HUB Cycling), co-chair of the HUB Cycling Regional Advisory Committee, and board member of Bike to Work BC Society/GoByBike Society of BC, He was also a founding member of Velo Canada Bikes. He also volunteered for the Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C., for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and on school parent advisory committees.