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Rachael is the Communications Specialist for IMBA Canada. She manages IMBA's print, web, and social media presence in Canada.

March 2013 National eNews - Special Youth Issue
Mar 13, 2013, 6:42 am
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
kids | eNews

MEC TO SUPPORT TAKE A KID DAY THROUGHOUT 2013

IMBA Canada believes that Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day can be much more than just one day on the calendar each year. To achieve this goal, we’ve partnered with Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) for 2013! Together we intend to make each and every day Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.

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Time will tell
Feb 19, 2013, 4:23 pm
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
IMBA USA | guest blog | 25th Anniversary

Guest blog by IMBA's president, and IMBA U.S. executive director, Mike Van Abel.

"Time will tell" is a saying usually accompanied by healthy skepticism. At this moment, time and history are on everyone's minds here at IMBA HQ as we reflect upon the 25 years since IMBA's birth.

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February 2013 eNews
Feb 12, 2013, 3:26 pm
Rachael Raven
West | Quebec | Ontario | North | East | Central
eNews

IMBA U.S. LAUNCHES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MTB SKILLS INSTRUCTORS

Just last week, IMBA U.S. announced the launch of the Instructor Certification Program, which will offer professional training and certification for individuals who lead group rides or teach mountain bike skills clinics.

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Advanced trail building: introducing the switchberm
Feb 7, 2013, 12:59 pm
Rachael Raven
Trail Solutions
trail building | IMBA USA | guest blog

Joey Klein is a long-time member of IMBA's trail building team. In this entry he gives an overview of an advanced construction technique — meet the "switchberm."

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January 2013 eNews
Jan 23, 2013, 8:10 am
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | Trail Care Crew | Trail Solutions | West
eNews | kids | maps | Model Trails | Parks Canada | Take A Kid Mountain Biking | Velo Quebec

Twenty five — it's a number you'll be seeing a lot of from IMBA this year as we celebrate our founding in 1988. To get the silver anniversary year underway we'll start with a look at some of last year's successes in Canada, and around the world:

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IMBA Canada seeking freelance writers to generate premium content throughout 2013
Jan 18, 2013, 2:39 pm
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
Staff

IMBA Canada's communications team is seeking professional writers to generate premium content for IMBA's print newsletter, monthly online eNews, and website.

Details:

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December eNews is here!
Dec 19, 2012, 9:13 am
Rachael Raven
Central | East | North | Ontario | Quebec | West
eNews

The December edition of our monthly e-newsletter is now available!

Didn't receive it? Then sign up here.

An archive is available at the link below. And starting in the new year, our national mailing will be posted right here on my blog!

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Fall print newsletter now online
Nov 28, 2012, 10:25 am
Rachael Raven
West | Quebec | Ontario | North | East | Central
ITN

I'm happy to announce that my glossy, print edition of ITN Canada has arrived in the mail! This season's edition includes coverage of the IMBA World Summit in Santa Fe, profiles of this year's X-Fusion Trail Ambassadors, and info on IMBA's new mapping program.

Current members receive the ITN:Canada in print, but it is also available online through Issuu.

As always, if you have content suggestions for future issues, please rachael [dot] raven [at] imba [dot] com (get in touch). Happy reading!

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Highlights from the 6th IMBA World Summit
Oct 18, 2012, 10:28 am
Rachael Raven
Trail Care Crew | Trail Solutions
summit | IMBA USA

IMBA’s sixth biennial World Summit ran from Oct. 10-13, 2012, in Santa Fe, NM. The international mountain bike advocacy and educational gathering opened at full capacity, with 350 delegates registered for the three-day program, plus close to 100 additional attendees signed up for pre-conference sessions.

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What do you do without trails?
May 15, 2012, 10:37 am
Rachael Raven
Ontario
trail access

IMBA asks "What would you do without trails" in its well-known 2004 ad campaign.

But, really. What do you do without trails?

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