B.C. senior tracks his shrinking environmental impact for over a decade
What started out as a project to track his exercise for health reasons, is now an annual audit for environmental reasons for a 75-year-old Cariboo man.
At first, his main concern was getting exercise, but at one point he decided to try to save time by incorporating his exercise into his commute by riding to the pool, where he used to swim laps daily, and for his grocery shopping.He was also tracking how many days he drove his car, how many days he rode his bike and how many days he walked.
He also lives in an area many refuse to cycle to or from, as the section of highway he must navigate to town includes two bridge crossings and dirty road shoulders which force cyclists out into traffic, something many are not comfortable doing, but he manages to ride his bike hundreds of days a year.
His driving days over the years of tracking have gone down from 99 days driving in 2011 to only 12 in 2022.“Yes, I now consider snow shovelling as exercise -oh how the mighty have fallen,” quips Westie in his update, noting he does still manage to walk the five kilometres into town in 50 minutes, however.
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