Glen Byle,President

Glen has lived in Trail for 13 years and is now a married father of 3 young kids. In 2017 he sold his F-250 and bought an electric fat tire bike. The decision to become a 1-car family was made when Glen was reviewing his annual family budget and was trying to reduce his expenses. While having one car means the occasional bike trip in the rain and snow, the extra spending money for restaurants, movie nights, and mountain bikes is well worth it. Glen hopes to build off of the success of the skywalk bridge and help create an active transportation network in Trail. He believes that his community can be one that safely let's kids explore and be more active, allows seniors to live at home for longer and with more freedom, and ensures that more people can feel comfortable making the switch from a car to one of the many low speed options available today.

Solita Work,Vice President

Solita is an eco retailer and owner of Reworks Upcycle Shop, an online modern trading post. She stocks a wide variety of products made from recycled or upcycled materials diverting thousands of pounds of waste from the landfill each year. She strives to make lives more sustainable by encouraging waste reduction and living an eco lifestyle. Of course, Solita also loves riding bicycles and it is her preferred form of transportation.

After living 20 years in Calgary, she recently moved back home to the Kootenays to open an eco retreat on her family’s farm called Bear Spring. She brings with her many years of experience advocating for active transport infrastructure, community engagement and event planning. She looks forward to helping increase cycling accessibility in the West Kootenays this year.

Dana Diotte,Treasurer

In 2013 Dana gave up personal car ownership and opted to commute year-round by bike. To-date Dana has logged over 15,000+ km and 700+ hours of cycle commuting. He is passionate about active and alternative modes of transportation outside of personal car ownership. Dana is also a passionate adventure cyclist and offers bike packing guidance through his blog Roads are for Wimps.

Joel Kailia,Member at Large

Joel Kailia is a bike nut and long-time Nelsonite who helped found the WKCC. When he’s not riding his bike, talking about biking, or thinking about biking, he works as a GP specialist in chronic pain and addictions. He splits his time between several clinics in the Kootenays and the downtown eastside of Vancouver to manage these clinics and to be closer to his two children.

Matt Nuttal,Member at Large

Matt Nuttall has been a bike racer and commuter for 40 years. In the 1990s, Matt worked as a City of Vancouver Council appointee on both the Bicycle Advisory Committee as well as the Bicycle Corridor Design Committee. He considers it a privilege to continue to apply himself to working with the WKCC and its partners in the West Kootenays.

Andrew Murray,Member at Large

A mostly retired family physician, Andrew cycled and walked to work all seasons for many years. While he believes Nelson is both a great place to cycle and walk, he also feels that it is at times quite risky. He and his family did numerous hiking and cycling trips; also a few month long cycle tours. Andrew finds cycling fun, healthy for the body and spirit and mind, and great for the environment!

John Bowden,Member at Large

John is the owner operator of Kootenay Cycling Adventures and helps guests discover the beauty of the region on guided and self-guided tours. He is an avid cyclist (touring, road, mountain, and chariot puller) who believes strongly in the benefits of living life on two wheels.