January 12, 2006 – The OCA is happy to announce that it has won a grant from the Ministry of Health Promotion under the Sport for More program for the next three years. This grant is a joint effort between the Ministry of Health Promotion and the Government of Canada.

The most significant part of this grant involves a concentrated effort in developing grassroots cycling in Ontario through Sprockids. The second part of this grant involves a subsidy for youth cycling memberships. All under-19 OCA membership prices will be reduced as per the schedule below.

Through the OCA’s 2005 Trillium foundation grant, all OCA memberships will be available on-line in mid-February. The two waiver forms will still have to me mailed in as mandated by our insurance company. Renewal applications will be mailed and we will continue to accept applications the “˜old-fashion’ way. To encourage members to register on-line, there will be an “˜across-the-board’ $5.00 discount available as long as registration is completed (including waiver forms received in OCA office) by March 24th, 2006. An additional $5.00 early bird discount applies to all 19+ UCI membership applications received by March 31st.

Type of OCA membership

2005 Price

New 2006 Price under Sport for More Program
– $5.00 on-line discount (March 24)
– $5.00 early bird discount (March 24)

Junior UCI (17-18)
– $130
– $105
– $100

Under 17 UCI (15-16)
– $105
– $80
– $75

Under 15 UCI (10-14)
– $90
– $70
– $65

BMX Under 19
– $80
– $60
– $55

BMX & Cruiser
Under 19
– $90
– $70
– $65

Downhill Under 19
– $90
– $70
– $65

Citizen Permit Under 17
– $30
– $25
– $20

Citizen Permit — Junior (17-18)
– $40
– $35
– $30

Senior
– $140
– $140
– $135
– $130

Citizen Permit
– $40
– $40
– $35

Staff / Commissaire
– $75
– $75
– $70
– $65

Can-Bike, OMBI, General Member
– $40
– $40
– $35

BMX
– $80
– $80
– $75
– $70

BMX & Cruiser
– $90
– $90
– $85
– $80

Downhill
– $90
– $90
– $85
– $80

*Note: These youth discounts cannot be combined with any other special OCA discounts with the exception of the $5.00 on-line registration incentive discount.