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Active Commute Month

The Challenge

(should you accept)

*Based on the per capita number of team participants
(so even the smallest schools and employment locations can win)!

Compete against other Whitehorse employers and schools for the most participation* in using active and bus transportation during the Active Commute Month Challenge from May 1 to 31, 2025!

Let's See How We're Doing!

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Km travelled by neighbourhood

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Km travelled by school

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Km using active transportation

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Km using public transit

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Kg of GHG
emissions avoided

Please check back this May for rankings!

Top 3 Schools!

Please check back this May for rankings!

Top 3 Employers!

Based on team participants submitting their daily trips using active and bus transportation.
Rules & Guidelines - Please Read

How It Works

Register

Register as either a school or employer team participant. Sub-teams are optional.

Register Now!

Log It!

Login and enter your daily trips using sustainable ways to get to and from work or school. They include walking, cycling, rolling and taking the bus.

Log Your Trips

Track It

As you log your daily trips, the live leaderboard will show how your employer or school team is doing in real-time!

Prizes!

In addition to helping create a healthier planet, top teams during Active Commute Month will enjoy fun perks like small prizes and shout-outs on social media. Grand prizes—including pizza lunches—will be awarded in June to the top-performing employer and school!

Support Stations

Wednesdays May 7, 14, 21 & 28 | 7:30 - 9 AM

Look for aid stations with refreshments and high-fives during Active Commute Month set up expressly to recognize your efforts! Do you want to volunteer at support stations? Sign up to volunteer

Three Locations:
  • Millennium Trail at Rotary Park
  • Two-Mile Hill Trail at Takhini Arena
  • Airport Trail at Alaska Hwy


Take the Pre-Challenge Survey

Help us make Active Commute Month even better – to understand commuting habits and measure program impact – by completing our 2-minute Pre-Challenge Survey

Fun Activities!

Kids' Bike Rodeo - participant registration
June 3 | 3:30 – 5 pm | Shipyards Park
Vélo Canada Bikes Pedal Poll - volunteer sign up
June 3 - 8 | Throughout Whitehorse
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Team Leaderboard

  • Live updates of the top 3 employer and school teams are shown on the leaderboard on the Active Commute Month challenge webpage during May 1-31, 2025.
  • The top participation employer ranking is based on the highest percentage of team members in the employer category who log their trips at least 3 times per week during Active Commute Month.
  • The top participation school ranking is based on the highest percentage of team members in the school category who log their trips at least 3 times per week during Active Commute Month.
  • Participation rate is calculated as the sum of (their team's daily active participant points divided by their team's total members) multiplied by 100 for each week in May.

Rules & Tips

  • Participants register under their school name or employer/workplace name. Can create an internal school class/grade/club team or employer department/office team name (optional). Tip: Identify a Team Captain to keep everyone motivated and organized.
  • Participants login to view registered team members and edit their registration profiles. Tip: Team Captains check team status regularly to rally support.
  • Participants must use active or bus transportation to commute to and/or from work/school within Whitehorse, at least 3 times per week. A point is given for each trip per day, with a maximum of 2 points per participant per day.
  • Indoor workouts do not count - only outdoor commuting.
  • Eligible activities include: walking, running, cycling (self-powered or electric), rolling - skateboard/scooter/wheelchair (self-powered or electric), taking public transit, and taking school bus.
  • Participants can enter more than one activity per day. Leave blank the days with no activity.
  • Take a selfie at your destination and submit photo through the Active Commute Whitehorse website: activecommutewhitehorse.ca/active-commuting-year-round (optional).
  • Participants login and manually enter their daily trips and activity. Daily entries are encouraged but weekly summaries allowed. Login submissions are open May 1-31, 2025.
  • A Team Captain can collect and log daily activity on behalf of team members (optional) - for example, a class teacher.
  • Participants commit to fair play and honesty. Misreporting or cheating leads to disqualification.

Prizes

  • Each employer and school registered for Active Commute Month receives a window decal to show off their spirit.
  • Mid-month prizes including cool reflective zipper-pulls and transit/CGC passes, are based on team participant standings at midnight on Sunday May 11, 2025. Winners will be announced on May 12, 2025.
  • Grand prizes including pizza lunches and media shout-outs, are based on team participant standings at midnight on Saturday May 31, 2025. Winners will be announced and awarded between June 2-6, 2025.

Active Commute Month
Rules & Guidelines