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Hilda Tiessen
Cyclometer #59,
February 1997
Hilda Tiessen,
beloved member of the cycling community, died in her home on Friday
December 20, 1996. Hilda was the founder of Sunwheel Bicycle Couriers,
a past member of the Toronto City Cycling Committee and a CAN-BIKE
instructor. She left an important legacy to cyclists in Toronto.
Hilda founded
Sunwheel Bicycle Couriers, Canada’s first [modern] bicycle courier
company in 1979. With her partner, Barbara Weiner, they established a
successful business which at one time employed over 50 bike couriers
and three dispatchers. The business was based on Hilda’s belief in the
environmental and practical benefits of using bicycles instead of cars
and on her belief in cooperative working environments. She will be
missed.
Memorial donations
may be made to the Breast Cancer Network at (416) 244-1443, or the
Women and Environments Education and Development Foundation at (416)
516-2600
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