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YOURBCAA Member Services & Benefits — www.bcaa.com Where Loonies Rule I www.bcaa.com What's Up, Spokes? Bike ridership in downtown Vancouver has increased from 100 to 2,000 cylists a day in just five months since the opening of the city's dedicated east-west bike lane along Dunsmuir Street in May 2011. It's an eco trend BCAA has been servicing since 2009 with Bike Assist, the first initiative in North America to assist stranded cyclists 24/7. And now Mountain Equipment Co-op is picking up on the increase-in-ridership trend by offering special discounts to BCAA Members who hold valid MEC memberships. The deal: BCAA Members save 10% on bike repairs year-round and 10% on in-store purchases at the upcoming BCAA Club Night October 4 — 7 to 9 p.m. at Vancouver and Victoria MEC stores only (on presentation of valid BCAA and MEC memberships).* Preregistration required online at www.bcaa.com/MEC Bonus: BCAA Members save 5% on room rates at Accent Inns, where a new "Bike Love" program for cyclists features "bike-friendly" rooms, a pro bike wash and tuning station and onsite laundry facilities. i www.bcaa.com/bikeassist *Some restrictions may apply; details in September's BCAA e-letter (to subscribe: bcaa.com/subscribe) 42 W E S T W O R L D p42-43_YourBCAA.indd 42 >> FA L L 2 0 1 1 f last year's stats are any indication, B.C.-Washington cross-border shopping will be up by at least 33%. And most likely that percentage will be even higher given the relative parity of the loonie, elimination of Washington's sales tax on Canadian-purchased goods (thanks to the HST) and the fact that almost 80% of British Columbians cite savings as the biggest motivator when back-to-school and holiday-season shopping. Of course, savvy shoppers reap even greater savings by toting their BCAA Membership cards along. The deal: Thanks to price cuts of 25 to 65%, Seattle Premium Outlet faves such as Gap and Banana Republic report that 70% of their business is Canadian. And that's before Canuck shoppers factor in BCAA's VIP Member-pass savings — also available at Coach, Calvin Klein, OshKosh B'gosh and many more of the 150-plus Seattle Premium Outlets. i www.bcaa.com/Premium Prize-A-Palooza Congratulations to BCAA's June 2011 Member Days winner, Jakob Wall! The Abbotsford resident's $1,500 Spruce Up Your Home & Car prize includes: $500 Cloverdale Paint gift card; $350 certificate for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?; $100 worth of fresh flowers from Teleflora; $200 in auto parts and accessories from NAPA Auto Parts, and 350 CAA Dollars toward BCAA Home or Auto Insurance. Congratulations also to Kin Cheng of Vancouver. The winner of BCAA's May 2011 Stay & Play contest received $1,500 in gift certificates from the Vancouver Fairmont Waterfront, Husky and Mohawk, Landsea Tours & Adventures and more. i www.bcaa.com/contestwins PROOF OF TRAVEL INSURANCE — INCLUDING DETAILS OF MEDICAL COVERAGE – NOW REQUIRED FOR SOME EUROPEAN TRAVEL. www.bcaa.com/tmi iStock 8/24/11 2:27:59 PM

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