Bike Courier: Bike Paths

Toure Dept: At 44, Ms. Benmecheri is doing something she hadn’t done since she was a preschooler in Algeria: ride a bicycle. It’s a personal locomotion breakthrough, and it came thanks to the coaching of Mr. Toure, an apostle of the two-wheeler who believes biking helps immigrants not only get fit, but fit in, according to Globe And Mail. Montreal is considered one of the great cycling cities on the continent. But the abundance of bike paths, Bixis and annual festivals has left many newcomers watching from the sidelines, something Mr. Toure noticed after arriving in Montreal seven years ago. A medical school graduate in his native Senegal, Mr. Toure failed to secure a residency in Quebec and at one point became a bike courier to make ends meet. “Look up, not at the ground,” Mr. Toure shouts. “Excellent, Amal, very good.” “Bicycling is a way of participating in a culture,” says the 37-year-old. “And when you participate, you integrate.” As reported in the news.
@t medical school graduate, globe and mail