In an empty school parking lot in southwest Calgary, Candi DeVetten practises riding her new bike.
She teeters at first, reaching out a foot to stop from falling. DeVetten finds her balance and tries again. Soon, she is off, riding smoothly and sporting a big grin.
“It feels so freeing,” says DeVetten, 32, who learned how to ride a bike for the first time in mid-May.
