Two women from Kuujjuaq are about to head home with strong legs and built-up confidence after a summer spent patrolling Montreal's streets. The first Inuit women to take part in Sun Youth's summer bike patrol, Sharon Morgan and Manumi Gordon found pedalling the streets of Montreal a little different from the roads back home.
"There's a lot less traffic there," said Gordon, one of about 30 Sun Youth patrollers who provide additional aid to police by providing surveillance on Montreal streets, parks and bike paths.
After adjusting to the increased traffic and warmer temperatures, the young women fit in just fine, said Rob Ravensbergen, a fellow bike patroller.
"They took some adjusting. It's a much busier life here, but they've handled it very gracefully," he said.
The exchange is unique in the cycling program's 23 years of existence, said Sun Youth's Bike Patrol coordinator Marie-Jose Raposa.
"It's our first year of doing this kind of type of project exchange with the Kuujjuaq Kativik community," she said.
Morgan said she's adjusted well.
"At first I was nervous and then I got a bit excited about it," she said, adding that the program has brought her pride, and confidence she intends to take back to her home in Kuujjuaq.
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