RESULTS – 2022 Commuter Challenge

The results are in for the 2022 Commuter Challenge! We received one perfect week of weather for the Challenge and Manitobans showed up in full force to enjoy the onset of summer weather, get active and make a positive impact!

The 2022 Commuter Challenge saw:

3,053 individuals register,
339 teams, with 182 of those in Winnipeg alone
322,556 kilometres of active or sustainable trips were completed,
And these activities avoided 65,013 Kg of Co2 from going into the atmosphere!

Check out the results page for yourself for more details and to see how your team stacked up against the rest.

Please fill out our Commuter Challenge Survey to help us improve the event in future years!

See below for prize winners!

All winners have been contacted directly via their registered email, please also check your junk/spam folders.

City Results

City Award Categories are determined by population. Cities can win by achieving the highest % of participation in their population size category. See full City Results here.

500,000 and up Population Category

Gold: Winnipeg with 0.38129%

Silver: Calgary with 0.0098%

Bronze: Toronto with 0.0026%

25,000 – 50,000 Population Category

Gold: Brandon with 0.065%

10,000 – 25,000 Population Category

Gold: Thompson with 0.1524%

5,000 – 10,000 Population Category

Gold: Selkirk with 0.07252%

Silver: Flin Flon with 0.0332%

Bronze: The Pas with .01652%

0 – 5,000 Population Category

Gold: Beausejour with 0.03465%

Silver: Neepawa with 0.03174%

Bronze: Swan River with .02382%

Workplace Results

Workplace Award Categories are determined by the total number of employees. Workplaces win by achieving the highest % of participation in their size category. See full Workplace Results here.

1-19 Employees at 100%

PrairieLoon
Great Plains Publications
InterGroup
Dubyts Communications
Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
Research Support Unit at CHRIM
Pico architecture
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Seven Oaks General Hospital

20-49 Employees

Gold: Emerge Knowledge with 100% participation

Silver: Epp Siepman Engineering with 96% participation

Bronze: Winnipeg Folk Festival with 59% participation

50-99 Employees

Gold: Opportunities for Employment Inc. with 100% participation

Silver: Manitoba Museum with 25% participation

Bronze: Valley Gardens Middle School with 24% participation

100-199 Employees

Gold: Klinic Community Health with 22% participation

Silver: G3 Canada Ltd and Province of Manitoba with 20% participation

Bronze: Pitblado Law with 12% participation

200-499 Employees

Gold: Assiniboine Credit Union with 25% participation

Silver: Johnston Group with 7% participation

Bronze: WRHA – 490/496 Hargrave with 4.25% participation

500-999 Employees

Gold: Magellan Aerospace with 8% participation

Silver: City of Brandon with 4% participation

Bronze: Princess Auto with 2% participation

1,000-2,999 Employees

Gold: Red River College Polytechnic with 6% participation

Silver: Misericordia Health Centre with 5% participation

Bronze: IGM Financial with 4% participation

3,000+ Employees

Gold: Manitoba Hydro (official) with 13% participation

Silver: Canada Life – Canada Vie with 4% participation

Bronze: University of Manitoba – Staff and Faculty with 2% participation

Grand Prize

Any Winnipeg resident who logs their sustainable KMs during Commuter Challenge 2022 is eligible to win! The last day to enter KMs after the challenge is June 16th.

Grand Prize: FREE Bus Pass for a Year with Winnipeg Transit ($1,000 value)
Congratulations: Emma from team Winnipeg Folk Festival!

Grand Prize: (2) Any Day Passes to the 2022 Folk Festival
Congratulations: Sandra from team Manitoba Hydro!

Grand Prize: A stay at Wild Skies Resort (2 night stay, up to 4 people in their Milky Way Cabin)
Congratulations: Debbie from team Fisheries and Oceans!

Grand Prize: Cabin stay at Falcon Trails Resort
Congratulations: Sarah from team Shared Health!

Workplace Prizes

How to Win: All workplaces taking part in the Commuter Challenge have a chance to win! The GOLD workplace within each population category will be entered into a random draw where winners will be selected.

Workplace Grand Prize: 1 YEAR of Doughnuts from Oh Doughnuts! (1 dozen per month)
Complimentary Sustainable Transportation Presentation OR complimentary Bike Blender Rental from Green Action Centre
$50 Gift Card to Shelmerdine Garden Centre for some new office plants

Congratulations: Klinic Community Health!

Early Bird Prizes

How to Win: Register for the Commuter Challenge before May 27 to qualify!

$20 Gift Card to The Common
Congratulations: Christina from team Pitblado Law!

$20 Gift Card to Black Market Provisions
Congratulations: Linda! Individual Participant

$20 Gift Card to Fools & Horses
Congratulations: Joseph from team WRHA – 490/496 Hargrave!

BINGO Prizes

How to Win: We challenge you to complete as many activities from the new Challenge Bingo Sheet as you can throughout the week. Simply register for the Commuter Challenge, post your activities to social media, tag @GreenActionCentre (Instagram or Facebook) or @GreenActionCtr (Twitter) and #CommuterChallengeMB. Winners will be picked at random, you’ll receive one entry per post, so the more activities you complete the more entries you will get!

$25 Gift Card to Jardin St. Leon Gardens
$25 Gift Card to Wolseley Kombucha Howler Fill & T-shirt
$25 Gift Card to Fete Ice Cream and Coffee
$25 Gift Card to Planet Pantry
Family Membership from Fort Whyte Alive

Congratulations: @alwayshangryone

Most Kilometres Individual

Awarded to the individual with the highest number of logged kilometres during the challenge week of June 5 – 11, 2022.

Only those who registered as solo/unaffiliated participants are eligible.
Driving km’s (Carpooling and Transit for example) and walking km’s are adjusted to approximate biking distances per hour to even out the competition.

“Friends with Benefits” Membership to the WAG-Qaumajuq
$50 Gift Card from Sage Garden Greenhouse
$50 Gift Card from Vita Health
$25 Gift Card & Free Bike Tune-up from Olympia Cycle & Ski

Congratulations: Cindy with 2898 km’s (adjusted to approx. biking distance)

Most Kilometres Team

Awarded to the team with the highest number of logged kilometres during the challenge week of June 5 – 11, 2022.

Only those teams with 1-5 persons are eligible.

Prize Pack from Black Market Provisions
$50 Gift Card from Vita Health
$50 Gift Card from Shop Take Care
Prize Pack from Spice World
Prize Pack from The Forks Trading Co.
5 Day Passes from Vertical Adventures
2 Ticket packages to Folklorama (10 tickets each)

Congratulations: Kevin and Anita Miller with 558 km’s

Telecommuting Prizes

How to Win: Log telecommuting kilometres for working from home during Commuter Challenge week at www.commuterchallenge.ca. Everyone who telecommutes during the week has a chance to win!

$25 Gift Card from Jenna Rae Cakes
$25 Gift Card from Jardin St. Leon Gardens
$100 Gift Card from Prairie Sky General Store
2 passes & snack combos for Cinematheque
4 passes to the Assiniboine Park Zoo

Congratulations: Roger from Canada Life – Canada Vie

Walking Warrior Prizes

How to Win: Walk to work, to the store, or for some much needed fresh air during Commuter Challenge week and log your kilometres at www.commuterchallenge.ca.
Everyone who walks during the week has a chance to win!

$25 Gift Card to DeLuca’s
$50 Gift Card from Pollock’s Hardware
$25 Gift Card to Northlore
2 passes & snack combos for Cinematheque

Congratulations: Peter from Ladco Company Limited

Cycling Superstar Prizes

How to Win: Ride your bike to work, to the store, or for some much needed fresh air during Commuter Challenge week and log your kilometres at www.commuterchallenge.ca.
Everyone who rides their bike during the week has a chance to win!

$25 Gift Card & Free Bike Tune-up from Olympia Cycle & Ski
Cycling Prize pack from Wilderness Supply
Prize pack from Preserve Flora & Farmer
2 Seats for the Pedal Pub tour

Congratulations: Mallory from Opportunities for Employment Inc.

Transit Trooper Prizes

How to Win: Ride the bus to work or to access essential services during Commuter Challenge week and log your kilometres at www.commuterchallenge.ca. Everyone who rides the bus during the week has a chance to win!

One Night Stay at the Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg
2 Game Credits & two games from Across the Board Game Cafe
$50 Gift Card from Nonsuch Brewing Co.

Congratulations: Kathleen from Magellan Aerospace

GoManitoba Prizes

How to Win: Use the GoManitoba app throughout the Commuter Challenge week to connect with walking, cycling, and/or busing mentors and track your trips!

$25 Gift Card to Riley Grae
Congratulations: Kira
$25 Gift Card to The Forks Trading Co.
Congratulations: Craig
$25 Gift Card to St Mary’s Nursery
Congratulations: Annie
$25 Gift Card to Harrisons Coffee
Congratulations: Jo-Anne
1 hour Ride from Bee2gether Bikes
Congratulations: Keana
5 $10 Gift Cards from Natural Cycleworks
Congratulations: Dustin, Christopher, Andrew, Helen & Victoria!

Social Media Mogul Prizes

How to Win: Post photos and videos on social media with the hashtags #CommuterChallengeMB. Show us how you are getting around sustainably while following health and safety guidelines.

$75 credit, free registration & Prize Pack from Peg City Car Co-op
$25 Gift Card from Patent 5
$50 Gift Card from Pollock’s Hardware
$100 Gift Card and goodies from Cranked Energy

Congratulations: @wanderlust_1494

Bonus Manitoba-Wide Prizes

How to Win: Make sustainable commutes and trips during Commuter Challenge week and log your kilometres at www.commuterchallenge.ca. Everyone who participates and lives outside of Winnipeg has a chance to win!

1of 5 available $25 Gift Cards to Tim Hortons, Boston Pizza OR a local business of your choice (if gift cards can be purchased online)
Congratulations: Trevor from Manitoba Hydro, Gillam
Congratulations: Christie from City of Brandon, Brandon
Congratulations: Marlise from Assiniboine Credit Union, Gillam
Congratulations: Stilwell from Neepawa
Congratulations: Joen from Selkirk
Bonus Prize: $40 Gift Card from A&L Cycle, to one participant in Brandon, MB!
Congratulations: Patrick from Manitoba Hydro!

Participation Prizes

How to Win: Make sustainable commutes and trips during Commuter Challenge week and log your kilometres at www.commuterchallenge.ca. Everyone that participates has a chance to win!

$25 Gift Card to Little Tree Hugger Soap
Congratulations: Matthew from Manitoba Hydro
$25 Gift Card to The Roost
Congratulations: Deanne, Individual/No Affiliation
$25 Gift Card to Fortify
Congratulations: Chris from Magellan Aerospace
$25 Gift Card to Sage Garden Greenhouse
Congratulations: Dori from Efficiency Manitoba
$25 Gift Card to Planet Pantry
Congratulations: Lisa from Down Town Winnipeg Biz
(3) Family Day Pass from Fort Whyte Alive
Congratulations: Bei from Manitoba Hydro, Julia from St Amant, and Cindy from City of Winnipeg

Driving km’s (Carpooling and Transit for example) and walking km’s are adjusted when applicable to approximate biking distances per hour to even out the competition.

Please note: prizes are subject to change.

We will do our best to make prize adjustments for persons across the province. If something doesn’t work for a winner, we will simply find them something that does.

We hope you are just as excited about these prize packs as we are!

If you haven’t registered for this year’s Commuter Challenge, be sure to sign up – registration is now open!