Thanks for your interest in volunteering for Old Strathcona Farmers Market! Your help will ensure that the Bike Valet is there again in summer 2026. We hope you will meet new people, make friends
with other volunteers from other organisations and have some fun along
the way!
The role of supervising bicycle parking involves:
1. Greeting market patrons
2. Taking in bicycles
3. Giving a receipt to the bicycle owner
4. Collecting and recording usage statistics
5. Supervising the bikes
6. Returning the bikes back to their owners once the market patron returns
7. Setting up or tearing down the parking area at the start or end of the shift
as well as
- being generally available to answer questions relating to the bike parking and Bike Edmonton during your shift; and
- ensuring of course that bikes aren't stolen/removed by unauthorised person(s)!
You don't need to know everything about Bike Edmonton or OSFM to
participate. We'll give you some tips on how to answer questions and you
can always refer people to our website. Bring a book or invite a friend
to visit you, and enjoy. A minimum of two volunteers are required for
each shift.
As a thank you for your time and efforts, Bike Edmonton and OSFM have agreed to discount food purchases from the market's Paperbirch cafe by 50% for all volunteers during their shift.
Priority
will be given to existing volunteers and volunteers who have helped at
other events, however we will match new volunteers with more experienced
volunteers wherever possible. Don't let these details discourage you
from signing up. We love to see new people out at events and we will
make sure you're trained for your volunteer role.
