Blue Knights^® Ontario VI Chapter

Serving Brantford / Simcoe / Kitchener Area

Purpose:

Welcome to the Blue Knights Ontario VI Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club.  We form part of the Great Lakes Regional Conference which encompasses 7 US States / Canadian Provinces. We are located in the Kitchener / Brantford / Simcoe area servicing South Western Ontario Canada. The Blue Knights are a non profit, International fraternal organization, consisting of law enforcement officers and their families who are motorcycle enthusiasts. For the most part, any police officer or law enforcement officer can join the Blue Knights.  You do not have to be a motor-officer or ride a motorcycle while on duty to join.  You can fight crime all day in plain clothes if you like and still enjoy the friendship of other Blue Knights.  From Constable to Chief of Police, we are all the same enjoying motorcycles, friendship and camaraderie.

As a non profit organization, we frequently raise funds for charity. Of course, we ride our motorcycles to these events. We don't care what you ride, as long as you ride! On many occasions we visit other chapters and participate in their events.  See the entire list of Great Lakes Regional Conference chapter 'Events/Rides' page for a complete listing for many of the events that are hosted.

Ride safe this year folks...

 Blue Knights Ontario VI
c/o 64 Queensway E. Simcoe, Ont.
Canada N3Y-4M6
Tel: (519) 426-3787

Meetings:

Our Meetings Are Held The 1st Thursday of each month @ 19:30 hrs.
Waterloo Regional Police Association Recreation Building
1128 Rife Road
 North Dumfries,  Ont.
Tel: (519) 622-0771
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All full time Police / Correctional Services active / retired are welcomed to attend.

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Executive:

Here is the list of our chapter executive officers.  Please feel free to contact any of us for further information.

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Events & Upcoming Rides for Ontario VI:

A number of events have their own web pages.  Click on the underlined names to go to their web pages.  Nothing to do?  We don't ride anywhere?  Plan your summer now and maybe you will get some miles on the bike.

Many links provide PDF formatted documents. 

Sunday 11 Apr 2010 Annual April Fools Breakfast Emma's Back Porch 2084 Old Lakeshore Rd. Burlington, ON. (905) 634.2084 Start 10:00 AM until Noon. Sunday Bruch get together - fun, opening season ride.  Let's pray for good weather again this year. Parking across the street.   30 Apr-1 May 2010 Spring GLRC - Green Bay Wisconsin Visit the GLRC Web site for details - click the title link. Sat 15 May 2010 6th Annual Lansdowne Children's Charity Ride Where: The ride starts and ends at the Brantford Civic Center 69 Market Street South Brantford, ON N3S 2E4, Canada (519) 752-6541 Registration Starts: 9:00-10:30 AM Police (Brantford PF, Kitchener Waterloo PF & O.P.P.) Escorted Departure: 11:00 AM sharp.  Be gassed and ready to go please. Cost: $25.00 / rider and $10.00 / passenger which includes a small breakfast & BBQ Lunch at the end of the ride at the Civic Center. Visit: http://lansdownecentre.ca/about_us/ for other details on  this important event for the children who need your help daily. Pledge Forms: http://lansdownecentre.ca/2009_ride/  also visit the web site for ride details, and registration forms. Download Pledge Form Here We have had a great time every year at this event! 17-19 June 2010 Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Club Swap Meet Each year we provide gate security from 20:00 hrs to 08:00 hrs in the morning.  This is our ONLY working event that will raise funds for our chapter to be used in part for our charitable donations in September.  Please plan to put your name down for at least one night shift or 6 hour part of a shift, so we can achieve our goal of having 4 officers each night.  Those of you have done this in the past know what fun we have.  Those that have never done this event, are missing out.  Let's see, didn't attend, should you have a say in where the funds go in September?   14-26 July 2010 International Convention Billings Montana Visit Montana I Web site for details - click the title link. Saturday 7 Aug 2010 Freddy 13th Ride Support and remember one of our Hamilton Regional POLICE officers who has died.  Generally we meet in Caledonia and ride the back roads to Port Dover.   Perch lunch at the Royal Canadian Legion and then departure. Friday 13 Aug 2010 Friday 13th - Port Dover   27-29 Aug 2010 Summer GLRC - Perrysburg, Ohio Visit the GLRC Web site for details - click the title link. 17-19 Sep 2010 Wine Country Weekend with NY 17 Chapter Hoping to hear from Barry soon enough with details of this annual event.  Last we heard, they are looking for another place a little further north from Sayre, PA which supports a hotel near a shopping mall for those who want walk and shop till they drop. For a complete listing of all Great Lakes Conference events and rides please visit the GLRC Events page.

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Ontario VI Chapter History:

George Wardell advised we started gathering with the Ontario I (London) Chapter in the early spring of 1979.   There was such an enthusiastic response, we realized that we had enough people from the Kitchener, Brantford, Paris and surrounding area to start our own chapter.  We applied for and received our Charter the same year!

There was a time when our membership was boosted to about 45 members.  There were events and rides and the line of motorcycles streamed for miles behind the Road Captain.   The camaraderie was great - the events were large and the Blue Knights were popular!

As time passed, the number of peace officers and other qualifying members, who rode motorcycles decreased for one reason or another.  The primary reason it appears is the tremendous increase in vehicle insurance and motorcycles have fallen out of grace.  Members retired and sold their machines, not to be replaced by younger members.

As of 2009 we have about 30 members and looking forward to greeting another 30 in the future.

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