Vancouver Joins Post-Olympic Cities in ‘Walk-to-School’ Challenge

Vancouver joins other past Olympic cities in ‘Beat the Street’, a competition that gets kids to walk to school.

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Elementary school students from Vancouver are competing in an unlikely global competition this month by simply walking to school.

Two elementary schools in Vancouver are going head to head with students in London and Shanghai, chosen for their recent Olympic hosting affiliation, in the Beat the Street International Walk to School competition.