Let's ride together at the Coldest day of the year ride

$10 off on annual membership: one day only!

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - BIXI Toronto will be very pleased to ride for the Coldest day of the year ride on January 30th! Come to ride with us! BIXI members using BIXI bikes for this ride will have no extra fees charged to their account. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

BIXI Toronto is happy to support Cycle Toronto and cycling in winter and is proud to be the only bike sharing system open all year round in Canada.

For the event, BIXI Toronto decided to offer a $10 discount on the annual membership. On January 30^th only, it will be possible to get your BIXI Toronto yearly membership for $85 plus tax. To get more information, visit our website at toronto.bixi.com.

About BIXI and PBSC Urban Solutions

PBSC Urban solutions is the organization behind the concept, development and operation of the first large-scale bike sharing system in North America, BIXI. Destined to become a complementary means of public transportation, this service allows citizens to borrow a bike from a given station, carry out trips and return the bike to any station in the network.

PBSC offers a highly advanced bike sharing system on three continents, to private campuses and cities, such as London (UK), Melbourne (Australia), Minneapolis, Washington / Arlington, Washington State University, Boston, Chattanooga (USA), Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa / Gatineau (CAN). PBSC also offers realistic solutions as to alternative transportation and consultant services, both technical and operational.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.8 billion of annual revenue and 13.0 million customer connections including 7.6 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 635,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is the leading cooperative financial group in Canada with assets of nearly $200 billion. Drawing on the strength of its caisse network in Québec and Ontario and its subsidiaries across Canada, it offers a full range of financial products and services to its 5.6 million members and clients. Desjardins specializes in Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance, in Property and Casualty Insurance, in Personal Services, in Business and Institutional Services. "Best Corporate Citizen in Canada" for 2012 and among Canada's Top 100 Employers, Desjardins is supported by the skills of its 44,645 employees and the commitment of nearly 5,400 elected officers. A new education and cooperation program is now available to Desjardins members and the general public. For more information, visit www.desjardins.com/co-opme.

SOURCE: BIXI Toronto

Marie-Hélène Houle
PBSC Urban Solutions
Tel. : [phone], ext. 2053
Cell: 514 567-6287