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Bathurst hopes to attract Atlanticade motorcycle festival

The City of Bathurst, New Brunswick is singing a different tune about motorcycles.

Summerside, P.E.I., was the most recent host of the event

Atlanticade has attracted thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to Summerside, P.E.I. in the past three years. (CBC)

The City of Bathurst, New Brunswick is singing a different tune about motorcycles.

Last year, council pushed through a bylaw prohibiting noisy motorcycles from driving within city limits. After public outcry, the bylaw was rescinded.

Now, the city is hoping to host a major motorcycle festival in the summer of 2015.

The downtown revitalization committee approached the organizers of Atlanticade, a major motorcycle festival whichattracts as many as 12,000 bikers from all over North America.

The economic spinoff from the event is estimated at about $2 million.

Bathurst is ideally located for any type of activity like this. We're in the centreof Northern New Brunswick and I believe these people like activities to go do, said Mayor Stephen Brunet.

The relationship between bikers and the city isnt firing on all cylinders yet.

I know that a lot of the bikers might hold it against our present mayor and council, said Frank Vienneau, a long-time biker.

A committee is working on a formal proposal for the five-day rally. The proposal is due next week.

Summerside, P.E.I., was the most recent host of the event.