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As soon as Keane Gruending saw the gaping hole in the wire mesh of the bike locker in his apartment building on Monday morning, his heart sank.

Gone was his $3,000 Cube Hybrid One, the electric bike he and his wife relied upon to transport groceries and haul their child around.

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“We treated it like the family station wagon,” said Gruending.

He and his wife, who live in a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom flat with their little girl, are car-free. They have a couple of other bikes for regular cycling, and a cargo bike. This was the third time the bike locker inside the apartment near Main and Broadway in Vancouver has been broken into, with either bikes or parts stolen.

“We keep upgrading security after each break-in.”

LISTEN: Are you a ‘garage orphan?’ You might be one and not even know it. Listen to today’s Plugged In episode with LeadingAhead Energy’s Maxime Charron, one of the country’s leading experts on charging station infrastructure, and you’ll find out what a garage orphan is, along with the current situation in Canada for strata owners who want to set up a charging network at their building. Max will also explain how many strata councils are receiving misleading information about their options to go electric.