The executive director and co-founder of Winnipeg's Bear Clan Patrol Inc. is no longer leading the organization, according to the organization's board of directors.

A Beausejour, Man., man is hitting the streets in support of a Winnipeg community organization, running 10 kilometres a day to raise funds and awareness for the Bear Clan Patrol.

On Thursday volunteers with the community-watch group will do patrols on two-wheels through West Broadway, using a fleet of bicycles.

The world may have changed around it, but for Winnipeg's Bear Clan Patrol, it's business as usual, even during a pandemic.

The Bear Clan says offering food hampers will help flatten the curve by having more than 250 people stay home to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus.

Bear Clan volunteers will be replacing the typical foot patrols with vehicle patrols, but still doing the same work the organization has become known for.

At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the Indigenous-led neighbourhood watch group patrolled the Elmwood and Chalmers neighbourhoods for the first time.

The Bear Clan Patrol, which started up in mid-November, patrols areas where many wouldn't dare to go after sundown.

The Indigenous-led neighbourhood watch group conducts regular patrols in Winnipeg in an effort to protect the local community.

The Winnipeg Bear Clan is on track to hit 145,000 needles they've taken off city streets — about 25,000 more than they thought they would this year.