Perserverance Pays Off

I'm sure you know this already. Para Transpo services will be made available to individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health in 2017.  This decision came after a vote at the transit commission meeting on June 22nd.  This is a huge win for our community and one that we are definitely celebrating.  What you might not know though is that a group of dedicated leaders have been advocating for this right for over ten years.  That's a long time.  You might throw in the towel after two, three years or five years of waiting! But not these folks. They didn't give up. And thank goodness they didn't! Their sticktoitness brought us to this very day of celebration. Finally people with developmental disabilties will have access to Para Transpo. To paraphrase Judy Bernstein, Director of Supports and Services, OCAPDD, one of the leaders of this awesome movement, "its time for the wave!"

We're waving with you Judy!

Oh Canada Day

I guess you could say we're ready for Canada Day.  Actually we've been ready for a while. It's good to get a test run in so the gang from Riverbend held a Canada Day pre-party just to make sure everything runs smoothly for the big day.  And it will. No doubt about it.  We're ready for anything.  Bad weather? Forget About. Sink holes?  Bring em' on!  Why are we so confident?  Look at us. We've got our red and white thingamabobs on our heads and we're surrounded by our friends.  Nothing makes for a better Canada Day party than that! Next year Canada celebrates 150 years, we'll probably start the pre-party celebrations earlier, spend a little extra something, something on our thingamabobs but when it comes to our friends, we won't change a thing.   Happy Canada Day!