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A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Shrine bus
- service starts.
in this area |

THE SHRINERS of Brit-
ish Columbia and Yukon’s
Care Cruiser bus program is

‘coming to Terrace and other ©

parts of northern B.C.

‘That means physically

challenged children and

their parents can take advan- .

tage of the service that pro-
vides normally costly trans-

_ portation for treatment. down

south at no charge. , —

Last. week, the bus: ser-
vice made its first-run to the .

northwest, making a pick up
in Smithers, said Jim Harri-

son, the regional executive |

director.

- Before, people had to .

make their’ own way to

‘Prince George before taking

a Shriner bus down south,
said Harrison.
That. meant: - children

and parents had to pay ‘for
their own travel to- Prince.

| George. 7
The program has expand-
_ed_to.serve both’ the north-

west and. the Peace River ...

area in the northeast...

- Both: services will. make.”

ofie trip south

ing the fall and winter when _
driving conditions ‘are. dif-.

» ficult. fo “

"The coach’ features wall a
to wall’ carpet .and : seating.
» capabilities. for 14. to 28 -
passengers, with motorized.
* lounge chairs, ‘wheelchair 7.

lifts, microwave, ‘ovens, cof-
fee makers and fridges..

The Shriners began’ the —

Care. ‘Cruiser program .; in

2001 .to cut out the costly :

airfares. it was paying to fly

“young patients and : their
families to hospitals in Van- :
couver, Oregon: and. Wash-...

ington. states.
; This, the final year of. the
‘four-year plan to get. the pro-
gram underway, called for

an expansion into northern»
B.C., ‘said Harrison from

Vancouver:

' “The next step is replac-

ing the coaches,” Harrison
added. “We’ve been buying

used coaches, stripping them -_

and rebuilding them.”

The. Shriners of B.C “and 7
/Yukon, who do not receive

any government or corporate
assistance, pay for more than -
$1 million in transportation
costs yearly through vari-.
ous Shrine Club fundraising

activities and its annual Big

Kids.Dream Draw.

Individuals or families |

using the service need only
to pay for food and accom-
modation along the way,
Harrison said. ‘
'To book a trip on’.the °

‘Shrine Care Cruiser, patients

need only contact the Shrine
patient travel coordinator at
1-800-661-KIDS or e-mail.
shrinekid: @shawcable.com

-SHRINERS JAKE Terpstra, top left, and Danny Dyke ~

are among those who have worked to expand their
transportation service to the- northwest. The Care
-Cruiser program is for physically challenged and their
parents who need treatment outside of the area. There
is no charge for the service and the bus is outfitted
especially for the children's needs. => FILE PHOTO

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