For immediate release
What: Photo and interview opportunity. HandyDART riders leafleting at SkyTrain
When: Saturday May 9, 11:30 am to 1pm
Where: The Northeast corner of Broadway and Commercial in Vancouver
Who: HandyDART Riders Alliance members and supporters
Why: The Mayors’ Council Plan includes 30% more HandyDART service. HandyDART service levels have been frozen for over five years – causing service deterioration so severe the BC Auditor General is considering an investigation.
“If we don’t win, we will probably get cuts to HandyDART service and that would be unthinkable,” says HandyDART Riders’ Alliance spokesperson Beth McKellar. “We hope that we will win the referendum and get 30% more HandyDART vans on the road.”
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For more information please contact:
Beth McKellar HandyDART Riders’ Alliance Co-coordinator 604 444 9289 (604 346 6994 11am to 1pm Saturday)
Find out more about the HandyDART Riders’ Alliance www.handydartriders.ca