NAL meet on the bus again,
Submitted by Jennifer Sinclair
(Niagara At Large is pleased, once again, to keep our readers posted on a unique opportunity this coming March 21 to ‘Meeton the Bus’ with some of your fellow Niagara, Ontario citizens to support the region’s inter-municipal transit system and to participate in a discussion about ways of contributing positively to our communities.
The topic on this ‘Meeting on the Bus’ trip is ‘What is your vision of Niagara?’ and the fare is free because this trip is occurring on the same day – Wednesday, March 21 – CKTB Radio (610 AM) in St. Catharines, in cooperation with Niagara’s regional government, is sponsoring a ‘Free Transit Day’ all day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for all Niagara Region Transit buses operating between the three main hubs of St. Catharines, Welland and Niagara Falls, Ontario.
For times and locations for bus stops to join the ‘Meeting on the Bus’ event, click on the map posted below to enlarge it for those details.)
March 21 FREE Meeting on the Bus
In support of the Free Transit Day initiative Meetings on the Bus will be holding our March monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 21st. The topic for our meeting is, “What is YOUR vision of Niagara?”
This map shows the locations of bus stops and times of departure and return at each stop for those interested in particpating in the Meeting on the Bus event. Just click on this map to enlarge it to full screen.
Please share this invitation with your network and encourage everyone to come out and show their support for the Regional Transit. In addition to the FREE fare everyone who joins us will get a FREE Meet on the Bus button.
Please find attached a map with the itinerary for the Meeting. We will be starting at the Downtown St. Catharines terminal and will travel to Welland and then Niagara Falls, picking up participants along the way. If you choose to do the circle you will return to your starting destination within three hours.
If you prefer to do a shorter route (approx. 1½ hrs) you can get on at your preferred destination and enjoy the meeting to the next Downtown connection point, you will remain on the bus to get back to your starting destination.
Sign-up is NOT required. We look forward to seeing you on the bus on Wednesday, March 21.
Wesley Prankard – Camp Out
Last month’s Meeting on the Bus featured Wesley Prankard. Wesley is a 13 year old Niagara Falls citizen who has a vision and a mission to attain equal rights for First Nations Children in Canada – so they can have access to a safe home, clean water, good education and, most importantly, the right to play!
Meeting organizer Jennifer Sinclair and this past February's key speaker Wesley Prankard. Photo by Doug Draper
This Wednesday, March 14, Wesley will start his 50 hour campout at Campark Resorts in Niagara Falls. He will be camping out along with other youth across Canada to raise $500,000 to aid the housing crisis in Attawapiskat and around James Bay. If you are unaware of this issue I encourage you to watch this video declaring a State of Emergency is 2011 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6abZ0LFT5CQ
To support Wesley’s cause you can make a tax-deductable donation at http://northernstarfish.org/donate/ . You are welcome to join the After Party on Friday, March 16 at 6:30 in Niagara Falls at the Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church, 6136 Lundy’s Lane. http://twtvite.com/campout2012
You can learn more about the ‘Meetings on the Bus’ initiative by visiting http://meetingsonthebus.eventbrite.com/ .
The Meetings on the Bus initiative recently released a video about Active Citizenship in the Niagara Region, which can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ye70VexRE&feature=youtu.be
For more information, contact: Jennifer Sinclair, Co-Founder, Meetings on the Bus. Visit http://meetingsonthebus.tumblr.com/ or email createwithjenn@gmail.com .
Jennifer Sinclair is a Niagara resident, a graduate of Niagara College and a self-employed community development facilitator and project management consultant .
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