Transportation
Always there for You Home Support Provides free transportation for seniors to local churches every Sunday. Serving Emmanuel Christian Community, Broadmoor Baptist Church, Bakerview Gospel Chapel, Our Saviour Lutheran, Richmond Pentacostal, Richmond Presbyterian, Richmond Alliance, Steveston Christian, St. Anne's Stevenston Church, and Trinity Lutheran Church.
Comfort Keepers G02 - 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2. 604-689-8609. Comfort Keepers provides transportation for clients to grocery shop, run errands, keep appointments, go on outings, etc. We are able to transport a client in the caregiver's car, or our insurance allows a caregiver to drive a client's car if that is preferred. We are able to transport clients who have problems with mobility, walkers, or wheelchairs. We care for seniors, new mothers, and people who are recovering from accidents, illnesses, and surgeries. Comfort Keepers also provides assisted living services in the home, offering companionship, homemaking services, meal preparation, light housekeeping, as well as personal care including bathing, incontinence care, and mobility assistance. Locations throughout Canada.
DaimlerChrysler The AutoAbility Program (formerly known as the Physically Challenged Assistance Program) For more information, contact the Daimler Chrysler Automobility Program toll free 1-800-255-9877. In Canada - Provides a Canadian cash reimbursement of up to $750 to assist physically challenged consumers, and businesses or charitable organizations that provide transportation to physically challenged individuals, in the purchase of adaptive driving or passenger equipment installed on new and unused 2006, 2007, or 2008 models.
Driving Miss Daisy Locations throughout the Lower Mainland. Offers a variety of services including transportation • home support • companionship • and more.
Ford of Canada Mobility Program When you purchase or lease a new Ford of Canada vehicle, you may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 toward the installation of adaptive driving aids or mobility assistance equipment.
GM Canada Mobility Program Call the GM Canada Mobility Assistance Centre toll-free at 1-800-463-7483 to find out how you can qualify for this special reimbursement of up to $1,000. Canadian Driver reviews GM's Mobility program here.
Government of BC Fuel Tax Refund Program Persons with certain physical disabilities are eligible for a refund of the provincial tax they pay on gasoline, diesel or propane used in their vehicles. Each eligible person may claim a yearly refund of up to $500.
Govenment of Canada Federal Excise Gasoline Tax Refund 1-800-959-5525. For more information and an application form, see Information Sheet XE8, Federal Excise Gasoline Tax Refund Program
HandyDART 604-453-4634. HandyDART is TransLink's shared-ride, custom transit system, operated by private agencies throughout the Lower Mainland.
Hospital Helpers 604-269-9090. Hospital Helpers (HH) provides transportation services, hospital companions, post-op home support, and palliative care. Servicing the Vancouver Lower Mainland.
Seniors Go Bus 778-230-1852. A senior-friendly transportation service is now available in West Vancouver every Thursday to various shopping locations.
Seniors Shuttle Service 604-925-7280. This is a service primarily offered between the West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre and the West Vancouver Civic Site, including the Aquatic Centre. The service operates Monday through Friday from 8:45 am - 3:45 pm.
SN Transport #310 - 31334 Peardonville Rd. Abbottsford, B.C., V2T 6K8 Telephone: 1-800-SNT-0044. Provides a non-ambulatory charter transportation service primarily for those who are unable to transport themselves or who have difficulty in using public transport and require an accessible vehicle or special assistance from a trained professional. Serving the Lower Mainland.
SPARC of BC (parking placard program for people with disabilities) Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia: 106 - 2182 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, B.C., V6K 2N4 Telephone: 604-718-7744.
Taxi Savers 1600 - 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2. 604-453-4634. Taxi Savers is a program for residents of the GVTA region that have a permanent physical or cognitive disability. For more information about Taxi Savers contact the handyDART operator in your area.
Toyota Mobility Program offers up to a $1,000 allowance to physically-challenged customers who acquire a new Toyota vehicle.
Volunteer Organizations
Many volunteer organizations offer transportation services for their members. For more information, contact a volunteer service in your area. (see Community Services and Help for Caregivers)