Transit’s True Accessibility

Slow and inaccessible to Canadians
Rahman Mohamed

According to the Statistics Canada 2011 National Household Survey more people are using public transit.  Not only is the car faster for commuting to work than public transit as reported by the Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, and other Canadian media, it’s faster than public transit throughout the day, not just rush hour.

What many people don’t know is that Canadian public transit is not as accessible and consumer friendly as they believe to one of its primary users, those who can’t use the car: the disabled.

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The World Partnership Walk

World Partnership Walk Logo Retrieved from worldpartnershipswalk.com

World Partnership Walk Logo
Retrieved from worldpartnershipswalk.com

Walk the Walk, Change The World
Rahman Mohamed

After its humble beginnings in 1985 when 17 volunteers of the Vancouver Ismaili Women’s Organization Committee persuaded nearly 1000 walkers and raised nearly $55,000 in support of poverty, the Walk is entering its 29th year and has grown to be Canada’s largest annual event in support of raising awareness and funds for the alleviation of global poverty. Continue reading

Purple Day for Epilepsy

Rahman Mohamed

March is Epilepsy Awareness month.  But for the 1 in 100 Canadians who live with epilepsy, Tuesday March 26 is the highlight: Purple Day.