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Day 111 - Thornbury, Ontario - Community Cycle
- Thu, July 31, 2008
This morning the team relaxed at the home of Reid and Mary Asselstine prior to going to Couchiching Beach Park to meet with a reporter from the Orillia Packet and Times. While at the park, we met up with lifeguards from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department performing drills on the beach. Everyone was excited to hear about the message of Cycle to Walk and were quite shocked to hear that parks, schools, and pools were frequently shut down in the 1950s because of the fear of polio – it struck the lives of all Canadian in every community, town, and city.
Man seeking to rid the world of polio addresses Rotary Club
- Thu, July 31, 2008
A piece on Cycle to Walk’s surprise visit to Elliot Lake featured in The Standard.
“In the 20th century, millions of people around the world were afflicted with a virus that killed some and left many others paralyzed.
But the world has been rid of polio virus for decades, right? Wrong.”
Click here to read the full story.
Day 110 – close to the GTA – 82 km
- Wed, July 30, 2008
Cows, horses, fields, and bails of hay – sounds like the prairies doesn’t it? I thought so too until I began climbing the first hill of the day. Today the team progressed around Lake Simcoe to the number 7 highway, which will lead us to Peterborough and Ottawa when we roll out after our time in Toronto.
Linked together by a pen
- Wed, July 30, 2008
“After John Sayer retired, he was looking for a new purpose. Little did he know that watching a small child playing with a pen would make him instrumental in changing that child’s life.”
John Sayer volunteered at Families for Children Orphanage and cared for one-year-old Ramesh in India.
Click here to read a Salmon Arm Observer story about John’s role in Ramesh’s entry to Canada.
Polio cyclist visits Grey Bruce
- Tue, July 29, 2008
Cycle to Walk has featured prominently on Bayshore Broadcasting’s group of stations for the past several days. Click here to read some of their web coverage.
“Hand-cyclist Ramesh Ferris received a warm welcome in Owen Sound this morning.
Ferris is cycling across Canada in the “Cycle to Walk” campaign to eradicate polio from the planet.
About 25 people turned out to greet Ferris on the front steps of City Hall.”
Day 109 - Close to Orillia, Ontario - 85 km
- Tue, July 29, 2008
The team continues to be amazed by the diversity of each and every Cycle to Walk day. We started off this morning in Owen Sound where we met with Mayor Ruth Lovell. About 25 people were on hand to learn more about the Cycle to Walk campaign and show their support. Many Rotarians that we met yesterday were in attendance, and even Dr. Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health with the Grey Bruce Health Unit came to greet us. Dr. Lynn later reaffirmed the urgency and need to eradicate polio to the people of Owen Sound, which was wonderful for us to hear.
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