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Polio fight rolls through city

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Tue, July 29, 2008

Article and web video story by the Owen Sound Sun Times

“Ramesh Ferris was six months old when he contracted polio in India — 25 years after a preventative vaccine was available — because his family didn’t have access to it. There’s been a 20-year worldwide push to eradicate the disease, now found mostly in developing countries.“

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Day 108 - Meaford, Ontario - 84 km

by Ramesh Ferris, posted in Road Updates - Mon, July 28, 2008

Today started off with a gourmet stuffed-French toast and frittata breakfast cooked up by our host Danielle Paterson at the Gadd-About B&B. Afterwards, we started the cycling day just outside of Wiarton, cycling all the way through to Meaford.

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Day 107- Close to Wiarton, Ontario - 57 km

by Ramesh Ferris, posted in Road Updates - Sun, July 27, 2008

We reached Southern Ontario after spreading the message of Cycle to Walk for a wonderful two hours on the M.S. Chi-Cheemaun ferry. I can’t thank Captain Kerry Adams and his crew enough for their wonderful hospitality aboard the ship. When we arrived, there were Cycle to Walk posters hanging up, and we were introduced over the ship’s intercom. Captain Kerry even invited the team and our new friends from Turtle Creek Lodge to the bridge for a tour. I even got to pilot the ship!

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Day 106 - South Baymouth, Ontario - 24 km

by Ramesh Ferris, posted in Road Updates - Sat, July 26, 2008

Jack and Joyce Varieur at Turtle Creek Lodge and Gardens ensured we were comfortable last night, and we all slept very well. Thanks so much for the wonderful hospitality at your beautiful home! After taking a picture with some new friends and their stuffed animals, the team hit the road destined for South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island.

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Polio survivor hand cycling across Canada

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Fri, July 25, 2008

An article from Sudbury’s Northern Life.ca

“Polio survivor Ramesh Ferris, who was adopted from India by Canadian parents in 1982, is on a mission to eradicate polio worldwide.“

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Day 105 - Manitoulin Island, Ontario - 86 km

by Ramesh Ferris, posted in Road Updates - Fri, July 25, 2008

Members of the Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers provided the team with breakfast this morning, which was a great send-off from the community. After the meal, our wonderful friend and tour guide David White took us to view Sudbury’s famous Big Nickel before pointing us west out of Sudbury on Highway 17.