ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaThis P.E.I. non-profit has been helping Islanders with mobility issues get around for 50 years4 hours agoDuration 6:154 hours agoNewsDuration 6:15Pat and the Elephant has been getting people where they need to go since 1975, and the organization is showing no signs of slowing down. CBC’s Sheehan Desjardins spoke with assistant manager Ron Gillespie about how the service has grown, and the difference it’s made for Islanders with mobility challenges. Related Stories Rural P.E.I. getting new transportation options as ride-hailing services expand Island-wide Health P.E.I. program for kids with complex needs helps bridge a gap in Island health care Program aimed at preventing homelessness on P.E.I. ends due to lack of provincial funding Concerns raised as N.S. non-profit supplying low-cost medications scales back service ‘What took so long?’ P.E.I. senator says Ottawa’s bridge toll cut came a decade too lateMore from NewsVideo2:17Saskatoon family holding onto hope as they navigate world of ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’15 minutes agoVideo1:31Bow Valley car-free cycling program extended until 203039 minutes agoVideo1:54The new federal Major Projects Office HQ to be in Calgary1 hour agoVideo1:35Mangled no more: there’s another option for those paper health cardsCBC News: Calgary at 6:00 1 hour agoVideo1:54Westmount, Que., inaugurates memorial garden following sex abuse class-action settlement1 hour agoTrending NowVideo1:16#TheMoment a grizzly bear attacked a travel blogger’s tentThe National August 27Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video1:16#TheMoment an orca pod showed up for a boat partyThe National August 28Video1:55More electronic devices being searched at the U.S. borderThe National August 28Video0:33See the powerful dust storm that swept through Phoenix area August 26now
This P.E.I. non-profit has been helping Islanders with mobility issues get around for 50 years
