Health Connections Coach Service to Visit Parry Sound

July 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Pacific Western Transportation (PWT) announced today that it will preview its successful Health Connections service in Parry Sound on July 20, 2011.  

A community-based, non-emergency medical transportation service, Health Connections would offer residents of Parry Sound safe, reliable and high-quality transportation from their hometowns to their out-of-town medical appointments.  Health Connections is based on a highly-successful service that PWT currently operates in British Columbia.  The July 20th event will be held at The Parry Sound Mall (70 Joseph Street, by the Canadian Tire Gas Bar) at 11:00 a.m.

PWT, the largest privately-owned people transportation company in the country, adheres to the fundamental principles of safety and customer service.  The focus of our 2,800 employees across the country is the successful outcome of every passenger’s journey.  Whether it’s delivering children safely to school in Prince George, getting travellers to Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport in time for departure or transporting workers to a plant in Fort McMurray, our key to success is simple — we believe in people.  We believe in the thousands of folks who ride with us every day.  We believe in our business partners and the value of a relationship.  We believe in our employees — the ambassadors of all our services.

QUOTES:
“Health Connections has already proven itself to be a major success in British Columbia, and I am delighted that we’re having an opportunity to preview the service in Parry Sound.  A safe, reliable and comfortable service, we strongly believe that Health Connections would be a welcome option for residents traveling to medical appointments in other towns or cities.”
– Dean Wright, General Manager, PWT

“We’d very much like to build our business in the North, and Health Connections would represent PWT’s most significant investment in Ontario to date.  This service would provide an economic development opportunity for Parry Sound through the hiring of local staff, the leasing of local property and the purchasing of parts and supplies from local vendors.”
– Dean Wright, General Manager, PWT

QUICK FACTS:
•   PWT’s luxury Prevost motor coaches would provide long- and short-distance service.  Specially designed for Health Connections, these coaches feature a wheelchair-accessible washroom.  In addition, each coach has a wheelchair lift, track flooring to accommodate wheelchair and scooter tie-downs, reclining seats with foot rests, air conditioning, and on-board entertainment (e.g., satellite radio, DVD player, WiFi and LCD monitors).
•   PWT’s coaches are fully-equipped for winter travel, taking the stress away from seniors, passengers and their families who need to travel for medical appointments during the winter months.
•   As part of a tour of Northern Ontario, the Health Connections coach is visiting five communities in July: Parry Sound; Sault Ste. Marie; Sudbury; North Bay; and Thunder Bay.

CONTACT:
Kelly Aizicowitz, 416.274.1463, kaizicowitz@strategycorp.com |Martin Green, 647.625.7591, mgreen@strategycorp.com

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Pacific Western Transportation Ltd. (PWT) is one of Canada’s largest privately-owned people transportation companies. Operating for over 50 years, Pacific Western Toronto has developed an extensive offering of high quality tourism services.