For immediate release

May 31, 2002

Ottawa-Mayor Bob Chiarelli and your City Councillors are unanimous in their support of our community’s efforts to save the cardiac and vascular surgery unit at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

A community rally has been planned for Saturday, June 1, 2002 at 10 a.m. in the main parking lot at CHEO. City Council invites you to attend the CHEO Rally to show your support for this essential service.

To help you get to the rally, the City of Ottawa has organized a FREE shuttle service from the Greenboro Park and Ride to the CHEO rally every 10 minutes beginning at 9 a.m. The shuttle will return supporters to Greenboro lot following the event.

Regular bus service is also available. Take the bus to the CHEO RALLY, to avoid traffic and parking congestion. Organize a car pool and use any of the five Park & Ride lots located at Greenboro, Eagleson, Fallowfield, Baseline and Orleans.

• From the east, transit riders can travel via the Transitway on route 95 and transfer at St. Laurent Transitway Station to route 85 Bayshore, which goes to CHEO.

• From the south, transit riders can travel the Transitway on route 97 to Hurdman, then transfer to route 85 St. Laurent to CHEO.
• From the west, travel the Transitway to Hurdman station, then transfer to route 85 St. Laurent to CHEO.
• From downtown, transit riders can take either route 85 to CHEO, which runs every 15 minutes, or route 16, which runs every 30-minutes. If it’s more convenient, you can also take the O-Train to Greenboro and catch the shuttle.

For more information and assistance with transit trip planning, visit www.octranspo.com or call 741-4390.