RCS Gets its First Car - On TV

The first car has arrived! It's a 2008 Kia Rio5 hatchback. It will be available to members in November, 2009. We plan to have a launch date for members soon, along with their key, and detailed billing information.

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Global Regina featured Regina Car Share Co-operative on their Friday news last week. RCS member Brett took interviewer Ryan around for a drive, with me and cameraman Adrian in the back seat of the Rio5. RCS was also featured in the latest issue of Westworld magazine by CAA Saskatchewan, and the Sask Co-op Youth Association in their e-zine.

-John Klein
President of the Board
Regina Car Share Co-operative

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Good evening Car Sharers:

It's been a long time in the making, and full operation is so close I can taste it. We're about 2 weeks, or less, away from having our first vehicle available to approved members. A deposit is in for a vehicle, we're just waiting for an affordable and quality used car (that meets our criteria) to show up on the market for our dealer to snap it up.

Our latest board meeting was tonight, and we're excited to be so close to offering the province's first car share to the people of Regina. We'll be making information available to members soon on how to book the car online from our website, and how to get their key once it's available.

John Klein
President
Regina Car Share Co-operative
www.reginacarshare.ca

Quick update

Our next Board meeting is October 22, 2009 at the RCS office on 11th Ave. downtown. 5:45PM

We're in the process of purchasing our first vehicle, and intend to have it ready for our approved members to drive by October 23, 2009. You can apply to the RCS Co-op on our website under the "Join" tab at the top of the page. Our application form is simple, and you can get your Driver Abstract from SGI by fax/mail or at a license issuer.

August 20, 2009 5:30 at RCS office - next meeting

The next board meeting for the Regina Car Share Co-operative is Thursday Aug. 20 5:30 PM at the RCS office (the corner of 11th Ave. and Albert St.). The public is welcome to attend.

As a reminder, the public is also invited to join RCS as a member now.

Joining is easier

At today's board meeting we've tweaked the application form so it's even easier to understand, and has some more important information with included on it. Read on for pricing once we have our vehicles in place.

We're accepting applications for membership, and would appreciate you signing up now so that when we have vehicles in service this Fall, you're ready to drive.


You'll have to visit or fax an SGI location to get a Driver Abstract, copy your valid drivers licence (black and white is okay), write a $525 cheque ($500 of which is refundable given simple conditions), read the application form and membership manual, and mail us the completed application form.

Pricing we're keeping simple, just remember FIVE-FIFTY. It's $5.00/h and 50¢/km to drive RCS vehicles. For example, a 2 hour booking where you drive 10km would cost just $15 on your bill.

The next RCS Board meeting is July 30, 5:30 PM at the RCS office on 11th Ave.

Sincerely,
John Klein
President
Regina Car Share Co-operative
http://www.reginacarshare.ca

Join Regina Car Share

You can now join RCS, woo hoo!

It's all coming together now. We plan to have cars before the Autumn.

Seeking Corporate Sponsorship

We're actively seeking corporate sponsorship with many local businesses. It's our plan to have funding for a pair of vehicles by late Summer 2009. If you're interested in sponsoring RCS to have us purchase high quality vehicles for our members, please contact us.

We'll have more of an update for you next week. Our next Board meeting is Tuesday June 9, 5:00 PM at the RCS office on 11th Ave.