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Mobility Bus



The Mobility Van is now wheelchair accessible.

Mitchell & Area Mobility Bus is a door-to-door
transportation service for seniors, the disabled and those recuperating from
injury, illness and accident in the Municipality of West Perth.

We'll help you get around

EasyRide is a transportation service shared by Community Support Agencies across Huron and Perth Counties.

By teaming up and sharing our vehicles and drivers, we can offer frequent and flexible door-to-door service.  One number will get you door-to-door with our new EasyRide services.

Clients typically use EasyRide for:



  • Medical appointments


  • Shopping and errands


  • Social occasions


  • Other destinations

What needs does EasyRide serve?

We offer ride services for registered clients who are Seniors as well as clients who:



  • Are without access to transportation or are where public transportation is not available


  • Have physical or cognitive limitations


  • Require specialized transit, e.g. wheelchair access


  • Do not have family or friends who are able to help out

Eligibility criteria will apply.

For more information on the Stratford Easy Ride program, please visit http://www.stratfordmowandns.ca/easyride.html.

For you trip, please remember:



  • Book one day ahead.  Same day bookings can be accommodated when possible.


  • Call between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday


  • Bookings can be one-time or for regularly scheduled trips


  • Service is door-to-door

Your transportation may be provided by:



  • Volunteer drivers


  • Wheelchair accessible vehicles


  • Vans, cars and taxis

HOURS OF OPERATION:

 Monday                  9 am - 1 pm                               

Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 1 pm
Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm

The Mobilty Bus
To book transportation, call Easyride (our booking system) at 519-272-9875 between 9am & 4pm.  A minimum of 24 hours is required, but can accommodate last minute trips if time is available.  Cancellations should be made as soon as possible to accommodate others.  A one way rate charge will apply to cancellations at time of pickup or if a client not home at requested time of pick up.  Bus passes are available for purchase.

MOBILITY BUS RATES
Daily service rates:
$3.50 one way trip in town (additional stops in between $3.00/stop)
$7.00 one way trip in township
Bus Pass:
In town: $80 for 25 trips
Township: $160 for 25 trips

Rates for Out of Town during Daily Service Hours
Rates for travel will be calculated on a per kilometer basis.
For those living in the Town of Mitchell, rate charges will begin from the client’s home.
For those living outside of the Town of Mitchell, the client will be charged from the time the vehicle leaves the Ritz Villa to the client’s destination and from the client’s destination to the Ritz Villa.

Rates
For travel within Perth & Huron Counties: $0.70/km 
For travel outside Perth & Huron Counties: $0.55/km
*Waiting fee of $8.00/hr will be charged once the client is dropped off until pick up time.
**If the trip is one way only for the client, the return kilometer rate will be charged.

Charter Rates
$42.00/hr for driving
$32.00/hr for waiting/loading/standby
*There is a one hour minimum charge of $32 for all charters booked for less than one hour.
*For West Perth residents traveling within West Perth: $22/per hour for both driving and waiting/loading/standby.
**No Shows will be billed the rate of one way trip if the bus arrives to pick up the client and a cancellation call has not been received.

Special charter bookings can be arranged outside daily hours of operation.

The Mitchell & Area Mobility Bus gratefully acknowledges the support of the Mitchell Kinsmen Club, the Mitchell Lions Club, Royal Canadian Legion – Mitchell Branch 128, Tudor Lodge, the Municipality of West Perth, and the Southwest LHIV.

 
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