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The Beginning
The idea of the Regina Car Share Co-operative was born some four years ago when people in Regina gathered to discuss alternative transportation. Some people in Regina were already familiar with the concept of Car Sharing; we had read the websites of many of the successful Car Sharing Cooperatives in Ontario, BC, the U.S. and Europe. For some people, however, car sharing was an entirely new concept.
The idea became one step closer to reality in early 2007 when a small group of dedicated people submitted funding proposals to both the federal and the provincial government. The hard work paid off in the fall of 2007 when we learned that our proposals were approved for funding. At that point we gathered interested people to a start up meeting, where we decided that incorporating as a co-operative was the way we wanted to go. However, incorporating turned out to be a challenge. The concept of Car Sharing was new to the provincial government and we sure got a taste of how it felt to break new ground! We never gave up, however, and are now accepting members.
We acquired our first vehicle in mid-November, 2009 and it is now available for booking!
Board of Directors and Executive (and some biographical information about each):
John Klein - President
John is an IT Support Analyst with the UofR, and has served on the URSU Board of Directors when he was a UofR student until he completed his Computer Science degree. He spent 3 years working in Yorkton for Parkland Regional Library and served as President on the CUPE Local at that workplace. He moved back to Regina in 2007. He's originally from Wood Mountain, SK. He currently owns a car, but doesn't always drive it. Instead he takes the bus, walks, uses his bike, and is working for the days when an RCS vehicle is always an online booking away...
Jennipher Karst - Director
Jennipher is a conservationist who works full time towards conservation and has been with RCS since its inception.
Lori Reichert - Secretary
Lori joined the board in June, 2009.
Chris Soucie - Vice President
Chris joined the board in June, 2009.
You can contact any person on the executive/board here.
If you're interested in serving on the board, we're always looking for new volunteers.
Some of the past board members to volunteer with Regina Car Share include:
Rick Morrell - Board
The owner of Eat Healthy Foods grocery store, Rick has worked with the co-op as a board member, and as a consultant.
Malin Hansen - Board
Malin is a biologist who has been a driving force behind RCS since its inception.
Heather Russell - Board
Heather is an IT consultant and has been with RCS since its inception.
Lara Forbes - Board
Lara grew up in Regina and has recently returned after being away in BC for 8 years. Lara has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Systems Engineering from the University of Regina and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia. She has served on the board of directors for a non-profit youth organization in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. She is currently completing a Masters of Public Administration at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Lara works for the Saskatchewan government.
Malin Hansen - Board
Malin is a biologist who has been a driving force behind RCS since its inception.
Laura Pfeifer
Has an M.Sc from McGill University focusing on urban environments and has been active in Regina’s urban community regarding issues of built heritage.
Mark Bunney
A Regina teacher, father and cyclist.
Megan Lyster
An activist and mother.
Erin Laing
Erin is an epidemiologist who served on the board for over a year after the founding meetings for the co-operative.
Shawn Fraser
Shawn was among the first people to organize the founding meetings for the co-operative and twice served on its board. He left RCS to serve as the Executive Director of Carmichael Outreach.
Dorian King
Dorian served as the co-operative's first president after the first AGM.
Ashley Tysdal
Ashley, a University of Regina student at the time, attended the founding meetings for the co-operative.
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