Car-Free...With A Free Car

What do you do when you've been living a car-free lifestyle and you win a brand new car?

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February 26, 2007, 6:00 AM PST

"I was one of the founding members (No. 9) of the Calgary Alternative Transportation Co-operative and am currently its co-chair. We now have more than 140 members sharing seven cars through a web-based reservation system. I've used a combination of bicycling, car sharing, carpooling, rentals and public transit for all my transportation needs since 2000 and get a lot of satisfaction from it. I've sometimes gone more than a month without getting into a motor vehicle."

"Welcome to Environmentalists Anonymous: My name is Bob. I am a non-car guy."

"[And] on a wintry Wednesday night, Jan. 31, I got a phone call from the Foothills Swimming Association announcing I had won their raffle for a 1.6-litre 2006 Mini Cooper worth $32,000 retail."

FULL STORY: It's often not easy being green

Friday, February 23, 2007 in The Globe and Mail

Transportation Canada

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