The Stonewall & Area Mobility Services
(SAMS) provides door to door transportation to seniors and persons with
mobility concerns who live in the RM of Rockwood (south half), RM of Rosser, RM
of Woodlands, and the Town of Stonewall. Service is available to any individual
who:
- uses a wheelchair or mobility
aid (walker, cane)
- lives with a cognitive
disability
- is visually impaired to the
extent that he/she cannot operate a motor vehicle
- is hearing impaired to the
extent that he/she cannot operate a motor vehicle
- has lost his/her driver’s
license due to a medical problem (i.e. seizures, etc.)
- has a physical impairment which
prevents him/her from operating a motor vehicle, either on a temporary, or
permanent basis.
Service will be provided on an equitable basis
to all eligible persons. Requests for transportation will be handled on a
first call, first served basis.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
SAMS operates two 14 passenger buses, one 6
passenger van, and one 3 passenger minivan. All of SAMS vehicles will
comfortably accommodate any special transportation need. Our buses are
designed so that passengers can enter either through a regular bus door or by
means of a driver-operated hydraulic wheelchair lift. Our passenger van has a
large sliding door on the side with a driver-operated hydraulic wheelchair lift
in the rear. Our minivan has a sliding door on both sides with a manual
wheelchair ramp in the rear.
SAMS is jointly funded by the Ministry of Rural
Development, the Province of Manitoba, the Town of Stonewall, the RM of
Rockwood, the RM of Woodlands, and the RM of Rosser.
HOURS OF SERVICE:
Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
After hours, weekends and holiday bookings are
available by special arrangement only.
To arrange transport, call 204-467-9446.
If staff is not available, please leave a message on the answering machine.
STONEWALL & AREA
MOBILITY SERVICES RATES:
TYPE
OF TRIP
|
ONE
WAY
|
RETURN
|
Stonewall
- within Town limits
|
$4.25
|
$8.50
|
Stony
Mountain to Stonewall
|
$6.50
|
$13.00
|
Argyle
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Balmoral
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Grosse
Isle to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Marquette
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Meadows
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Warren
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
Woodlands
to Stonewall
|
$8.50
|
$17.00
|
|
|
|
Trip
to Winnipeg, Selkirk, or Teulon
|
$18.50
|
$37.00
|
|
|
|
Stand-by
Charges after 1 Hour Waiting Period
|
|
|
Medical
reason for trip
|
$2.00
per half hour
|
|
Non-Medical
reason for trip
|
$6.00
per half hour
|
|
|
|
|
Charter
Rates:
|
|
|
Within
Stonewall Town Limits
|
(one
fee)
|
$30.00
|
Group
Rate Charter Beyond Stonewall
|
$0.60/km
plus $20.00 per hour
|
|
PASSENGER RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
At the arranged pick up
time, please be waiting near the ground floor entrance of your building.
2.
If you require any extra
assistance at your home, on the bus, or at your destination, you are
responsible for making these arrangements. (your caregiver will not be charged
a fee to accompany you)
3.
If you must cancel a
trip please notify the SAMS office as early as possible.
4.
Payment is to be made by
cash or cheque to the driver at the end of the trip. Charging or billing
is not allowed except for special circumstances which must be
arranged prior to transportation service.
DRIVER
REPSONSIBILITIES
1.
The Driver will, when
necessary, assist passengers from their building door into the bus or from the
bus to their building destination.
2.
The Driver does not lift
passengers in wheelchairs up or down stairs.
3.
The Driver will try to
be on time when picking up passengers. If an unavoidable delay occurs,
the Driver will attempt to inform the waiting passengers by telephone.