MEMBERSHIP
Member Letters
A service vehicle operator secures CAA Member Ross O.’s bike to the back of a flatbed tow truck for easy transport. | PHOTO: COURTESY OF ROSS O.
AS EASY AS RIDING A BIKE
I’ve been a Member for years and have enjoyed the peace of mind that CAA brings. I was pleased to see Bike Assist® as part of our membership as I’m an avid outdoor cyclist. Last summer, I was out for a ride on a hot sunny day when I blew a tire. I had no one to pick me up and I was too far from home to walk, so it was the perfect opportunity to try the Bike Assist® program. After a short call to help the driver locate my whereabouts, this is what showed up (see photo, above). I had to laugh as I told the CAA driver, “you know I just have a bike?” Needless to say, after my bike was secured, I was on my way home in an air-conditioned vehicle, drinking a cold bottle of water, courtesy of my driver. Thank you, CAA, for saving the day! –Ross O.
CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
I’m writing to thank you for the wonderful article titled “Words to Live By” by Sara Kae, which celebrates the revitalization of Indigenous languages in communities and shares information about opportunities across the country for this re-learning. It’s very important to learn about this good work and celebrate these efforts. I was particularly happy to see this article in a car-centred, travel-centred magazine — presented as a part of all Canadian lives, which it is. –Carolyn C.
Children playing in the rain, outside of the Kehkimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School, one of the programs featured in our story in the winter issue — “Words to Live By.” | PHOTO: KEHKIMIN WOLASTOQEY LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL
CAA GOES ON VACATION WITH ME
Just a quick note and photo to show you that I brought my winter issue of the CAA Magazine to sunny Costa Rica! –Willa N.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WILLA N.
“I’ve been a Member for years and have enjoyed the peace of mind that CAA brings.”
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ROY V.
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
Pisces Pete in Hastings
This is Pisces Pete in Hastings, Ontario. When the sun hits it just right, those stainless steel scales are almost blinding. –Keith C.
The steel fish sculpture was exhibited on my front lawn before it was transported to its planned destination. My mother had an art gallery in our home and Bill Lishman was one of the artists that she exhibited at her gallery openings. [The sculpture] attracted a lot of attention. My mother still lives in that house and she is 92 years old. –Irene S.
Back in 2018, while travelling through Hastings looking for a place to have a picnic lunch, I came across this wonderful park. Being a walleye fisherman myself, I just had to have a photo taken with this beautiful catch (see photo). –Roy V.
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