On March 5th, 2024, TMS President Bryan Larrabee drove our 1964 GM ‘Fishbowl’ to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. Matthew & Lawrence Walker attended as hosts. It was a short two-hour event that we attended at the request of hospital administration and TransLink.
Like many hospitals, BC Children’s (and the adjoining Women’s Health Centre) has a shortage of parking. One solution is to encourage hospital staff to take transit to work. Timed to coincide with staff lunch breaks, representatives from the Provincial Health Services Authority and Fraser Health staffed tables to encourage hospital employees to purchase discounted transit passes. 4612 attended to advertise the event and attract staff.
From 11am to 2pm, 120 people boarded 4612 for a look around no doubt reliving memories of taking transit many years ago! (Photos by Matthew Walker, Bryan Larrabee)
West Vancouver #712 in downtown Vancouver on October 20, 2009. Photos captured by Peter McLaughlin, courtesy of busdrawings.com
The Crown
Milan (pictured below) and Ewan Streit have been restoring the ‘crown’ from West Vancouver D60LFR #712. They used parts from an older version, though we are not sure from which vehicle that came.
And finally, Bryan happened to pass by the ‘flower shop’ on Roseberry Avenue in Burnaby. Our former home, Unit #6, has long been demolished and the new warehouse is taking shape. (Photos: Bryan Larrabee)
