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Ask us about Mortgage Guard® today. 2 The Selkirk Record Thursday, March 8, 2018 Kasper to cancel Selkirk to Winnipeg bus route in May By Lindsey Enns tation president and CEO Kasper imposed, fare increases and discount- crease their rates, said he wasn’t sur- Yet another bus service is packing Wabinski said since they took over the ed fare terminations with the 20 pack prised by Kasper’s plans to axe the up and leaving Selkirk in its rear view daily service on Sept. 6, 2017, the com- cards and monthly passes, and ride route. mirror. pany has been losing money. sharing, ridership has continued to “Without a doubt, I think this is a Ontario-based Kasper Transporta- “However, as a company, we took the dwindle to the point of where we are blow to those who rely on bus trans- tion Service announced last week that ‘leap of faith’ with the hopes of being now at as a company.” portation for medical and other ap- it will be cancelling its Selkirk to Win- able to modify schedules and utilizing He added they also introduced pointments and I feel for them,” nipeg bus route effective May 27. This smaller vehicle types to how the busi- freight services within the Selkirk Borowski told the Record via email last makes Kasper the third bus company ness has been operating within the region to help offset costs, but that week. “Thinking positively, it opens to cancel the same route in less than NW Ontario marketplace,” Wabinski didn’t help. the door for another provider to come two years. said. “With inconsistency of changes David Borowski of Selkirk, who used on board. In a notice posted to their website in service providers over the past few the service to get to his job in Win- “So there’s hope.” last Wednesday, Kasper Transpor- years, schedule change requirements nipeg before they were forced to in- Continued on page 4 Shovelling in a winter wonderland Ever dream of becoming a ninja? What about a banking ninja? 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I was already pretty port from friends and family, it kinda because he’d do the same for me.” A Petersfi eld man was severely in- upset before I got there, I rushed to the spiraled from there,” she said. “The Gibson said in the meantime, Water- jured in a car crash, and now his family hospital as soon as I could … We were support has been overwhelming, you man is trying to stay positive and is is trying to raise money to help him get all in shock, I think we’re all still in don’t ever think that something like this working hard to fully recover. back on his feet. shock. would succeed. I know everyone talks For more information, or to donate, Chris Waterman, 40, needed a few “We’re trying to stay strong and posi- about how amazing people are, but he’s visit gofundme.com/love-for-the-wa- things in the city, so he drove up to Sel- tive.” the most kind hearted, big hearted, car- terman-family. kirk on Feb. 11. On his way there, Water- According to Gibson, Waterman has ing person I know. man was heading southbound in a pick- two broken feet, two broken legs, a bro- “I want to do everything I can for him up truck on Highway 9 near Clandeboye ken sternum, T12 vertebrae fracture, when he was hit by a northbound SUV and severe spinal cord damage. He can- that had come into his lane while trying not sit up on his own, and he cannot feel to pass another vehicle. The driver of the anything below the waist, but he is con- SUV, a 57-year-old man from Winnipeg, scious and able to work on physiother- was killed in the crash, which closed the apy. Gibson said that once Waterman’s highway for several hours. physical condition is more stable, they Waterman was so badly injured he plan to move him to the HSC’s neurol- had to be air lifted to Health Sciences ogy ward. Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg, where he is As of Monday, the GoFundMe had currently recovering. raised $10,055 out of their $25,000 goal. Days after the collision, Mandy Gib- A social will also be held on Saturday, son, Waterman’s sister, started a Go- April 7 at the Petersfi eld Community FundMe page to help raise money for Club to help with medical bills as well. his medical fees, and to help make the Gibson said that her family is over- family’s home wheelchair accessible. whelmed by the outpouring of support Gibson said the accident was devastat- they’ve received so far. ing to her brother and his family. “I wasn’t really sure what to put as a “We didn’t know the extent of his in- goal, I thought it was maybe unattain- juries until we got there,” Gibson said. able. But we’ve received so much sup- 18032gm0 SUBMITTED PHOTO Chris Waterman of Petersfield, pictured second from right, along with his family, is on a long road to recovery after surviving a head-on collision last SOCIAL month. 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