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Ramp-zilla strikes Thompson Lake!

My good friends Justin and Kara got hitched at the end of August in Saskatchewan, I made the trek with my buds Laura, Mike and Anna. We flew into Regina and took a cab (I’ll explain why we took a cab in another post… it’s quite the saga) to Thompson Lake which is about 2 1/2 hours outside …

StopGap Ramp Project coming to Cranbrook!

Here’s an article that was recently featured in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman: September 14, 2012 Annalee Grant It was a simple shopping trip that inspired Lori Montcalm to take action. Lori was forced to wait outside earlier this summer as her visiting family toured local shops. They rushed through so they didn’t leave her waiting …

Roncesvalles has been ramped!

What a weekend! Some were skeptical but we did it – 43 ramps built, painted and delivered! We’d like to give our sincere thanks to Pollock’s Home Hardware for providing all of the materials for this humongous ramp project – our biggest one to date! We are incredibly thankful for the amazing volunteer crew from …

Roncesvalles Ramp Project – September 15 & 16th!

We are anxiously anticipating the kick-off to our biggest ramp project yet, The Roncesvalles Ramp Project! We will be building approximately 70 ramps for Ronces Avenue businesses. Our plan is to construct all of the ramps on Saturday and paint them on Sunday, weather permitting. Swing by our booth on Sunday and throw down a …

RAPLIQ!

Check out this organization! They are based out of Montréal and the RAPLIQ “aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination done to people with disabilities as well as any obstacle limiting the exercise of their rights and freedoms.” I was so excited after reading this article that I had to phone the president of the …

Canada AM Interview

StopGap wants to thank the crew at Canada AM for your amazing support and enthusiasm for the Ramp Project.  Watch it here! We are ramping up to our Roncesvalles Avenue build that will be our biggest yet!

Welcome to StopGap

Luke and Michael and the StopGap Initiative want to welcome and thank you for your interest and support in making our communities inclusive for everyone. Please spend some time checking out what we’ve been up to here or on our Facebook page. If you have any questions or would like to get involved – we can be …

StopGap on Canada AM

Tune into Canada AM Wednesday morning at 7:30 am to see the live StopGap interview! http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/ We will be posting a link to the interview clip later in the day for late risers. Stay tuned!