Social Services - Transportation

Angel Flight of BC provides free aerial transport for cancer patients travelling to and from cancer centres in Vancouver and Victoria and arranges ground transportation from the airport to the appointment. All clients must be fully ambulatory. May be able to provide transport for children with non-communicable disease. more info

BC Emergency Health Services provides pre-hospital emergency services and inter-facility patient transfers throughout the province and oversees the BC Ambulance Service and BC Patient Transfer Services.more info

Powell River & District United Way offers Danielle’s Helping Hand Fund (DHHF) to our community in partnership with the 7th Day Adventist Church. The DHHF is a one time supplemental fund to help local individuals with emergency situations. more info

Harbour Air is an approved transportation partner with TAP BC and provides a discount on regular goFLEX fares on any domestic scheduled service routemore info

Hope Air is the only registered, national charity that provides free flights to people who cannot afford the cost of an airline ticket to get to medical expertise or specialized technologies that usually only exist in larger urban centres.more info

Any customer who is travelling for medical purposes with a properly completed Travel Assistance Program (TAP) form are eligible for a reduced medical fare.more info

Medical Assistance: pink forms available from your doctor’s office for medical appointments requiring travel by ferry (in some instances by plane).more info

Volunteer Drivers is a free service offered by the Freemasons for people requiring transport to medical appointments in Vancouver and Vancouver Island. more info

To successfully build, promote, and provide a quality service for the patients of Vancouver Island who require transportation to their medical appointments. To provide safe, friendly on time service to appointments from your home (or from the ferry terminal). To provide "Door to Door" service. The Wheels for Wellness Society was formed in Comox by the owner of Designated Drivers in 1997. The purpose is to provide transportation to centralized medical appointments for those requiring it. The Society depends on your donations to maintain the long term viability of this service. We will take Social Services and First Nations Health Authority clients, although will require the mileage allowance given by these agencies be paid to your driver. With confirmation from those departments, we can invoice. YOUR DRIVER MAY ACCEPT DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY. The Society will pick you up at your home, take you where you need to go, wait for you and return you to your home. The exceptions are: If you live in Tahsis, Zeballos, or any other off main road community you will be given a designated pickup and drop-off spot by the dispatcher. We will take you to any out of town MEDICAL appointment, for example Victoria, Nanaimo, Campbell River that exceeds 60 KM (one way) from your point of departure. Your volunteer driver will be a polite and courteous individual with excellent driving skills and knowledge of routes to your appointment. Drivers are 'Professionals', have criminal records checks, and a 10 year clean driving record. If you are physically handicapped we will need to know well in advance in order to provide an adequate vehicle. This includes the requirement to take a walker. Wheels for Wellness requires advanced notice in order to book a driver and vehicle. 24 hours is normal. Wheels for Wellness Society is fully insured.  more info