Accessible vehicle program made the difference for Corner Brook man - Western Star
In 2003, he bought a 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan and he followed that up with a 2001 Pontiac Montana in 2008. Those two used vans came equipped with the modifications MacDonald needed, but also came with a list of mechanical issues associated with... When he heard the province was establishing a program to help people buy or install accessibility features in 2012, MacDonald applied. He qualified for the maximum $25,000 in funding, but still needed to borrow an extra $5,000 — in addition to the $32,000 loan to buy a new van — to cover the costs of modifications. If it wasn’t for this program, I would have just kept my old one or bought another used one. MacDonald’s only problem with the program is that it requires him to not only buy a Dodge, but to buy a specific, more expensive model that can accommodate the modifications required. Source: www.thewesternstar.com
