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January 2018 — Lower Mainland Edition


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Start your week with Modo Mondays

Starting January 8, all Monday bookings will automatically receive a 20% discount. Pair those savings with our low overnight rates and Monday just might be your new favourite day of the week!

 

Fast Facts

• Modo Mondays discounts are automatically applied to Monday bookings—you just need to book and go.

• Our overnight hourly rate is capped at 2.5 hours between 7pm–9am.

• Newsletter seat sales will continue to be applied Tuesday–Sunday

• Modo Mondays end on February 26, 2018

 

Note: Business accounts are not eligible for Modo Mondays

 

Monday activities

There are events, special deals and activities all around the Lower Mainland on Monday nights. Try skiing at Seymour, making pizza with your family or check out a film at the Vancity Theatre. Read more on our blog.

 

At this time of year, having a safe, reliable ride makes life a bit easier. So, start your week with Modo this winter!

In this issue

2018 Board of Directors: Call for Nominations

Modo Moves

Recycling your Christmas tree with a Modo

Low overnight rates

A night of climbing with the Modo team

Pro Tip: New Year's Reminders

Take the Smart Drive Challenge

Quick Poll

Seat Sale

On the Blog

Community Calendar

Featured articles

2018 Board of Directors: Call for Nominations

Modo’s Board of Directors consists of nine directors, with one from the Greater Victoria area and eight from the rest of Modo's service area. Each position generally serves a three-year term of office. All shareholding members are eligible to run for election as a director, subject to their place of residence.

 

At Modo’s 2018 Annual General Meeting on April 18, 2018, there will be four non-Victoria positions up for election:

 

Three positions with 3-year terms
One position with a 2-year term

 

Nominations are now open and close on March 4, 2018. Click here for the full information package.

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Modo Moves

For a list of all moves in the Lower Mainland, Greater Victoria and Nanaimo please visit our blog.

 

Burnaby – Metrotown Town Centre

CAR CHANGE at Maywood & Willingdon. A 2012 blue Nissan Versa sedan (#376) has replaced the 2012 Mazda 2.


Burnaby / Edmonds Town Centre
UPGRADE at Burnaby Green. A 2017 white Honda Fit (#904) has replaced the 2013 Chevrolet Orlando.

Recycling your Christmas tree with a Modo

Now that the holidays have come to a close it's time to pack away the decorations and put our trees out to pasture. Check out the best ways to transport a Christmas tree in a Modo here!

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Low overnight rates

Need a ride home after running errands on a wet, west coast night? Take it easy and keep your Modo overnight! We've lowered the overnight rates until February 28, 2018

 

Book a Modo and keep it until the next morning at the lowest rate in town.

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A night of climbing with the Modo team

What happens when you pile a bunch of Modo employees into a van and get them to climb a bunch of walls? Much laughter and fun and a few sore muscles to boot. 

 

Check out our latest blog post on a night of climbing with the Modo team.

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Pro Tip: New Year's Reminders

Another year has come to a close, we’ve made our new year’s resolutions and we’re ready for new adventures. It’s the perfect time to share some basic pro-tips for a new year refresher. What do I do with my Christmas tree? How do I book a vehicle with winter tires? Have you updated your app? What do I do if I get into an accident with my Modo? 

 

All these answers and more can be found in our new year's refresher post.

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Take the Smart Drive Challenge

The Smart Drive Challenge is a free national education-based program to reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by teaching and encouraging participants to Drive Smarter. The program offers online courses, tips and tools on smarter driving techniques, low and zero emission vehicles and alternative modes of transportation - all to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, while saving money!

 

Visit SmartDriveChallenge.ca for more information.  

 

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Quick Poll

Modo has parking privilieges in several municipalities but did you know about our exclusive VIP parking spots?

 

Take our January Quick Poll

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Seat Sale

Save 10% off your entire booking with Modo's Seat Sale!

 

Starting January 4th and ending January 31st bookings in these cars are 10% off:

Surrey - Quattro

  • A 2012 yellow Fiat 500 (#404)

Vancouver, Downtown - Victory Square

  • A 2012 orange Toyota Prius C (#413)
  • A 2015 blue Nissan Micra (#678)

Vancouver, Mount Pleasant - Mount Saint Joseph-West Entrance

  • A 2016 grey Honda Fit (#795)

Note: Any bookings at these specific locations during the Seat Sale period will automatically have the discount applied.

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On the Blog

>>THINGERY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Fellow local co-op, The Thingery is launching a two-year pilot project in three Vancouver neighbourhoods, and one in New Westminster. The goal of their campaign is to sign-up 500 members across four Thingery locations. If you want to see a Thingery in your neighbourhood and access all the great items inside, sign up for a membership! Vancity Credit Union has committed to finance 50% of the initial costs for each Thingery if they can raise the remaining 50%. Each Thingery needs 150 members in order to qualify for financing. The money raised from membership fees will go towards the purchasing and refurbishing of shipping containers, and the purchasing of equipment. Click on your location below and become a founding member!

 

Members can borrow sports equipment, woodworking tools, camping gear, and other items that have been donated, or collectively purchased by the co-op. Learn more on the Thingery website.

 

>> STOP TO SHOP Get a $30 shopping gift card at Tsawwassen Mills when parking your Modo there for 2 hours or more. Offer has been extended until June 30th! More info

 

>> MODO IS HIRING Check out our current job postings on the Modo Career page!


>> MEMBER PARKING Modo members enjoy parking perks at the stores and local mountains listed on our page.

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Community Calendar

Robson Square Ice Skating

 

Bring your own skates and skate for free, rentals are also available ($4, helmets included, cash only). More about the opening hours and rates.

 

Vancouver's Winter Farmers Market

 

Vancouver’s Winter Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays from 10am-2pm from November until April in the parking lot at Nat Bailey Stadium at 4601 Ontario Street. Find out more here. 

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