Tire Tests on 21 Passenger MFAVs Prove They Are Superior to 15 Passenger Vans for Braking, Obstacle Avoidance and Manouevreability

This film was produced on February 25, 2010 at Continental Tires Testing Facility near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Why 21 Passenger MFAVs Are Superior to 15 Passenger Vans for Transporting Students

There's no question that 21 passenger Multi Function Activity Vehicles are superior to 15 passenger vans when it comes to child safety and protection features. That's why the province of New Brunswick wisely banned 15 passenger vans and switched to MFAVs after the tragedy that killed our sons on January 12, 2008.

We don't often get a chance to see these features laid out for us in graphic detail AND in an easy-to-understand language that doesn't require an engineering degree. Girardin Minibus, Goshen and Eldorado manufacture 21 passenger MFAVs and have developed promotional brochures that outline the safety and protection features found on their 21 passenger MFAVs.

We thought we'd share these promotional brochures with the public so they can see for themselves why 21 passenger MFAVs are the only alternative for student extra-curricular transportation.

Click on the links below to bring up the brochure.



Girardin Minibus Brochure Page 1 in PDF format

Girardin Minibus Brochure Page 2 in PDF format



Click here to download Goshen brochure in PDF format



Click to download Eldorado brochure in PDF format.

Why 15 Passenger Vans Should Not Be Used To Transport Students

Photo of Bathurst High School Phantoms 15 Passenger Ford Econoline Van on the morning of the tragedy, January 12, 2008

There are a number of reasons why schools should not be using 15 passenger vans to transport students to extra-curricular activities, but we thought that there is no better way to explain our position than to show the 15 passenger Ford Econoline Van in which our children and five others were killed on January 12, 2008.

Right To Information Request UPDATE

Seems our Right To Information requests from July 14 are making their way through the system. This email arrived today August 26, 2010. Click here to read the original Right To Information Request #8 regarding the "Volunteer MFAV Driver Education Program" and Right to Information Request #7 "Seeking Information on Provincial Fleet of Multifunction Activity Vehicles".

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I wanted to give you an update on the status of your 2 requests under the Right to Information Act. They are currently in the approval process and we will endeavour to send them to you as soon as we can.


Christine LaForge

Assistant Director / Directrice adjointe

Policy and Planning / Politiques et planification

Department of Education/ministère de l'Éducation

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New Federal Minister of Transport, Chuck Strahl

Chuck Strahl was appointed Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on August 6, 2010.

Mr. Strahl was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008.

In February 2006, Mr. Strahl was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board. In August 2007, he was named Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.

Prior to entering politics, Mr. Strahl was a partner in a successful road construction and logging contracting firm, and held the responsibility of managing several operations throughout the Fraser Valley. Mr. Strahl has lived his entire life in the Fraser Valley. He and his wife Deb have four children and ten grandchildren.