The launching of a brand new Martin 16 sailboat took place, in memory of Doug Webb. A donation of $35,000 was made to the Association québécoise de voile adaptée (AQVA) by the Pointe-Claire Wheels in Motion Committee for the Rick Hansen Foundation, co-chaired by our very own Nancy Kemp-Deakin. The AQVA “offers people with mobility impairments the possibility to leave their wheelchair on the dock and to discover the joys of sailing.”
Special thanks to all the committee members and supporters; Doug Webb (Ambassador for the Rick Hansen Foundation & co-founder of the PCWIM), Bill McMurchie (Honorary Chairman, former mayor of Pointe-Claire), Lucie Fournier (Co-chair), Robin Palin (RPPR), Alison Birss, Michael Dugas, Peter Pickrell (Westmount Florist), Linda Sheehan & Heather Bisset (Pfizer), James Mousseau (Scotiabank), Steve Payette, Ana To (Action-Medic), Amy Dhindsa, Sam Tilden & Gary Malcom (City of Pointe-Claire).