Community CarShare

Community CarShare
Merged intoVrtucar
SuccessorCommunauto
FormationApril 1, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-04-01)
FoundersMarc Xuereb, Daryl Novak, and others
Founded atWaterloo Region
DissolvedMarch 27, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-27)
TypeNon-profit co-op
HeadquartersKitchener, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Waterloo Region, Hamilton, Guelph, St. Catharines, London; Brampton, and Burlington
ServicesCarsharing
Staff
7
Websitecommunitycarshare.ca

Community CarShare was a non-profit, carsharing co-op in southern Ontario, that was founded in 1998. It ran into financial trouble and was acquired by Vrtucar on 27 March 2018.[1]

They operated in Waterloo Region, Hamilton,[2] Guelph,[3] St. Catharines,[4] London,[5] and Brampton.[6]

The co-op was founded in 1998, as Ontario's first carsharing program, under the name The People's Car Co-operative Inc..[7] At the 2014 AGM, the members of the co-op voted to change the incorporated name to Community CarShare Co-operative, Inc.

  1. ^ Sharkey, Jackie (27 March 2018). "Waterloo region's Community Carshare becomes Vrtucar". CBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ Mousavi, Sherry. "CarShare adds McMaster Innovation Park as seventh city location". The Hamilton Spec.
  3. ^ "(Press Release) CarShare program launches at Guelph". University of Guelph.
  4. ^ Farooqui, Salmaan. "Car sharing service brings popular concept to St. Catharines". Saint Catharines Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  5. ^ "New car-sharing company wheeling into London". CTV News.
  6. ^ "Community CarShare offers alternative to high cost of car ownership". Brampton Guardian.
  7. ^ "History". Community CarShare. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.