Carpool Week
Carpool Week is an annual campaign encouraging people to carpool and celebrating how much commuters can save by driving to work, school or an event with at least one other person. Employees at Smart Commute Workplaces can look forward to exclusive promotions leading up to Carpool Week. Join now.
Whether you're driving all the way to work, or just to the GO station, chances are there’s someone else with a similar commute. Carpool Zone will help you get in touch with them and get the carpool started.
Carpool Week 2013 contest winners
Congratulations to Evelyn Coates, winner of the return trip for two people to Montreal (Business Class), courtesy of VIA Rail. Evelyn works at the York Region District School Board offices in Aurora, which is a Smart Commute Central York workplace.
The winner of the second prize was Gary Kocialek, who works at the Region of Peel headquarters in Brampton, which is a Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon workplace. Gary won a two-night stay for two people in a Studio Suite courtesy of One King West Hotel & Residence located in downtown Toronto.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Carpool Week campaign! We generated more than 2,000 new users on Carpool Zone during the campaign period and achieved a record high number of 15,000 active users. This means everyone has more chances of finding someone to share the ride!

Gary Kocialek is pictured with his wife - and carpool partner - Karen
Thanks to our prize sponsors:
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