On average, our members spend about $1,200 a year on carsharing.
All usage rates cover gas, insurance, parking and maintenance. We worry about winter tires and inevitable repairs or replacements.
Walk. Bike. Bus.
The majority of Peg City members use carsharing in place of owning a car. Living a car-free lifestyle often means walking, biking, and busing to limit vehicle use and save money.
As more people shift to active and alternate transportation methods, fewer cars are needed. This study found that carsharing can take 9 to 13 vehicles off the road for each carsharing vehicle in the fleet.
The right fit: memberships
We offer a variety of Membership options for individuals and businesses alike. Ensuring you have the right membership for your driving needs can make a big difference on your monthly invoice!
Pro tip: if you are a Member and you think you will make over 15 hrs in bookings throughout the month, you can save money by switching to Member+ to take advantage of our lowest hourly rates!
If you are a shareholding member, you can switch between the Member and Member Plus plans each month to ensure you are on the plan that fits your carsharing needs.
Member perks
Our co-op members can access perks like the ambassador program, our Shop Local driving credit stamp cards, roaming agreements, and other perks to save money! Check out our partners and perks.
Free overnight hours
Shareholding members have access to free overnight hours between midnight and 7 am! Night owls and early birds alike, rejoice!
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Read these five fast facts about the perks of becoming a shareholding member of Peg City Car Co-op!
Pay a few ways
Becoming a member of the co-op means simplifying your lifestyle. Members can book cars whenever they need them and receive a single monthly invoice.
Our Member plans offer flexible payment options, including credit card, etransfer, electronic bill payment (if you are a credit union member) and cheque.
Switch between plans
When you purchase a member share, you can switch between Member and Member Plus plans any month you choose. Take advantage of the right rates for you.
Add drivers
Each member can add up to four additional drivers to their account. This means you can share the driving with a spouse, partner, and even the kids (this little one’s got about 18 years to wait). Drivers do not need to live in the same residence to share an account.
Bookings for all drivers are added to a single monthly bill.
Have your say
Engage your democratic member rights! Your member shares entitle you to attend our Annual General Meeting to voice and vote for new board members or become one yourself!
Roam
Heading out of town but still hoping to carshare when you get there? Peg City Car Co-op has roaming agreements with carsharing companies like HOURCAR in Minneapolis and Communauto across Canada.
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Since COVID 19 began, we have not been able to travel. However, now that restrictions have been lifted, we have decided to have our first camping experience in Manitoba!
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As a carsharing company, everyone knows us for, well, our carsharing service, but few people realize that we also work with the city’s planning department and developers to facilitate in-fill development! That’s right, your locally owned carsharing co-op is also helping to build a denser, more sustainable city!
Peg City’s Managing Director Philip Mikulec discusses how carsharing supports the development of in-fill housing in Winnipeg’s urban core!
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Join members Colby and Mandalyn on an off-road adventure to the Honkey-Tonk Chalet and Stephenfield Provincial Park.
Despite having almost no social interactions within the last two months, my partner Mandalyn and I decided it was time to get away from it all and spend an impromptu long weekend-for-two at a friends cabin-in-the-woods.
Kinetic molecular theory: letting off steam.
At the heart of this journey was a need for a natural space that offered minimal distraction and enhanced focus for personal projects. For Mandlyn, this involved studying for a chemistry course needed for their Midwifery program at the University of Manitoba. For me, the goal was to tinker with a new set of camera lenses and expand my photography and videography practice.
So we booked car 51, loaded up the dual bike racks, filled our cooler with fresh veggies from our Fireweed Food Co-op CSA and headed off to the Honkey-Tonk Chalet: an off-grid, 400 square foot a-frame cabin just outside of Roseisle, Manitoba. This cosy abode features no running water, no electricity, a humanure composting toilet and impeccable lighting.
All Wheel Drive: Hyundai Kona
The Hyundai Kona is everything I want in an adventure car. The back seats fold down for transporting gear and coolers; pre-installed provincial park pass; dual bike racks on the roof for style points; bluetooth connection for broadway singalongs; two USB charging ports to minimize conflict; and last but not least: all wheel drive!
You see, the Honkey-Tonk Chalet is located off of a dirt road, through a farmers field, down a steep-muddy valley, along a meandering ATV trail, and rests upon stilts just above an old creek. Sure, we had to clear a couple of fallen poplars off the path from storms-gone-by, but once we popped into AWD the Kona tackled this treacherous terrain with the grace of a feral mongoose.
Honkey-Tonk Heaven
The Chalet is the perfect space to declutter the mind. There is no cell signal sending us constant reminders, no powered screens to keep us blue-lit until 1 am.
Forest-filtered sunlight fills the full-sized front windows during the day, while candlelight brightens up what’s left before bed. We spent the mornings chatting over fresh coffee while nibbling on fruit for breakfast. Each afternoon included photography, revising chemistry notes and the horrid skrelching of my amateur cornet skills.
Sure, there was also no flushing toilet, which for some may be a deal-breaker, but our sewer backed up two hours after we got home from this trip, so even the composting bucket-toilet felt like a luxury.
Lunch Break
Armed with a cast-iron pan, loads of snacks and a love of sandwiches, we nipped and nibbled our way through the weekend. We brought a big bag full of cherries, a loaf of crusty sourdough, some spicey sausages, a bit of bacon, and a bag of potatoes. We also brought milk: milk was a bad choice, but it was nice for the first day or so in our coffee.
It was nice to wake up with the sun and have the time to let your body call the shots:
“Coffee please, ooh and a slice of cucumber”, or “Are you thinking about a sandwich? Because I am.”
And when the heat of the day insisted, we made our daily trip to the beach.
Beach Day and Bike Trails
In the heat of the afternoon, we would mosey on down to Stephenfield Provincial Park to soak up some rays. Just 15 minutes from the HTC, Stephenfield features a short stretch of beach, yurt rentals, camping, walking and a network of walking and bike trails. Aside from the Sunday, where entry into the park was free, the beach was largely unoccupied. We rolled up with picnic blankets and snacks galore, ready for a day of vigorous study.
In all honesty, we did more drying off in the sun than rigorous study, but that is to be expected given the gorgeous weather we had all weekend.
Bringing it all home
Wrapping things up, I’d like to break down why I enjoy using Peg City Car Co-op for trips like this.
First, I have no interest in paying for the full cost of owning a car. Specifically, I mean the cost of maintenance, insurance, cleaning, up-fitting, parking, financing, fueling etc., that would be necessary to access a vehicle of this calibre.
I live centrally and bike most places, so I only need this type of vehicle for 2-3 trips per year. The cost of our trip to the Honkey-Tonk Chalte, in total, was less than a single month of vehicle insurance. So given that Peg City also covers the cost of purchasing and installing bike racks, park passes, cleaning and fuel for the trip, I’m already saving hundreds of dollars.
Looking at the big picture, last year I spent about $1,750 on carsharing in total, as opposed to the $6,000-$9,000 that the average Canadian pays annually to own and operate a compact private automobile. That’s big money. That’s like three years of savings, and you have a down payment on a house, kind of money.
Carsharing with Peg City is a breeze. I can book the vehicle I need when I need it. All I have to do is make sure the car is clean and fueled up for the next person and drop it off back in its spot. Done.
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The call has been answered: meet the 2021 nominees for our Board of Directors!
Hello Members!
The board will be elected during Peg City Car Co-op’s 2020 Annual General Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Co-op members can attend the online meeting by registering here: online registration.
2021 B.O.D Nominee bios:
This year our board has two vacancies, and one incumbent Director seeking re-election.
Director seeking re-election:
Riel Moar
I joined the Peg City Car Co-op board in Spring 2019 and am currently the Treasurer. I am a CPA and have worked as an internal auditor at IG Wealth Management for the past 7 years. I originally joined the PCCC board because I connected with the organization’s purpose and felt I could contribute with my accounting experience. I have enjoyed learning more about the organization and industry and am excited to get the opportunity to continue in my current role.
Nominees seeking election:
Natalie Copps
As a long time member of Peg City Car Co-op, and a big believer in carsharing I would love to become a part of the Board. I’m a soon to be lawyer, as of June, and would love to put my legal and organizational development skills to use for Peg City! As a Métis woman, I’d also love to bring that perspective to the Board and the work Peg City does in the community. I’d particularly be interested in serving on the governance committee.
I’m currently an articling student at TDS Law, and will officially become a lawyer on June 24th. Before articling, I clerked for Justice Dawson at the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa. I have a law degree, a Masters in Conflict Studies and Comparative Politics and a B.A.(Hons) in Political Science and Art History. In my past life, I was also a political staffer for the former NDP government. Outside of work, I served on the Board of Directors for Rainbow Trout Music Festival for three years as Volunteer Director where I oversaw roughly 125 volunteers who made our festival run! RTMF is a working board so I was involved with a wide variety of organizational decisions. I was also involved in several student organizations while completing my law degree. I’ve also volunteered on a variety of political campaigns for every level of government.
When I’m not running myself ragged with work and volunteering, I love gardening, beadwork, bike riding, curling, reading, and being social (though the pandemic has put a big damper on that).
Elizabeth Kessler
I love Peg City and I have a passion for living a car-light lifestyle. I have experience with governance in a membership-based organization and I’ve been looking for more opportunities to be involved in the community. I know that the work of an organization’s board is integral to the functioning of an organization as a whole, and I think my organizational skills and experience in the nonprofit world would be an asset.
I’m a professional fundraiser with six years of experience. I currently work for a large nonprofit where I’m responsible for managing donor relationships and a implementing a multi-faceted fundraising strategy. Prior to getting into fundraising I worked as a community organizer and served on the board of a large student union in Ontario for two terms. I currently volunteer with Rainbow Harmony Project — Winnipeg’s LGBTQ community choir — and with a small community church where I’m a member. In the past I’ve also volunteered with the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition and Climate Justice Ottawa.
I’m originally from Vancouver and settled in Winnipeg seven years ago after a brief stint in Ontario. I have a degree in political science, and my interests include canoeing, hiking, cycling, sewing, gardening and amateur music. I also have a passion for accessibility for people with learning disabilities and have conducted workshops on accessibility in community organizing. As a longtime public transit enthusiast, I got my driver’s license at the age of 27 after realizing it would be necessary if I wanted to go solo camping. My favourite car in the Peg City fleet is the green Kia Soul. I live in Osborne village with my partner, a small black cat, and seven bicycles.
Thanks for reading, see you at the AGM!
Only share-holding members are eligible to sit on the board. Nominations have closed as of May 3, 2021.
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Re: Member, we reimburse for cleaning costs whether you made the mess or not! Plus, we offer an additional $10 wash credit as a thank you. Learn how to redeem your credit!
Car wash credit program
At Peg City Car Co-op, we are dedicated to taking the hassle and expense of car ownership out of your carsharing experience. Your membership includes cleaning, insurance, maintenance, and more!
So what should you do if you arrive at your booking and the car is dirty? What if you make a mess? Here are some hints to help keep the co-op crisp and clean.
The car was dirty when I arrived
We clean our vehicles on rotation, but if you notice the car needs to be cleaned inside or out, please get in touch with Member Services. Sending photos to [email protected] helps us schedule the appropriate service in a timely fashion.
Transporting pets
Our members rely on our service for various needs, including caring for and transporting their furry friends! Pets must travel in a carrier or on a barrier in the cargo area of the vehicle. Please respect other members by cleaning up all pet hair, paw prints or other such messes before returning your car.
Redeeming your credit
Thanks for cleaning up before returning the vehicle! Here’s how to redeem your credit:
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Re:Member – Bike racks, trailer hitches, and more!
Re:Member, Peg City Car Co-op members have access to a diverse fleet of vehicles, featuring bike racks and other accessories! Here is how to custom tailor your next booking.
Accessorize your ride
Peg City Car Co-op has a vehicle for every occasion, so whatever your plans, you’ll find a ride that fits your trip. We offer a wide selection of vehicles from hatchbacks to cargo vans, featuring accessories such as bike racks, trailer hitches, provincial park passes, car seats, and more!
Racks & hitches
Bike racks
This year we will be installing 8 Thule bike racks on vehicles ranging from hatchbacks, SUVs and crossovers. Each rack can carry two bikes and can be set up by following these easy-to-use instructions. We’re making it easier than ever to hit the trails this summer, all vehicles sporting a bike rack will also come equipped with a provincial park pass!
Roof racks
One if by land, two if by… canoe?
For those of us who are not big on bikes but still have big adventures planned, we have a total of 17 vehicles equipped with roof racks for hauling skis, canoes, and cargo boxes.
Trailer hitches
For those who are in it for the long haul, we have six vehicles equipped with trailer hitches, including mini-vans and half-ton trucks.
Provincial park passes
This year we’re adding provincial park passes to half of our fleet! Whether you are hitting the beach or taking a weekend trip with the family, Peg City is there to take the hassle out of your weekend plans. Search for vehicles with park passes when booking your next summer fun day!
Special cargo
Car seats
Members can now book a car with a pre-installed child car seat. We have installed Britax, Boulevard Clicktight child car seats in 10% of our vehicles, located in select neighbourhoods. This car seat is acceptable for use for children between 5 and 65 lbs and is easily adjustable. You can find installation instructions and user info here.
Members are welcome to make a complimentary 1-hour booking to visit one of our vehicles to inspect and get acquainted with this child seat. So long as no driving is done, we will waive the booking charges. Contact Member Services for more info.
Stow and Go
Search for flexible seating options! Members can find vehicles with up to eight seats and storage options like stow-and-go seating.
Vehicle options
Peg City is proud to offer a diverse selection of vehicles for our members. We have over 60 cars, trucks, mini-vans, SUVs, crossovers, hybrid-electric vehicles, and cargo vans to choose from.
Picking up four kids from hockey practice? VAN
Towing a small trailer or hauling lumber? TRUCK
Running errands without ruining the environment? HYBRID
Find the ride that fits your trip!
Finding the right vehicle for your next booking is easy. Search for “Vehicle Types” and “Required Features” when making your next booking!
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Please note that the Peg City Car Co-op 2020 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 6:00 pm.
Below you’ll find the Agenda and the Call for Nominations for our Board of Directors. While all Peg City Car Co-op subscribers are welcome to join in, only Shareholding Members are able to vote or join the board.
Click here to register to attend this year’s online AGM
Handouts, Documents, Information
All attendees will join the Webinar muted, we ask that attendees please use the chatbox to submit questions during the meeting.
1.Welcome and Introductions (Dayna, President) 2.Approval of Minutes from FY2019 AGM 3. Review and Approval of Agenda (Dayna, President) 4. Managing Director Report (Philip, Managing Director) 5. Review and Approval of Financial Statements and Audit (Riel, Treasurer) 6. Appointment of Auditor (Riel, Treasurer) 7. 2021-22 Board Nominations, Open from the Floor (Dayna, President) 8. Election of the 2021-22 Board of Directors (Dayna, President) 9. Other Business 10. Adjournment
Join the board!
The Call for Nominations ends May 3rd, 2021, check out our online APPLICATION FORM.
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