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even be able to see their own faces within the design of the van.

“You may see yourself represented if you look closely enough,” she said.

“We engaged a striking black and white background, which is meant to showcase diversity.”

With the new van now on the road, Knourek would love to see it build an even stronger sense of community going forward.

Gord Thiel, branch manager at Synergy Credit Union, echoed Knourek by saying supporting a project like this fits in perfectly with the Synergy brand.

“At Synergy we like to support and make sure we’re contributing to the great work being done by organizations in the city that are helping out various groups and members of our community that are in need of assistance,” he said.

Border City Connects (BCC) celebrated its partnership with Synergy Credit Union and the Lloydminster and District Co-op on Tuesday morning with the unveiling of its new paravan, bringing BCC’s fleet up to four vehicles.

The brand new van is equipped with a wheelchair lift and can seat 14 passengers plus one driver.

The van took a total of 18 hours to wrap and was done by Reid & Wright Advertising. Its theme is “Connecting Our Communities.”

“With this new addition of our Border City community wrapped

Kristine Knourek, the Co-op’s director of marketing and community relations, explained Lloyd residents may

“Our hope is, when you see this van shuttling down the street, picking up a child at a local school, or dropping seniors off at the Co-op to get their groceries, that you’ll feel the same sense of pride we do in being part of something bigger than ourselves,” she said.

“We look for ways to support mobility-challenged individuals, seniors, students, and many other groups.”

For Fagnan, he knows the new van will have a huge impact on the community.

“We support numerous groups such as The Olive Tree, Residents in