Venceslau Silva
Ven was one of our first bike couriers and joined us through the Evergreen, while living at Turning Point on Wellesley Street East. He worked with us for four months. Ven left TurnAround Couriers in January 2003 and joined the Cityscape Development Corporation where he helped in the redevelopment of the Gooderham & Worts Distillery for one month. In March he returned to the Azores.
Eugene Kelly
Eugene was also one of our first bike couriers, joining TurnAround Couriers at the same time as Ven. He found about us through the St Stephen’s Employment and Training Centre. Eugene worked with us for two months before moving on to Quick Messenger Service to work as a bike courier.
Jason MacDougall
Jay was one of the original “Gang of Four” couriers, along with Vence and Eugene. He joined us from St Stephen’s and became a pillar of the company. “No.2″ worked with us for 11 months, never missing a single day, and has moved on to work as a courier for The Messengers International. Jay is an inspiration to us all. He joined us without much in the way of assets, but left us owning 5 bikes (for all weathers and terrains) and living in a decent place of his own. His sense of responsibility and hard work set the standard for the couriers who worked alongside him here.
Branco Esquivel
Branco worked with us for two months and then went to the Western Technical Commercial School.
Luc Haury
Luc heard about us through the WoodGreen Community Centre and worked with us for one month before joining his godfather in a carpentry business.
Rian Scott
Rian joined us from St Stephens and worked with us for four months between July 2003 and October 2003. Rian left us to work as an English teacher in Brazil for one year, hoping to return to Canada and study to become a teacher.
Matt Bennett
Matt joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us for four months between October 2003 and January 2004 before joining Parss Courier as a bicycle courier.
Stefan Pietrowski
Stefan joined us from Gateway Cafe and worked with us for four months between March 2004 and June 2004 before joining Blizzard Courier Service as a bicycle courier.
Jason Colin
Jay joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us for 14 months between November 2003 and January 2005 before joining Blizzard Courier Service as a bicycle courier.
Delanie Padmore
Delanie joined us from the Ticket To Life program at Covenant House and was our receptionist from September 2004 to March 2005. She left us to go and work in a pet shop and complete her schooling.
Sean Speer
Sean joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us for 9 months between September 2004 and May 2005 before joining Critical Path as a bicycle courier.
Joy Chapman
Joy joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us for 3 months between May and August 2005 before going back to school.
Neil Smith
Neil joined us from a personal referral from our Office Manager, John Saunders, and worked here during January and February 2006 before returning to his home town of Brantford where he is currently back at school and working part time at Tim Hortons.
Johnathan Beales
John joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us for 2 years between September 2004 and September 2006 before joining Data Rush as a bicycle courier.
Andrew Da Silva
Andrew joined us from Dufferin Mall Youth Services and worked with us for 10 months between January 2006 and October 2006 before joining Messengers International as a bicycle courier. Shortly thereafter he moved to an office position in the Plus One mailroom at 161 Bay Street.
Ivan Mulder
Ivan joined us from the Evergreen and worked with us between July 2005 and April 2007 before joining Solar Window Cleaning as a high rise window cleaner.
Derek De Sousa
Derek joined us through the Evergreen and worked with us between December 2006 and May 2007 before joining Solar Window Cleaning as a high rise window cleaner.
Njabulo Tshuma
Njabulo joined us from YES and worked with us between April 2006 and July 2008 before commencing an Office Training course at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario in August 2008.
Artem Monakh
Artem joined us from Greystone Pre-Employment Centre and worked with us between November 2006 and April 2008 before traveling west to work in a ski resort in the Rockies.
Lane Argue
Lane joined us from YES and worked with us between March 2008 and June 2009 before leaving to pursue his musical career.
Nelson Gorchynski
Nelson joined us from YES and worked with us between July 2008 and May 2009 before leaving to study music at college in Toronto.
