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October 2020
It's TVO's 50th anniversary—and you're invited!
Join us for TVO’s 50th Anniversary Telethon on October 17-18, hosted by your favourite TVO personalities, Steve Paikin, Nam Kiwanuka, Jeyan Jeganathan, and TVOkids hosts Laura, Lucas, and Greg.
Featuring interviews with legendary TVO alum Martin Short, Odd Squad and Wild Kratts marathons for the kids, and treasures from our vault that will make you smile…it’s a weekend celebration of everything that makes TVO so special—including supporters like you!
For more information check out telethon.tvo.org. You don’t want to miss this.
TVO Podcasts
This fall, TVO has you covered with new episodes of all your favourite podcasts. We’re bringing you new episodes of #onpolihosted by Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath every Tuesday (be sure to sign up for the accompanying #onpoli newsletter here!) as well as new seasons of Word Bomb and On Docs.
We’ve also launched a brand-new podcast—TVOat50. To celebrate TVO’s 50th anniversary, join host Steve Paikin every Monday and Thursday as he takes a walk down memory lane, looking back at the moments and people that have shaped TVO into the organization it is today.
Listen on tvo.org or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
Striking Balance: Season 2
Join us for the world broadcast and online premiere of TVO Original series Striking Balance, season two on Sunday, October 4 at 8 pm. Season one introduced you to eight of our Canadian Biosphere Reserves—but that was only half the story. Narrated by Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, season two will explore nine additional Biosphere Reserves including the newly designated Beaver Hills in Alberta and Tsá Tué in the Northwest Territories.
Travelling on GO Transit may be different now, but our commitment to your health, comfort, and safety hasn’t changed. We’ve implemented over 40 COVID-19 safety measures on our GO trains, GO buses, on platforms, and in our stations, including:
A Health and Safety kiosk in the York Concourse—you’ll find interactive stations where you can take your temperature, test your hands for germs, and more.
Frequently scheduled deep cleaning, which includes the use of specialized HEPA Vacs. These vacuums remove tiny particles, including the droplets which transmit COVID-19.
Application of a long-acting antimicrobial germ protecting barrier on all of our vehicles and high-touch areas in stations.
Touchless payment options to ensure that no cash is handled—such as PRESTO! When using PRESTO, don't forget to tap off.
Hand sanitizing dispensers at all stations, at the entry zone of each train, and on over 400+ buses.
And we’re installing Plexi seat divider barriers on all trains and buses.
TVO makes the world a better place through the power of learning. To learn more about how your donations help, visit tvo.org.
You can find us on: Cable ch. 2 (may vary in some areas) Rogers channel 2; Rogers HD channel 580 Bell Fibe TV HD 1209; Bell Fibe TV SD 209; Bell Fibe TV 265 Shaw Direct 155
