The Okanagan’s sixth annual Carpool Week promotion will take place Oct. 22 to 26. As part of Carpool Week 2012, commuters are encouraged to visit Carpool.ca and participate in a various activities making them eligible to win prizes including Ticketmaster coupons, a GPS navigational system and free fuel.

Carpool Week 2012 prize-winning activities include:

• Registering with www.carpool.ca as a new user, • Returning to www.carpool.ca as an existing user and search for carpool partners, • Submitting an inspiration carpool story (online through www.carpool.ca), • Using the new www.carpool.ca Trip Tracker feature to measure savings resulting from trips not taken, or • Using social media to play Transportation Trivia and Carpool Tag. Visit www.facebook.com/CarpoolDotCA or follow @CarpoolDotCA on Twitter for details.

The carpool program is funded in partnership with the City of Penticton, City of Kelowna, City of Vernon, Town of Oliver, District of Summerland and District of Peachland. These groups encourage commuters to consider using the carpool-matching service provided at Carpool.ca. The user-friendly system is secure and free. As more and more people register, carpooling becomes a viable transportation alternative for commuters.