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Councillor: Councillor: Proposed bus Proposed shelters not shelters accessible accessible enough enough Kristen Douglas Douglas Kristen
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The city city isis planning planning to to install install The more bus bus shelters shelters in in strategically strategically more placed locations locations around around town town but but placed onecouncillor councillorisisconcerned concernedthe the city city one missingthe themark. mark. isismissing Coun.Larry LarrySamson Samsonsaid saidthe theshelshelCoun. ters need need to to be be more more accessible accessible to to ters those with physical disabilities. those with physical disabilities. “Someof ofthe theshelters shelterswe wecurrently currently “Some have are, are, shall shall we we say, say, it’s it’s aa tight tight have squeezeififyou youtry tryto toput putaawheelchair wheelchair squeeze andother otherusers users(inside) (inside)the theshelter, shelter,”” and Samsonsaid. said.“So “Soeven evenbefore beforeorderorderSamson ingnew newshelters shelters II would would like like to to see see ing someof ofthese theseconcerns concernsaddressed. addressed.”” some The concerns concerns were were presented presented to to The city council council atat its its Oct. Oct. 21 21 meeting meeting city throughaaletter letterfrom from the the Campbell Campbell through RiverAccess AccessAwareness AwarenessCommittee. Committee. River The committee committee suggested suggested 10 10 The improvements to make existing and improvements to make existing and anyfuture futurebus busshelters shelters more more attracattracany tiveand andaccessible. accessible. tive Those suggestions suggestions included: included: Those removing weeds, weeds, grass grass and and trees, trees, removing improving lighting, widening of improving lighting, widening of sidewalks in in front front of of bus bus shelters, shelters, sidewalks placingtactile tactilestrips stripsin infront frontof ofshelshelplacing ters like they are at the Community ters like they are at the Community Centre,putting puttinggarbage garbagecans cansin infront front Centre, allshelters, shelters,and and building building shelters shelters ofofall tohold holdatatleast leasttwo twowheelchairs. wheelchairs. to The city city isis planning planning to to install install six six The Continued on on Pg. Pg. 33 Continued
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After the the murder murder of of Canadian Canadian soldiers soldiers Nathan Nathan Cirillo Cirillo and and Patrice Patrice Vincent Vincent in in Ottawa Ottawa and After and St-Jean-sur-Richelieu St-Jean-sur-Richelieu last last week, week, Campbell Campbell Riverites felt felt compelled compelled to to honour honour them them and and all all military military personnel personnel in in spontaneous spontaneous demonstrations Riverites demonstrations of of sympathy sympathy on on Saturday Saturday at at the the Campbell River River Cenotaph. Cenotaph. Here Here Anthony Anthony DeHaas DeHaas places places aa bouquet bouquet to to honour honour the the fallen Campbell fallen soldiers soldiers in in memory memory of of his his own own family family memmembers who who served served in in the the military military and and through through his his own own connection connection with with security security service service at bers at the the airport. airport. Also Also on on Saturday, Saturday, local local military military veterans and and an an RCMP RCMP veteran veteran gathered gathered to to stand stand on on guard guard symbolically symbolically at at the the cenotaph cenotaph while veterans while other other residents residents placed placed flowers. flowers.
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