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Council chambers ‘sorely lacking’ – Samson Kristen Douglas Kristen Douglas
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City City council council will will consider consider upgradupgrading the council chambers ing the council chambers at at City City Hall to make the room more Hall to make the room more accesaccessible sible to to those those with with disabilities. disabilities. The initiative The initiative came came from from Coun. Coun. Larry Samson who said Larry Samson who said City City Hall Hall is is not not accessibly-friendly. accessibly-friendly. “Things like the council chambers “Things like the council chambers should should use use universal universal standards,” standards,” said Samson who said Samson who noted noted that that council council is is inadvertently inadvertently excluding excluding certain certain members members of of the the community.“We’re community.“We’re sorely sorely lacking lacking in in here here in in that that our our sound sound system system does does not not allow allow for for people people with with declining declining loss loss of of hearhearing ing or or people people with with other other problems problems that allows them to participate that allows them to participate in in the the council meetings. ” council meetings.” Samson Samson noted noted that that there there are are also also issues with the public washrooms issues with the public washrooms located located in in the the basement basement of of City City Hall. Hall. “Washroom facilities for “Washroom facilities for people people with with disabilities disabilities is is sadly sadly lacking lacking at at City City Hall, Hall,”” he he said. said. “We “We don’t don’t have have any any automatic automatic door door openings. openings. It’s It’s another thing we should another thing we should be be looking looking at. at.”” Samson Samson said said he’ he’dd also also like like to to see see the the council council chambers chambers re-configured re-configured Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3
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Macy Nourry, 5, blows bubbles while various activities are set up at Willow Point Park for the Last Blast of Summer event put on Macy Nourry, 5, blows bubbles while various activities are set up at Willow Point Park for the Last Blast of Summer event put on by Campbell River Parks and Recreation last Friday. See more pictures on page 7. by Campbell River Parks and Recreation last Friday. See more pictures on page 7.
Mountain bike proponents wheel out new proposal Kristen Douglas Kristen Douglas
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The The ongoing ongoing saga saga of of the the mountain mountain bike skills facility has bike skills facility has jumped jumped back back
into into the the spotlight. spotlight. Four Four years years after after Wendy Wendy Ravai Ravai and and Beth Pechter first proposed Beth Pechter first proposed the the idea idea to to the the city, city, the the pair pair have have selected selected aa new location for the facility new location for the facility followfollow-
ing ing aa few few failed failed attempts attempts to to find find aa site. site. After After considering considering several several differdifferent ent sites, sites, the the concept concept was was thought thought to to have have been been aa go go last last summer summer after after
city city council council approved approved developing developing aa mountain bike facility mountain bike facility on on aa 3.2 3.2 acre acre parcel of land adjacent to the parcel of land adjacent to the BeaBeaver ver Lodge Lodge Lands. Lands. Things Things fell fell apart, apart, Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3
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