Measuring up the North: Terrace
Posted on: Jan 01 2010 - 1:55pm
As part of the Measuring Up the North initiative made up of 41 communities in the North, the City of Terrace Council appointed volunteer community members interested in improving Terrace's accessibility for persons with disabilities, seniors and families with small children.
The City's Measuring Up Terrace Committee received grant funding through 2010 Legacies Now which enabled the Committee to hire a Co-ordinator who worked with the Committee to conduct a Community Assessment and Strategic Plan. In addition, the funding provided money to undertake some small projects that will help to improve accessibility in the community. You may reach the Committee at cityhall@terrace.ca or by contacting Heather Nunn at 250.638.4722.
A Community Assessment Survey was distributed throughout the community seeking input on the City's existing level of accessibility, and for suggestions on how to make Terrace more inclusive and accessible. Responses were collected until July 31, 2008, and results of the survey are posted below:
Kudos
News Articles
- City Hall Readying for Lift > Terrace Standard Article
- Measuring Up Businesses and Homes > Terrace Standard Article
- Wheelchair Friendly Modifications to Skeena Bridge > Terrace Standard Article
- Weight Room Modifications & Committee Intro > Terrace Standard Article
- Co-ordinator Intro & Scooter Tour - July 2, 2008 > Terrace Standard Article
- Disability Access Tour - June 8, 2008 > Terrace Standard Article
- From the Participants' Perspective > Measuring Up Terrace Article
- Skydiving Article > Submitted by Yvonne Nielsen
- Lift Off - April 29, 2010 > Terrace Standard Article
- Better Traffic Signals Coming - April 27, 2010 > Terrace Standard Article
- Measuring Up the North > Total Access Article - Summer Edition
- NCLGA Connector Newsletter > No. 85 July 2010
Resources and Websites
- Disabled Individuals' Website
- Measuring Up the North
- BC Paraplegic Association
- Other Resources
- Brain Injury Association of Canada
- BC Brain Injury Association
- Northern Brain Injury Association
- Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
- Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
- Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association
- Prince George Brain Injured Group Society
- Northern Health Connections
- Service Canada - Renovation Support
- Canadian Transportation Agency
Publications and Materials
- Fall Headline Newsletter (pdf)
- Disability Etiquette (pdf)
- A Way with Words (pdf)
- The Right Words (pdf)
- Transition Magazine - Winter 2009 (pdf)
- Total Access - Summer 2009 (pdf) - Article about Measuring Up the North
- Canada's Aging Population - Seizing the Opportunity - Special Senate Cttee Report
- Accessible Community - Access Awareness Article (pdf)
- Measuring Up Guide - 2010 Legacies Now (pdf)
- City of Terrace Active Transportation Plan - December 2009
- City of Terrace Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw
