The B.C. government announced this morning it is investing $11 million through the BC Air Access Program to support 26 upgrades at two dozen airports…
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Local active transportation projects funded
The B.C. government recently announced $24 million is being spent to support 80 active transportation infrastructure projects in communities around the province, including five in…
Active transportation grants for local communities
Seventy-four local and First-Nations-led projects, including three in the East Kootenay, to help plan and build safe, inclusive active transportation connections are moving forward in…
Celebrating AccessAbility Week
Letter to the Editor May 29 to June 4 is AccessAbility Week in British Columbia and in Canada. While this is the fifth year our…
Have your say on making new buildings more accessible
The provincial government is inviting all British Columbians to provide their feedback about how to make new buildings more accessible for all people. “Everyone should…
Committee members needed to help build barrier-free B.C.
Applications are open for people to serve on the new Provincial Accessibility Committee. The Accessible British Columbia Act is now law, and the first step…
Making BC Parks more welcoming and accessible
“Everyone is welcome in nature” is a message that carries the spirit of a renewed commitment by BC Parks to make outdoor recreation more accessible…
Home adaptation program aims to boost independence
The provincial government, through BC Housing, has made a number of changes to a program that helps seniors and people with permanent disabilities or diminished…
Grants awarded to promote inclusion
Fourteen community-based projects in B.C. are benefiting from $450,000 in government funding to increase accessibility and community inclusion, including the Kootenay Brain Injury Association’s Whole…