Tene he

rith thirteen presentations,

- the Task: Force on Transporta-.

tion; Seeking . Solutions”, ‘was

- deemed.a‘success by B.C, Coali-
~ tion ‘of: the ‘Disabled. public: tela-.
tions officer: ‘Marilyn. Reid, And

in’ some -Tespects | ‘the. "Terrace

* sidewalks isn't backed up. “eps ~

on the books but it’s never been. -

“enforced,” says Hatton. Anoth-

er ‘problem, : according to Hat-
ton, is. access. to. public transit,“
* not: only the.'steepness of the,
"steps but also the hours:. buses -

“stop running at 6 p.m. on.week

submissio ns may.even’ have: shed

a ‘broad ‘Light: on the. scope. of
. | Here in.
_ Terrace he ‘says, there’ was a-

_ the. word ‘disabled’’;

‘slightly: different focus. «It
ranged from. very. small children

. tight” ‘through . to the opposite.
end of the spectrum, the elderly. :
elt demonstrated how isolat-.

ed. they: ‘can -be as a result of

_ having. no accessible transporta-'

_ tion
tion of the’ Terrace hearing.

“And it also demonstrated the
lack of ordinary public. trans-

n,” said Reid in her summa-

days, 4‘p.m, on Saturdays, and -
there’s no service at all. on. Sun
days.

"Another. of. our. seniors, Ai

leen Frank,, spoke: for-many in
her capacity as a Senior Citizens _

Counsellor, Age i is a disability
for-a great ‘many of our sen-

-iors,’’ she. explains, and it keeps

portation in the evening and on |

; the weekend.
The range in ages of disabled

Terrace residents was illustrated

by. Betty: Stewart of Terrace”

Home Support Services, who

pointed out that while many of

their 75 clients were over 80, as

many as 10 percent were young,

many in their teens, And access
for most to, things. like shopping,
social engagements and medical
care was difficult if-not impossi-
ble — particularly in the winter.
Jaunita Hatton described
sidewalks i in the winter as one of
_ the primary barriers to mobility
-and asked why a city bylaw
requiring. Owners to maintain

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@ : " MINISTRY OF
= TRANSPORTATION
“00 AND HIGHWAYS
“HIRED EQUIPMENT
REGISTRATION

The Ministry” of ‘Transportation
and Highways, Skeena (Terrace)

‘ Highways District, is complling
Its Hired Equipment list for 1989.
All pérsons or companies wish: —
Ing, tolist thelr equipment must
register with the General Office
at No. 300.- 4546 Park Avenue,
Terrace, B.C., V8G 1V4. Rental
equipment. ‘may, consist of
trucks, backhoes, loaders, ex-
cavators, graders, rollers, scrap:

_ ors or tractors, Be ;
Equipment previously” ‘listed
should be re- registered by March
15,1989. -

Full details of equipment, in-

| cluding serlal numbers and cer-

tificate of weight (for:trucks) are
required for registration.

P.M. Wightman

_ District Highways Manager

Dated at Terrace, B.C. this 09th
day of February, 1989.

many from paying bills, buying
food, seeing their doctor, having

an. evening out, .even mailing

letters — ‘‘They’re ‘shut-ins,”
and, “They’re very lonely. 79
Frank also pointed out one

“ children. with | a variety of disa-
bilities’ ‘are offered taxis rather
‘than regular school bus service
‘because of behavioral or physi-

other fact that exists because of (iii |

the lack of some type of trans-

portation for the mobility-im-
paired. ‘Some of our seniors
are driving beyond their ability
to do so safely,’’ says Frank.
She: says that many of these
seniors drive because they have
no other choice and she points

to a handiDART system or a

mini-van as possible solutions. «

Yvon Neilson is a young resi-
dent who has suffered a back
injury and. now has difficulty in
a number of’ ways. She also
talked of.the problem of side-
walks in the winter ‘but: pointed
to other areas of town as well.

The swimming pool doesn’t
have a wheelchair ramp; many
local businesses have aisles that,
_ afe too narrow. or ‘cluttered;
checkout counters“ that force .
you to bend over, and change ..
rooms that are too narrow and -
without any type : of seating; bus _

- steps are too steep and there are

occasions when the driver accel- .

erates before © “passengers can

. find a seat.

| Felix: Goyette” is ‘vision im-
paired and recapped many of
the above complaints as well as
adding some of his own. Snow
removal in the winter isolates
sidewalks from’ streets with

Mountains of snow, and even if

this were removed, walls of

snow in the center of city streets

create a batrier where none nor-
mally exists. In the spring, water

‘is a problem when poor drainage

| leaves small lakes that have to
somehow be skirted. Others
‘with varying physical difficulties

agreed with’. Goyette.
Louise Freeman, a Terrace
resident with a handicapped

child, told of a different prob-.

lem relating to our young. Many

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AILEEN FRANK: Some of our
seniors are driving beyond
their.ability to do so safely.

cal problems. But,

problem.

difficulty. dealing with certain
disabilities — and some have ap-
parent difficulty finding - the
right home.

She cited one case where her
daughter was left at the wrong

home by a new driver. It was -10.
Celsius, she said,and there was -
no one at. the home. If the girl

had not-been found in time, it

could have been a fatal ‘mistake.
‘And while she says: she has had:
‘cooperation from the taxi com-
pany-in preventing this occur-.

rence, Others have written it off

by saying it's the first time that

it’s happened in ten years.

Panel members agreed with
_ wasn’t good -enough. Cheryl,

Freeman « though, -

Groves. of. Kitimat : suggested

’ that Terrace parents should be.
‘looking at 4 contract similar to.
- one that was drawn up in Kiti-
‘mat. She says the contract stipu-

lates door-to-door service. for
children, the driver has to-insure

a parent is home (and that it’s
’ the right home); it requires that

parents meet drivers and drivers
are monitored, and demands
that drivers insure children use

Freeman -
says, taxis can be a serious -
Drivers are changed
frequently, some have apparent

errace Revlew —

- seat belts. One panel ‘member
added to that list and,-in the case -
of some younger children such.
as at the Child Development.

Center, taxis ‘should be equipped

_ with car seats,

There were others who | ap-

peared or left written submis-.

sions: Debbie Dimitrov from the

Learning Disabilities Associa-

tion, Louise Freeman represent-
ing the Down’s Syndrome
Group, Kathleen Delgatty . of

Terraceview Lodge, Margot:

Hayes. from the Child Develop-
ment Centre, and Ruth Hallock
representing the city of Terrace.
But these are the highlights of
some of the existing problems in
our community,

Some answers will be sought
at a “Solutions Conference’? in
Vancouver on Mar. 3 and 4.
Recommendations from this
conference will go to the govern-
ment but for those in attendance
at the Task Force hearing there

are a number of things local

residents can do now. By listen-
ing to the stories of those above,.
by using their imaginations to
understand what types of things

can form a barrier for some, and |

by realizing that it’s not a small

problem — in Terrace alone™

there are more than 200 resi-

dents who suffer from some

form of disability,

Terry Morris, representing the.

Terrace and District Chamber of
Commerce and Canadian Air-
Hines International,

things that are happening and

offered -
. some insight into some of the

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terminal, for. extended’ périods 3 :
of time, electric doors for three

different entrances/exits ‘are a
slated for installation: at the «

terminal, and CAI is workingon |

a system that will avoid the —
humiliation, : discomfort and
danger. of being. carried into
aircraft for travellers, in wheel,

chairs.

ing of airline personnel on how.
to. deal with various handicaps.

‘But he pointed out at the same
that

time, and. Reid agreed,
those with disabilities must.

make others aware of their need...

if they are to be helped. “‘Learn--

ing is required on. both sides,”

he said. ‘‘Quite often we are.

embarrassed to ask what we can.. - :
do to help, and sometimes the —

Passenger, in a strange situation,
is slow to say what kind of help,
they need.”’

On behalf of local business,

Morris supported a local handi--
DART system. It was pointed.

out earlier that this system has. -

inherent problems, a

And expressing an idea that
has been heard in the communi-.
ty before, Morris offered sup-.
port for solutions, one of which.
could be handiDART. “I think
members of the Chamber are
responsible people,’’ he said,
‘‘and if necessary would subsi-
dize such a service.”” He then
added his personal support, ‘‘I

think a community the size of.
Terrace requires something as:

the willingness of local husiness- --we grow, and I’m prepared as a.

‘es to help. Persons, with disabil-
ities can park close to the airport

taxpayer to pay taxes or a sub-
sidy to support it.”

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