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 wes PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA @ : " 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. 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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 So PRE MRI a OE on en ptt e Ts ae cae, eee ate Cr - Wednesday, March i 1989. 9 23. ‘ey et 3 | a ro u n d. me = a. . 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.” WC. B. Industrial First Aid in Terrace _ Sponsored by | Northwest First Aid Training Agency .. STARTS: _ March 6 to 17, 1989 "Monday to Friday . + 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Mills Memorial Hospital FEE: - $275 includes books and exam . Register your interest by calling: days or evenings es _ mo — 845-7752. ‘Unsuccessful students my be eligible Sor free remedial course, DOORS OPEN AT 4:30 P.M. - 60000" Lucky Dollar Bingo Palace 4818 Highway 16 West UNDAY: Terrace Athletics Association “MONDAY: Terrace Minor Hockey TUESDAY: Kermode Friendship Society | WEDNESDAY: Terrace Blueback Swim Club. ‘THURSDAY: 747 Air Cadets Ladies of the Royal Purple FRIDAY: Canadian Paraplegic Association ; SATURDAY: B.C. Paraplegic Foundation : Terrace Peaks Gymnastic Club Regular Games _Kinsmen (Age 14 years and up) Thank youl Have a Nice day! (Alternate) EVERYONE WELCOME! _ Extra Games "Morris also promised to talk. wo : to CAI ‘Management about em- phasizing time spent in the train- ~~ a ee eed a nee stray — re aR aw Wot oe “Soaks soy sewed ets oo re i ee ae a as, et ee Fa ahs. Se a an sath, ated ewe ce ae ns FI ws i ae aaied ee an nen an cee mga i Se a teieee ORI eile tees caee Ca ee ew oe