Measuring Up The North

Successes

Main Goal:

• To create disability-friendly, senior-friendly, more universally designed communities that are better for all citizens and visitors

• Created by the North, for the North

Principles• Are locally controlled and include Project Liaison Partners

• Use a universal design approach

• Facilitate and support the planning of accessibility and inclusion in information/communication, transportation, buildings, spaces, housing, leisure, cultural, social and spiritual activities

• Brings together code officials, urban/social planners, politicians, disability and seniors groups, tourism and hospitality industry, realtors, health professionals, developers, builders, business and more

• Includes dignity, respect, inclusion in civic life and intergenerational approaches

Statistics

• 34/41 ( over 80%) communities provided letters of support

• 39/41 communities expressed interest• 20/41 communities have provided financial support• 39  NCLGA Liaisons • 23 Community Liaisons• 6 Paid Coordinators • 9/41  have MUP Grants from 2010 Legacies Now• 20 received MUTN Implementation Grants

Achievements Already!

Several have established new committees with people who had not been brought together before:

• Burns Lake/Bulkley-Nechako RD: waterfront development, elevator in library, businesses, tourism

• Cariboo Regional District: trails, outdoor recreation facilities, tourism sites, museum

• Dawson Creek: hotels, official community plan, businesses• Fort St. John: sidewalks, parking, cultural centre, building

specifications Fort Nelson: housing, businesses, tourism centre, OCP

• 100 Mile House: on-line community survey, transportation, accessible trail around marsh, incentives for businesses

More Successes…

• Hudsons Hope: accessible parking enforcement, businesses, access to basement of seniors centre, community hall, library, signage, housing, post office, municipal office, seniors housing

• McBride: businesses, tourism centre, transportation

• Kitimat: businesses, tourism centre, housing, seniors housing, Community Survey

• Prince George: trails, bus stops, housing, snow clearing, formation of scooter/power wheelchair club, increased number of Dart buses

More Successes• Prince Rupert: businesses, waterfront development, tourism,

installed curb cuts by cruise ship terminal, audible signals

• Pouce Coupe: planning to include MUTN principles in their Official Community Plan

• Quesnel: thorough community assessment, transportation, recreation centre, housing policies, changes to Spirit Square, accessible parking specifications, power doors at curling rink, recreation trails, developed Strategic Plan, Accessible Golf Tournament

• Smithers: sidewalks, transportation, businesses, housing, Design Charette

More Successes• Telkwa: transportation, Visitable housing, Day care centre, Seniors

Centre, Community Centre

• Terrace: businesses, sidewalks, trails, municipal building now installing elevator, Tim Horton’s installed a power door, positive media events, increased awareness by high school students

• Taylor: Parking, golf course club house, municipal office, library

• Tumbler Ridge: Housing, Elevator in Community Centre

• Williams Lake: held public forums, developed strategic plan, audible signals, curb cut program, regional airport: changing entrance, playground initiative, airport entrance

Many have Applied for Funding

• Enabling Accessibility Grants

• Towns For Tomorrow

• LocalMotion

• Seniors Dialogues

• BC Healthy Communities Initiative

More Achievements!

• 20 Communities received the first MUTN Implementation Awards in May 2008

• There have been over nearly 30 media reports on the project

We have Developed a Network!

• Website: resources• On-line Forum• Face to face meetings• Sharing of best practices• Regular group

conversations between communities (Skype, phone)

• Monthly on-line report• Workshops Year II

Measuring Up The North

• Former Project Director Laurie Ringaert• Project Core Team Member: Pat Harris BC PARA• Project Core Team Member: Maxine Koppe NCLGA• Email: info@nclga.ca• Website: www.measureupthenorth.com• Phone: 250-564-6585