FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Prince George, BC – The City of Prince George wants to hear from residents about accessibility concerns within the city.
The request for residents to report issues comes on the back of the 2023 – 2026 Accessibility Work Plan, received by council in January. The plan is part of the legal framework established by the Province within the Accessible British Columbia Act.
Throughout 2023, City administration worked to meet the requirements of this legislation including the completion of an environmental scan which serves as the foundation of the City’s 2023 – 2026 Accessibility Work Plan and informed the inventory of current and future City actions related to accessibility. There are eight focus areas within the plan, that sets the framework for alignment with the provincial legislation with a range of actions identified to guide the City over the next three years.
These eight focus areas are Employment, Delivery of Services, Built Environment, Information & Communications, Transportation, Health, Education and Procurement.
The plan was received by the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusion on January 18th.
Residents can report accessibility concerns by calling 311 or emailing 311@princegorge.ca.
This includes reporting accessibility issues relating to:
- Sidewalks
- Streets
- Curbs
- Transportation
- Buildings owned or operated by the City
- City services
- City operated websites include princegeorge.ca, cncentre.ca, and princegeorgeciviccentre.ca
Operational needs can be addressed in a timely manner however significant capital requests will be noted for future budget considerations. Receiving feedback from the community is helpful for understanding what the needs are.
“It is really important to us here at the City of Prince George that we take action to identify and remove barriers that prevent the full and equal participation by all our citizens in every aspect of community life,” Mayor Simon Yu said.
“We welcome feedback from our residents on how we can continue to improve accessibility within Prince George. We need people to speak up on what is impacting them because when we know better we can do better.”
The City has developed a new webpage on the Accessibility Plan which can be found here.
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Media contact:
Claire Thwaites, senior communications advisor
Mobile: 778-349-1386
Email: media@princegeorge.ca