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New accessibility features coming to North Peace Leisure Pool

The City of Fort St. John’s recreational department announced it received funding for new accessibility equipment through a Facebook post on May 29th.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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May 31, 2024

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North Peace Leisure Pool. (City of Fort St. John)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The City of Fort St. John’s recreational department announced it received funding for new accessibility equipment through a Facebook post on May 29th.

The money received from the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF), a national program providing funding for projects that make Canadian communities and workplaces more accessible for persons with disabilities, will go toward a lap pool ramp and a water wheelchair for the North Peace Leisure Pool.

According to the announcement, the department is also teaming up with the Access and Inclusion division of the Northern BC Tourism Association, an organization designed to promote tourism in the region.

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Part of the collaboration will include an accessibility audit to make the facility accessible and inclusive to all who visit the North Peace Leisure Pool.

The announcement was made during National AccessAbility Week, an awareness campaign from May 26th to June 1st.

For more information on the Fort St. John Recreation Department, visit their website or Facebook page.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.