The header graphic shows 6 pictures. From left to right: A mother pushes her baby in a stroller. A lady in a wheelchair takes a book off a library shelf. A lady pulls her luggage up a ramp. A blind man uses a cane down a hallway. A nice stone ramp leading into a public building. And a man walks with a seeing eye dog.

Links

Tire Stewardship BC - Community Grants Program Tire Stewardship B.C. will match an organization up to $30,000 for the cost of installing the used rubber. 

Non-profit organizations that receive funding must be open to the public and wheel chair accessible.

BC Accessible Motorhome/RV Rentals Explore Vancouver Island and BC and enjoy all that BC has to offer from tourist attractions to camping outdoors from the comfort of a motorhome fully equipped to meet the special needs of a wheelchair/scooter adventurer. This company also has an accessible boat.

Live It! Love It! Live It! Love It! works to make adventure dreams come true by connecting with a variety of organizations and resources to access the equipment, instruction, support team and financial aid necessary to make sure the unique adventure wishes of individuals with physical challenges are made possible.

Canadian Barrier Free Design Canadian Barrier Free Design (CBFD) develops the design criteria necessary to create accessible environments for people with disabilities over the long term.

SAFERHome Society  SAFERhome believes sustainability includes people. Communities are changing, therefore housing should too.

Wheelchair Basketball - Online guide and resource for inclusive physical activity.

Horsefly Accessible Brochure - The community of Horsefly in the Cariboo welcomes low mobility residents & visitors!

Rick Hansen - Man in Motion 25th Anniversary Relay - Summer of 2011 - Visit the website for more details!

Winton Global Homes - Building visitable houses for the north! http://www.wintonglobal.com/about_winton_global/visitable_homes.php

The Livable Inclusive Report Card - To access the Livable Inclusive Report Card developed by Laurie Ringaert from Measuring Up the North.

Bracewell's Alpine Wilderness Adventures - A fully accessible travel destination in the magnificent Cariboo Chilcotin of British Columbia.

Honouring Outstanding British ColumbiansThirty-nine British Columbians representing 27 communities throughout the province were honoured on March 10 at the sixth-annual BC Community Achievement Awards ceremony held at Government House in Victoria. Lieutenant Governor Steven Point and Premier Gordon Campbell presented each recipient with a medallion on behalf of the BC Achievement Foundation.  Our NCMA Liason Alex Bracewell recieved an award as well as Paul Gauthier from BCPA-Vancouver.  

 

 

Every time someone buys a tire, $5 is given to Tire Stewardship B.C., who decides which organizations get community grants.

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