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Building Inclusive Communities: Measuring Up The North Project Successes

The Measuring Up The North project aims to create disability- and senior-friendly, universally designed communities that enhance the quality of life for all citizens and visitors. Implemented through local control and collaboration, this initiative focuses on accessibility in information, transportation, housing, and public spaces. With over 80% of communities expressing support and significant achievements across various regions, the project fosters dignity, respect, and inclusion for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Join the movement towards accessible and welcoming communities.

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Building Inclusive Communities: Measuring Up The North Project Successes

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  1. Measuring Up The North Successes

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Many have Applied for Funding • Enabling Accessibility Grants • Towns For Tomorrow • LocalMotion • Seniors Dialogues • BC Healthy Communities Initiative

  10. More Achievements! • 20 Communities received the first MUTN Implementation Awards in May 2008 • There have been over nearly 30 media reports on the project

  11. 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

  12. 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

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