Working for Everyone
Grande Prairie should be a community where EVERYONE can have high quality of life, get around, and have a say. Grande Prairie needs to work for everyone, regardless of their background, culture, abilities, or income.
If re-elected, I intend to advocate for:
Council and senior management to participate in a Blanket Exercise, conversations with indigenous Elders, Trauma Informed Care training, and other opportunities to better understand the impact of Residential Schools. Learning is a crucial part of pursuing Truth & Reconciliation.
Increased service hours for Transit and Accessible Transit. Over the last few years, hours have been reduced and fares have been increased. People relying on Transit have had to quit jobs, miss appointments, and skip important life events. This isn’t right. Efficiency improvements such as smaller busses on low use routes are good. But reducing service is not ok.
Regular public reporting on work towards meeting our commitments under the Welcoming & Inclusive Communities initiative. This will allow Council and the community to discuss systemic issues that need to be addressed.
Prioritizing sidewalk, curb, and gutter repair in places where a person with disabilities reports a deficit that is impacting their regular travel through our community.
Transcription added to Council meetings so that people with auditory challenges can see what Council is talking about.
During my time on Council, I undertook the following work to build an inclusive community:
Made a successful motion to add “honours our indigenous community” into Council’s Strategic Plan.
Personally invited people from under-represented communities to apply for City boards and run for Council.
Advocated AGAINST service reductions to Transit (while advocating FOR common sense efficiency improvements, such as using smaller buses on low demand routes).
Participated in the Community Accessibility Advisory Committee and its Chair Leaders event. Helped recruit community decision makers to spend a day in a wheelchair to better understand accessibility needs.
Successfully advocated for investment into accessibility upgrades for City facilities and for the Barrier Free Grant to help businesses make their property more accessible.
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