Prince George –    Human Resources and Skills Development Canada has approved a $50,000 Small Projects Enabling Accessibility Fund grant for the Railway and Forestry Museum to increase accessibility. Beginning late May, the Railway and Forestry Museum has focused their projects on enhancing accessibility

 

The Enabling Accessibility Fund supports community-based projects across the country that improve accessibility and enable all Canadians, regardless of physical ability, to participate in and contribute to their communities and the economy.  

 

The Prince George Community Foundation granted the Museum $2,500 to restore the boardwalks and build accessibility ramps to onsite heritage and display building including the 1914 Penny Station which arrived at the Museum in 1988. 

 

The $50,000 Small Projects Enabling Accessibility Fund Grant along with a Prince George Rotary Nechako donation of $5,000 and a Husky Energy donation of $200, will allow the Museum to focus on paving its park pathways. The paving of the pathways, which will commence on Thursday, June 10, 2010, will increase accessibility for those reliant on mobility aids such as wheelchairs, strollers, walker and canes