Public skating programs are now open to participants in wheelchairs, the City of Kamloops announced on Friday, Sept. 19.
Prior to this skating season, wheelchairs were not allowed on ice by risk management.
Fall skating programs began on Monday, Sept. 22.
“It was fairly new to risk management,” said Nicole Beauregard, active living and sport development coordinator.
“Basically, we had an opportunity to do some research across municipalities, within the province and across Canada, and we also put it to risk management to do risk management across Canada as far as wheelchairs on ice.
“Not too many places do it.”
Beauregard described it as a pilot project and said tweaks will be made along the way as needed.
She said allowing wheelchairs on ice during public skating is something that has been on the City’s radar for some time, but there were also public requests for the change.
Beauregard said the City has tried to make these changes before, but they have not made it past the risk management stage.
For program information go online to kamloops.ca/arenas.
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