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Hi everyone, I found this blog on accessible parks and park trails in New Brunswick. Cool to see they’ve added a ramp to get down to the sea at Hopewell Rock Provincial Park on the Bay of Fundy. I remember walking down those stairs to the sea floor. It was definitely a feat.
https://www.accessiblenature.info/?page_id=1281
I’ve also attached…Read More
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I thought this article was a good example of what I hope to be a continuing trend – Changing place names to names of Indigenous origins for reasons of respect and reconciliation. Could this be applied to the names of parks, or areas within parks? I would love to see, for example, like they seem to be doing at the Art Gallery of Ontario for exhibit…Read More
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I read this interesting article, which prompts the question of whether park leaders need to do more to educate members of the public about the essence of parks and park policies. With members of the public viewing park leaders a “them” versus “us” and viewing parks more as an offshoot of colonialism which is aimed at preserving parks for…Read More
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I thought this community of practice might be interested in this article I came across yesterday – Field Magazine publishes a growing list of Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Colour outdoor organizations. The CPCIL Youth Knowledge Gatherers were thinking of creating something similar that we could share on a resource page, and I totally agree!…Read More
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What did you learn from the Research Summit? I was pleasantly surprised by how many people wanted to talk about accessibility on day 1.
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Great quote from the article: “A lack of visibility can lead to a lack of understanding of and empathy for different people and different cultures.” This is so true – I attribute much of my awareness emotionally and my world view to learning about different cultures in a “World Theatre” unit I took in High School Drama. By learning about d…Read More