Category Archives: accessibility
The kind of fixture we really need at city hall
Let’s put aside, for the time being, the bickering in council chambers and the backroom legerdemain over at the hospital. Instead, we could all draw inspiration from a young gentleman who delivered an impassioned deputation to city council this past … Continue reading
New logo won’t mask air of entitlement at STEGH
Last week’s editorializing in this corner on the $40,000 image makeover at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital certainly raised the ire of several faithful readers. Including two retired hospital employees who question the poor allocation of public funds at STEGH. To … Continue reading
Filed under accessibility, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care
Accessibility barriers result in feeling of isolation
Prior to the Oct. 25 municipal vote, City Scope teamed up with accessibility advocate Ed McLachlan to expose members of council and aldermanic candidates to the frustrations encountered by city residents dealing with accessibility issues in their daily routine. Bill … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, accessibility, City of St. Thomas, City Scope
Inspection report points to water protocol deficiencies
A report coming to council Monday indicates the city’s water distribution system had compliance issues, albeit relatively minor, dating back to a boil water advisory issued in September of last year. The risk to the drinking water supply was minimal, … Continue reading
‘People in a wheelchair don’t have the ability to cheat’
“I can’t do this without cheating.” That was the honest assessment from Ald. Dave Warden this past Monday as he attempted to navigate a wheelchair into the downstairs washroom at St. Thomas Public Library. This corner and accessibility advocate Ed … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, accessibility, City of St. Thomas, City Scope
Incurring the wrath of those who post three-legged signs
The electoral tide just may have turned this week after the disturbing display of tag-team thuggery at Tuesday’s council meeting. A crimson-faced Ald. Tom Johnston and a trying-hard-to-remain-detached Mayor Cliff Barwick partnered in a highly-orchestrated attempt to pummel Ald. Heather … Continue reading
Boil water advisory players caught betwixt and betweet
Put aside the finger pointing for a moment, here’s what really came down the pipe in the aftermath of last week’s boil water advisory. Neither the city nor Elgin St. Thomas Public Health can keep up with today’s lightning-fast social … Continue reading
A shameful page from the city’s accessibility plan
It took seven years, but now St. Thomas accessibility advocate Stan Taylor and other transit users can ride a city bus right to the Wal-Mart store instead of trekking several hundred yards across what, in winter, can be likened to … Continue reading
