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Strategic Plan now available

The Measure Up Quesnel committee has completed its strategic plan to deal with accessibility and inclusion issues in Quesnel. To read the plan, click here.

Quesnel Measures Up

Since the successful bid for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2000 many initiatives have been launched which will leave lasting and sustainable legacies for all British Columbians.

Measuring Up is one of the programs offered by 2010 Legacies Now, designed to improve accessibility and inclusion in local communities. British Columbia has the potential to become the most disability-friendly and senior-friendly province in Canada.  Through Measure Up The North, all communities in the north have an opportunity to develop local initiatives, creating the best system of support for people of all ages with disabilities and special needs, for seniors, and for all community residents.

Quesnel received funding from 2010 Legacies Now and has become one of the communities in Northern BC committed to improving accessibility and inclusion. The Measure Up Quesnel committee has embraced the vision, and the challenge, of being the most disability-friendly and most senior-friendly community in Northern BC.

The Measure Up Quesnel committee has chosen to use part of the funding to develop a Strategic Plan as a step towards reaching the vision.

The purpose of this Strategic Plan is to provide a place to start, with a “living document” that will guide the community towards the vision of being age friendly and disability friendly.  As action takes place on the strategies and as goals are met, ongoing input and assessments will direct the development of new goals and strategies.

You can help

The Strategic Plan is based on input received from the community. Many seniors, people with disabilities, and service providers have provided information on the strengths of the community and on the challenges to accessibility and inclusion.

If you, or someone you know, have some challenges with accessibility or inclusion in Quesnel, the committee would like to hear from you. If you have ideas and suggestions on how things could be improved, the committee would like to hear from you.