Entering a curling club isn’t something Mark Ideson takes for granted.
The three-time Paralympian in wheelchair curling says a single stair poses a formidable hurdle to pursue his sport.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“Sure, there might be people around willing to help, which is great, but no one wants to rely on help to do all these things,” Ideson said.New curling club builds in communities such as Chilliwack, B.C., Leduc, Alta., and Chelsea, Que., are accessible, but many Canadian clubs were built in the last century without wheelchairs or other mobility aids in mind.
“We wheelchair curlers understand the situation, how the buildings are old and it costs so much money to make these changes, but it’s such a benefit to the club and a benefit to people that use chairs who otherwise can’t gain access to a social activity or sport like that.B.C.’s Oliver Curling Club is taking on an accessibility renovation at Eastlink Curling Centre, which opened in 1970, to install an elevator and convert second-floor washrooms for wheelchair accessibility.
The club successfully applied for a federal grant of $100,000 from the Enabling Accessibility Fund, but the project will cost between $350,000 and $400,000, Dufour said. “It still keeps them in the game and keeps them involved. It’s a great thing for the community. It’s not just the curling club.” “If you’re a member-owned club, it’s considered a private business even though it’s open to the public, those rules don’t yet apply to them. They will someday. We’ll have to make arrangements and it’s going to be difficult for some of those clubs to look at a six-figure bill.
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