CanNor makes an investment of $150,000 towards increasing site accessibility at a key Yellowknife community event space
July 15, 2022 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Public spaces in communities across the NWT, are critical for supporting residents, encouraging tourism, supporting local businesses and creating jobs. The pandemic highlighted the value of public spaces as important community assets and the importance of community events to the well-being of Northerners. CanNor has been there with financial support for northern businesses, organizations, and communities since the beginning of the pandemic, and now continues with support delivered through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF).
Today, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister for PrairiesCan and Minister for CanNor, announced an investment of $150,000, delivered by CanNor, to support a one-year project by Folk on the Rocks (FOTR), founded in 1980, to implement their site accessibility improvement plan, including the purchase and installation of access mobility mats, so Canadians of all abilities can enjoy the festival's entertainment.
CanNor investment supports site accessibility improvement plan at the Folk on the Rocks site in Yellowknife
This investment will assist Folk on the Rocks with increasing accessibility at the festival site by using mobility mats to create pathways across the sandy festival grounds usable by pedestrians, wheelchair/mobility scooter users and people with strollers, and leading to all stages, wheelchair-friendly restrooms, the merchandise booth, and food vendors. The mats will also be made available to other community groups making use of the folk festival site for their own events.
By providing better access to events and facilities, we are making our communities more inclusive and contributing to the well-being of families and individuals; all the while supporting the economic recovery of our communities and their shared spaces.
