Give a dot for Many in Motion campaign

Posted on March 5, 2014 in City // 0 Comments

NEWS — In 2012 Kamloops residents ran, walked, rolled, swam and skated 40,000 kilometres in celebration of Rick Hansen’s journey around the world.

One small dot for mankind….

In 2013, they moved almost 20,000 kilometres in recognition of the number of people living with a disability in the Thompson Nicola Regional District. And through it all was a conversation about accessibility.

In 2014, the third annual Many in Motion campaign is on through March 24, complete with giant dot-filled posters and bingo dabbers.

“It’s to highlight the great things in our community” with respect to accessibility, Ben Chobater, the City’s community development coordinator, told The Daily News today.

He said patrons place a dot on the board for every kilometre they complete at the Tournament Capital Centre, Canada Games and Westsyde Pools. They can also post the number of kilometres completed to the Many In Motion 2014 Facebook page for a chance to win.

Many In Motion highlights the major areas that create an accessible city, said Chobater, including new technologies and services, community aspects of work, recreation, housing and transportation, and the need for products and environments to be built for everyone regardless of age or ability.

More information is available at the Many In Motion website.