The City of Fredericton and the Fredericton North Rotary Club are working together to improve access to the water this summer for people with mobility issues. Killarney Lake and Morell Park will have docks that have a large floating pad with a cradle for holding watercraft in place, such as canoes or kayaks, allowing people with limited mobility to get in and out safely, without fear of capsizing. "Anyone who has any kind of mobility issues, who wants to feel a little bit more stable getting into their kayak, they come here and they're all set," said Deputy Mayor Jocelyn Pike at the opening of the first such dock, at Killarney Lake, this week.
The dock project is supported by a $50,000 donation from the Fredericton North Rotary Club, as a part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of Rotary service in Fredericton. Fredericton North Rotary Club's Bonny Hoyt-Hallett says they approached the city looking for a legacy project and these docks were the result. (Shane Fowler) The club's work with the city is part of a larger initiative to be more inclusive.
The club's Bonny Hoyt-Hallet said they approached the city looking for a legacy project and these docks were the result. "We need to make sure everybody gets to enjoy the great outdoors ..
. regardless of their ability, so people with varying abilities can now do the same things they see everybody else doing," she said. The dock features a 12-foot platform, with an accompanying ramp from the shore.
Pike said these docks are "extre.