Council wants input from people with lived experience before signing off on terms of reference for an accessibility advisory committee.

Staff suggests the committee has at least four people with disabilities, or individuals who support or are from organizations supporting people with disabilities - one indigenous member and two from the community.

Several councillors feel that there also needs to be council representation.

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Staff informed council that it can make additions to the committee at a later date.

The committee needs to be in place by Sept. 1, as per provincial requirements.

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Staff will put together a report on the matter when it was before previous councils

In March 2022 council endorsed a two-year multi-modal trial allowing vehicle access to the lower lookout on Knox Mountain Drive from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

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