4 - Sunday, September 19, 1993 ~ North Shore News Council challenged to find Upgrade upsets library patron WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL by Maureen Curtis A WEST VANCOUVER Memorial Library patron, frustrated by poor wheelchair access to the newly expanded library, ap- peared before West Van-’ couver. District Council on Monday, Sept... 13, to challenge councillors to ride a mile in her wheelchair. Faith Dennis invited councillors “to travel in a wheelchair and ‘at- tempt to find parking close to the entrance of the library. - She said wheelchair ramps leading from the parking spots for the disabled to the library, were too narrow and too steep. * But her solution to the e situation “(thes _ writs were ‘filed with the court: registry in: \Vancouver_ be- stveen Sept.'5 and ‘Sept. 15, 1993. . Information is taken from~ the _ Statements of claim.) Plaintiff:" ‘Jennifer Anne DeRoo, ‘ North. § 4612... Str theotia Rd., * Vancouver.” 1° Defendant: Old’ ‘English Window - Cleaning .and “Pressure Washing Services Ltd., 5811 Cooney Rd., Richmond, and — William - Ross MacKay; 323 8th 'St.,- Westminster. Claim: ‘General and special dam- ages: for injuries sustained in an “automobile, accident on or about Dec. 9, 1992, in Burnaby. ~ Plaintiff: Sandra. Louise Billson, 2990 Altamont Cres., West. Van- couver.: Defendant: Gino Luigi Varnier, New. — parking for the disabled in front. of the entrance of the building at Marine Drive — is considered unsafe by municipal staff and members of the local association for the physically dis- abled. “We do not want to put anyone in danger... given that Marine Drive is a busy strect and that there is double and triple parking along there,’ said municipal man- ager Doug Allan. Mayor Mark Sager said that directing the wheelchair ramp to a mid-block parking spot could result in ‘‘people wheeling into the strect."” Sager said that a slight change in the grade of the wheelchair ramps will be considered. “Our concern is to make the tibrary as safe and accessible as possible,’’ he said. But Coun. Andy Danyliu couldn’t understand why the needs of the disabled had not been con- sidered more thoroughly when the design of the expanded library was addressed by the district’s advisory design panel. Coun. Boname moved that the anemeran matter be referred to the North Shore committee on disability issues. “Pm very upset. “} assumed this would have “been worked ,into the drawings,” she said. wheelchair access to librar The mayor pointed out that the library offers extra services such as bookmobile routes and volun- teer home delivery of books to residents. 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