Kincardine mayor presents awards for accessibility; and for gold at Skills Canada

Wednesday night (Aug. 2) was a night of celebration at Kincardine council.

First, was the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association's Municipal Accessibility Award, won by the Municipality of Kincardine. It was presented by mayor Anne Eadie to Sharon Woods, chairperson of the Kincardine accessibility advisory committee, and councillor Maureen Couture, council's representative on that committee.

Eadie congratulated the committee on its work to make council aware of accessibility items that require attention.

Woods said the award is a great honour for the municipality which has done many things to make the community more accessible to those with disabilities, including the Stop Gap ramps in downtown Kincardine, the beach Mobi-Mats, the beach wheelchair, accessible washrooms, and the accessible change rooms and washrooms at the new Splash Pad.

"I thank council, staff, local businesses, and the community at large, for making Kincardine such an inclusive and welcoming place to live, work and visit, for people of all abilities" she said. "Thank you for supporting the work of the accessibility advisory committee."



Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie (left) presents the Municipal Accessibility Award to Sharon Woods and councillor Maureen Couture of the accessibility advisory committee
 

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Mayor Anne Eadie also presented a plaque from the municipality, recognizing the achievement of Kincardine District Secondary School student Declan Mowle (right, with Eadie), who travelled to the Skills Canada competition, held May 31 to June 3 in Winnipeg, Manitoba,  and brought home gold in the outdoor power and recreational equipment division.

"Congratulations, Declan, on winning gold at the Skills Ontario competition and then gold at the national competition," said Eadie.

Declan thanked council for the award and noted that at the national contest, he was required to perform 10 tasks, including theoretical and practical work, such as identifying the failure and parts and then fixing the problem.

He worked on small outdoor motors, including an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), a dirt bike, and a boat motor.