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Resource fair in Coquitlam will highlight activities for people with diverse abilities, languages

An inclusive city that recognizes everyone’s abilities is the goal of National AccessAbility Week this year, running from May 28 to June 3.
Diane Strandberg
Diane Strandberg
Maillardville Community Centre Coquitlam
A resource fair will be held at the Maillardville Community Centre on Thursday, June 1 to celebrate National AccessAbility Week.

An inclusive city that recognizes everyone’s abilities is the goal of National AccessAbility Week this year, running from May 28 to June 3.

To that end, the City of Coquitlam will hold its first AccessAbility Resource Fair on June 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the new Maillardville Community Centre, located at 1200 Cartier Ave.

Everyone is welcome to drop by to:

  • Learn about programs and services that help everyone thrive, provided by local groups and support agencies;
  • Find out about the work of Coquitlam’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program and the Universal AccessAbility Advisory Committee; 
  • Provide input to inform the development of the City’s new Strategic Transportation Plan; and
  • Try out various sport and fitness sessions for people of diverse abilities and languages. 

The event is fragrance-free and close to transit.

Maillardville Community Centre has a variety of accessible features, including door openers, parking stalls, washrooms, elevator, tactile stairway floor markers and colour-contrasting window decals.

More event information can be found at coquitlam.ca/RecAccess.

In addition to the resource fair, residents can enjoy several registered and drop-in activities. 

While all activities are free, most require advance registration – visit coquitlam.ca/RecAccess for details and registration links. Activities include:

  • Wheelchair Lacrosse Try-it with sport wheelchairs available, on May 28, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Activity Centre; 
  • Zumba Sentao® (19+ years) featuring seated exercises, on May 31, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion;
  • Pickleball for Newcomers (19+  years) instructed in Farsi, on June 1, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Maillardville Community Centre;
  • Art for Positive Change (16+ years), a chance to create abstract art and de-stress, on June 1, 6 - 8:30 p.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion; 
  • • Tours of Dogwood Pavilion on June 3 offered in Mandarin from 1:30 – 2 p.m. and in Spanish from 2:30 – 3 p.m.; and 
  • • Family, Youth and Adult Boccia Try-its in partnership with SportAbility BC, on June 3 from 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. at Centennial Activity Centre.