Collingwood, ON [22 May 2024] – National AccessAbility Week is celebrated across Canada from May 26 to June 1. A time to honour the valuable contributions and leadership of persons with disabilities, to recognize the work undertaken to remove barriers, and to take continued action to make communities more accessible.
The theme for National AccessAbility Week 2024 is Forward Together: Accessibility and Inclusion for All. The 2024 theme highlights the need for collective action to build barrier-free communities.
Please consider joining the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Council, and local organizations on Friday, May 24th at 4:00 p.m. at the community flagpole to raise the National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) flag.
Consider wearing a red shirt on Wednesday, May 29th for Red Shirt Day, an initiative introduced by Easter Seals with the goal of creating a visible display of solidarity in our collective work to build a fully accessible and inclusive society.
The Town of Collingwood is committed to providing persons of all abilities consistent opportunity and access to all Town goods, services, and facilities while ensuring that policies, procedures, and practices are provided in a timely manner and address integration, independence, dignity, and equal opportunity.
We all benefit when we build a more accessible community that enables everyone to fully participate and contribute.
About Collingwood
The Town of Collingwood is a progressive community located in the heart of a four-season recreation area on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. The area is well known for its many natural amenities and its rich heritage. Collingwood is a destination for tourism and many business, sporting, and cultural events Collingwood acts as a gateway to the South Georgian Bay region, with stunning landscapes that encourage an active lifestyle, and inspire the local arts and culture community. Downtown Collingwood might just surprise you with 30 plus restaurants, 60 plus boutique shops, spas for relaxing, live music for grooving…all in the only downtown core recognized by Canada’s Registrar of Historic Places! More recently, the harbourfront area is emerging as an extension of the downtown district. Plans for expanding the amenities and events in the harbourfront area promise to make this a much more prominent tourism destination.
