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REPORT
CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: July 11, 2011 Resolution#: 404, $/$r// By-law#: N/A
Report#: CLD-018-11 File#:
Subject: THE RICK HANSEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY RELAY
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report CLD-018-11 be received for information.
Submitted by: anit!Ar/ . . Reviewed by: FrAAIR
B rie, CMO Franklin Wu, M.A.O.M.
Muni •'al Clerk Chief Administrative Officer
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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BACKGROUND
2011 marks the 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour, a global
journey of hope that inspired the world and realized a dream of raising millions of dollars
for spinal cord injury research, making communities more accessible and inclusive and
changing the way the potential of people with disabilities is viewed. One of the key
events commemorating this journey of hope is a national relay that will be held over a
nine month period, commencing on August 24, 2011 in St. John's Newfoundland and
concluding in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 22, 2012. The Relay will feature
7000 participants on foot, in wheelchairs and using a variety of alternative modes of
transportation passing the singular Rick Hansen Medal to each other, retracing Rick's
original tour through thousands of communities across the country.
END OF DAY CELEBRATIONS
Each Relay day will conclude with an End of Day Celebration in selected communities.
The Municipality of Clarington has been chosen as an End of Day Community on
November 2, 2011, with the Relay arriving at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
at 3:00 p.m. A celebration is being planned at the Recreation Complex from 3:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m., providing an opportunity for us to showcase what makes Clarington
unique. In order to organize the celebration, a committee has been formed with
representatives from the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Kawartha Pine Ridge
Board of Education, the Board of Trade, the Community Services Department and the
Corporate Services Department.
The Rickard Complex will be the departure point for the next Relay day (November 3,
2011). The Relay will commence from the Complex that morning and operationally
transfer the Rick Hansen Medal to the closest school for a ceremonial departure with
the first participant.
Arrangements for both the End of Day and Start of Day celebrations are underway.
More information will be provided as these events draw nearer.
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS
The 7000 Relay participants will be individuals who have had a positive effect on the
lives of residents nominated by citizens in their respective communities. These
Difference Makers and their inspirational stories will showcase the difference they have
made in their communities and remind us that we can all be powerful champions of
change and work together to build a better world. Nomination forms have been posted
on the Municipality's website and have been made available at all recreational facilities.
A copy of the form is included with this report as Attachment No. 1. Nominations for the
Difference Makers close on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
In order to determine which nominees will be selected as the Municipality of Clarington's
Difference Makers, a selection committee has been established as follows:
Tim Hick, Accessibility Committee
Gail Preston
Rob Snoek
Georg Krohn, Bowmanville Rotary
Sally Barrie (overseer from the Planning Committee)
Because of the size of the municipality, we are required to select four Difference Makers
and two or three alternates.
CONCLUSION
It is respectfully recommended that this report be received for information. Further
information will be forwarded to Council as plans for the November 2 and 3 events are
finalized.