Count on COPE Park Board Candidates Brent Granby and Donalda Greenwell-Baker to Build More Public Washrooms
Media Advisory: Interview Opportunity
Photos of washrooms at Pigeon Park
September 25, 2011
VANCOUVER
WHAT: COPE Candidates for Park Board, Brent Granby and Donalda Greenwell-Baker will make the building of public washrooms in Vancouver a priority. “For seniors, low income residents, folks of varying physical abilities and tourists, COPEʼs plans will create and maintain parks for everyone,” said Granby. “It stinks,” said Granby “Literally. Vancouverʼs alleyways and home ownersʼ backyards should not be the only option for people needing to use a washroom.”
This week the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation moved forward with a Capital Plan to improve the cityʼs parks and community centre amenities. Once elected, Granby and fellow COPE Park Board Candidate Donalda Greenwell-Baker will ensure that the Vancouver Parks Board work with neighbourhoods to create parks and community centres for everyone. “More accessible washrooms are an important step to keep our parks and neighbourhoods clean, and make our city more inclusive,” said Greenwell-Baker.
Pigeon Park is one of Vancouverʼs neighbourhoods that need a washroom the most, yet their facilities seem to be on constant out of service notice. Granby and Greenwell-Baker will be at Pigeon Park this Sunday demonstrating the important of this public amenity.
WHEN: Sunday, September 25, 2011 -10 am
WHERE: Pigeon Park at the corner of Hastings and Caroll Street
MEDIA CONTACT: Mae Price 778-986-5863; maeprice@hotmail.com
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