An audit found the vast majority of the city’s 18 public-park washrooms — more than half of which were built more than 50 years ago — need extensive upgrades to address accessibility barriers.
The City of Victoria has approved a $14-million upgrade of its public washrooms over the next seven years to improve their accessibility.
“I think this is a priority,” he said. “I am very aware that that puts some other projects at risk because we won’t have the financial capacity to do it, but this is about including all the citizens and giving them access.” Mayor Marianne Alto suggested council could always speed things up if the project rises to the top of the to-do list during strategic planning sessions.
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