Project brings nature accessibility to site of former B.C. golf course
Power To Be, a not-for-profit based on Prospect Lake in Saanich, is celebrating the unveiling of brand-new, fully accessible buildings and a documentary that chronicles the five-year process as they strive to make nature accessible to all.
Five years ago the formerly nomadic organization took a significant step in community-building by finally having a place to call their own. They signed a 25-year lease on a 78-acre site on Prospect Lake for $1 a year from the Steele family, the owners of the site’s former Prospect Lake golf course. Essery, who has been involved with Power To Be for almost 25 years and has participated in a number of its programs, said a highlight for her is using the TrailRider, a one-wheeled, all-terrain device supported by an individual on either side to climb terrain that would not be possible in her wheelchair.
She said she “shared from the heart” during the documentary, advocating for the power of creating barrier-free experiences in nature. “When we went to interview , she didn’t have an idea. She said, ‘I don’t know what I want to build — I want to talk to your participants.’ And that resonated with us so strongly because we wanted their voices to be heard about what they needed to be perfected,” Dueck said.
HeroWorks, another non-profit, is currently supporting the transformation of two other buildings on the Prospect Lake site. One is an old barn that will be turned into an indoor play space, and the other will be a large pavilion that will fit up to 80 people. These two projects will be revealed in mid-August.
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