The pieces are in place for a fantastic summer so check it out, mate

This accessible golf cart can be rented at McCleery Golf Course

You can get use of this beach chair to access the ocean at English Bay

Everybody loves to get out and enjoy the summer and AccessEco BC wants to help you plan this fantastic time of year. You can enjoy sailing the high seas or try swimming in the lower mainland's many pools, lakes and, of course, the Pacific Ocean. If sailing or swimming doesn't float your boat, you can enjoy fishing or hiking. If it's golf that drives you there is plenty to do that will fit all abilities and budgets.

To learn more about accessible swimming, hiking and golf follow the link http://vancouver.ca/parks/.

The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities has published it's spring 2011 edition of Transition magazine, which will soon be up on the BCCPD's web site.  To see or subscribe to this informative magazine check out their website at www.bccpd.bc.ca.  Entitled "Taking A Break" the magazine is chock full of ideas and information about how to get out and enjoy this fantastic province. It includes a piece on the love of photography by yours truly.

If you want to put a shiver in your timbers you can try sailing at Jericho Beach. To learn more follow the link www.disabledsailingbc.org.

Yesterday it was announced that parking in BC provincial parks is now free.  There are reduced fees for PWDs to camp, fish and enter our parks. For details go to www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/.

Get out and enjoy. If on your travels you happen by Everett Crowley Park (see post "Paradise Recycled") take a minute to send good thoughts to the hundreds of volunteers who made the Earth Day celebrations so fun and productive.  500 trees were planted.