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PRESENTATION BY VARIETY VILLAGE CONCERNING VOLT HOCKEY
Presentation by Audrey Allison and Archie Bouman from Variety Village provided a presentation concerning Volt Hockey.
Ms. Allison provide a background of Variety Village and Volt Hockey. She described that Volt Hockey is considered accessible hockey for individuals that have limited mobility. She mentioned that Variety Village was looking to revisit the way they want to establish the program. Ms. Allison explained that Variety Village was reaching out to municipalities who may be interested in bringing Volt Hockey to their communities and have an interest in making use of the hockey chairs.
Ms. Allison mentioned that there is a Volt Hockey Tournament planned for overseas in 2022 and that Variety Village would like to have the opportunity to send a team to compete. Archie Bouman mentioned that Variety Village has had a lot of interest from Barrie residents concerning Volt Hockey.
Steve Lee-Young, Manager of Recreation Services explained that staff in Recreation Services have engaged with Variety Village concerning the potential of bringing Volt Hockey to Barrie.
The Committee provided their feedback to Ms. Allison and Mr. Bouman and City staff and received responses.
Cheryl Dillon, Diversity Management and Accessibility Specialist mentioned that further updates concerning Volt Hockey will be provided at future Committee meetings.