Written by SCOTT STANFIELD
Citizen staff
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
The newly-formed Prince George Power Mobility Club, formerly known as the Scooter Club, wants to host a first-ever Electric Day in the city.
The idea is to bring together electric scooters, wheelchairs, bikes, hybrid cars and "anything to do with power by electricity," said John Nieson, a scooter user who founded the club.
He hopes Medichair Northern B.C., the department of highways, B.C. Hydro and other organizations will take part in Electric Day, which Nieson said has previously been held in Vancouver and Montreal.
But he first needs to forward the idea to city council.
"I figured this would be a way that we could really show Prince George that there's a new way of getting around to beat the gas. It's available," Nieson said, noting a Vancouver company that makes electric buses.
The P.G. Power Mobility club presently consists of less than 10 members, one of whom is Nieson's wife, Nancy. But he figures the potential is there for a fairly strong membership, considering there are close to 4,000 Prince George residents who use a wheelchair or scooter.
"We're slowly getting off the ground," Nieson said. "We're going to form a non-profit society, but I want about 20 members before I even think about that."
Once it grows, the club plans to purchase some specialized scooters that can be used for wheelchair square dancing.
"There's a group in Calgary and one in Montreal that does it," said Nieson, who notes the Calgary group has performed for the Queen of England and for a few Canadian prime ministers. "It started with a guy from California who had a dream."
For more information about the P.G. Power Mobility Club, call Nieson at 250-614-4456 or Ken Biron at 250-563-7144.
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