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Getting traction on PSP's Winter Worries

By Bryce Desrochers
     Here at Canterbury High School we have a room that is called the Physical Support Program, otherwise known as the PSP. This room is where students with special needs get help from the Educational Assistants at school. For the students of PSP, the winter months bring an added complexity to our day including pushing our way through snow, slipping on ice, or simply  being stuck.
     Most of these problems happen to me; my rear-wheel drive chair loses traction easier on ice. Some of my peers are in power chairs, others are in manual chairs and need a push, and one just walks with a limp. These three different mobility types the the challenges brought about by winter are what I will be talking about in this issue of the Wallflower.
     Special thanks to my interviewees, Head Custodian Phillip Battison, and three PSP students: Malcolm McLarty, Abdulaziz Mohamed and Olivia McDermid. 
     First I had a chat with the head custodian here at Canterbury. Mr. Battison identified some tools he uses to clear up the path for students. He uses a tractor to plow the snow away, then uses a mix of ice melter and salt, and lastly an ice chipper. The only thing is, he has to do this in 0 degrees. 
     Next up was Malcolm McLarty, a Grade 12 student here at CHS. Malcolm drives a power wheelchair. In our interview I asked him questions about the conditions of the sidewalk during the winter. He said that they should use more ice melter and salt for better traction with the tires. ​
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   Next interviewee was Olivia McDermid. She is a new student to this school and she is in Grade 9. Also, she is in a manual chair and needs a push to get around. She said “the care staff could get rid of the ice by using salt or sand to make it easier for the person on foot to push me.”  Also she says: “both the City and the school are to fix the problem.” 
​     My last interviewee was Abdulaziz Mohamed, he is a grade 10 student. He says that “it mostly depends on the weather, from time to time. For the sidewalk, put salt on it and mainly focus on the ice for it to be less slippery. Safety is key to have when it comes to dealing with ice outside.”
These are the winter worries here at Canterbury. As for me, I feel that the custodial staff do a great job at clearing the ice and snow making it easier for us to walk, be pushed and drive safely between transportation and the school building. 

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  • HOME
  • SPRING 2021
    • Pointe Shoe Anatomy
    • Visual Arts gallery
    • Gr. 12s: Life after high school
    • Treating vaccine hesitancy
    • Getting the job done
    • Galadriel_SewMachine
    • The (art) show goes on
    • Romance during Covid
    • TikTok & Mental Health
    • Pandemic Pets
    • Damage over Time
    • Post-secondary in a Pandemic
    • Mask Off
    • RIlla_MushroomFairyHouse
  • Radio Free Canterbury
  • Earn a credit with The Wallflower
  • Virtual Club Schedule
  • Course selection
  • #snacktime: A VIsual Arts Exhibit
  • Back Issues
    • March 2021 >
      • Quarantine Passtimes
      • My TOY STORY
      • School: Why go back?
      • Salty Dogs
      • Dog days of Lockdown
      • Beauty of winter
      • Spring in the air
      • StarvingArtist
    • February 2021 >
      • Comfort quest
      • Eat, Sleep, Instagram
      • Online learning: The Success
      • Online learning: The Struggle
      • Sustaining Canterbury Spirit
      • PSP Rules the School
      • Memories of Lunch
      • Presidential perspectives
      • Crocheting a flower
      • Rocking out to Records
      • Safety Dance: Ballet in a Pandemic
      • What I like about Me
      • First Snowstorm
      • Giving & Receiving
      • Locked Up Fun
      • Covid: The Great Wait
      • Obsession
      • Real Potter Magic
    • January 2021 >
      • Virtual auditions
      • Pandemic projects
      • PhotoEssay: Students of Cohort A
      • Promises for the new year
      • Yubo
      • Shop, shop, shop online
      • No masking style
      • The Small Business Struggle
      • PSP students online
      • Cancel culture conflict
      • Winter driving
      • School, Covid, Work, Repeat
      • A new scientific balance
      • Photo Essay: Winter is Coming
      • Photo Essay: Other Side of the Screen
      • Photo Essay: Day in the Lockdown
      • Photo Essay: Glebe during a pandemic
    • December 2020 Features >
      • Christmas spirit
      • HOME2
      • The New Age of Teaching
      • The 4-Hour Sit
      • Covid Change & Challenges
      • Impact of Quarantine
      • Covid Closes Caf
      • PSP Winter Worries
      • Snow and Peace
      • Covid & Academic Motivation
      • Cloaked Chords
      • The Gifting Dilemma
      • Screen Ed: Pathway or Obstruction?
      • A Covid Kinda Christmas
      • Video Games as Sport
      • StudCo still running
      • Competing through Covid
      • The Lost Season
      • Self Care
    • November 2020 >
      • Amazing Race Canterbury
      • Halloween photo gallery
      • Photo essay: Grasping the Guitar
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