Chetwynd The Echo in Chetwynd, British Columbia

Keutzer uses Rick Hansen as role model in classroom

Keutzer highlights Rick Hansen as a classroom role model and has coached multiple sports outside class. After months, she learned she was chosen for an event in Prince George where participants shared how they became difference makers through health, wildlife, accessibility, and community involvement. She wore a heavy silver medal, noted its design, and plans to borrow a wheelchair to teach students about accessibility. Rick Hansen, born in Williams Lake BC, became a paralympian and torchbearer. the Man in Motion Tour ended in Kamloops BC on March 29 to emphasize wheelchair access.