Spicer, like a benevolent teacher, has cut Northwestel a break. He's listed a number of criteria the company should follow in its next application, a bit like a cheat sheet for a struggling student. And consider a subsidy, or lifeline program, to ensure universal access at affordable rates. At 16, Elaine Lee knows just what she wants to be. Lately, after spending some time in family court, she's been leaning towards pursuing a legal career.
Many people are scared off by the years of study, the scarcity of jobs and the pressures.
For Lee, who is in a wheelchair because she has brittle bone disease, one might think there might be other barriers. But after spending the day job-shadowing local lawyer Debra Fendrick, she doesn't anticipate any. Lee was one of six local disabled people set up with professionals through the Face to Face program. It's the first time the program, part of National Access Awareness Week, has been run in Whitehorse. Forty-four other communities across Canada ran Face to Face job shadowing this week.