The City of Pickering has received two Seniors Active Living Centres’ (SALC) grants from Ontario, to assist with program operating costs and minor upgrades at both East Shore Community Centre and George Ashe Library and Community Centre.
Pickering was celebrating seniors throughout the month of June.
Across Ontario, there is a network of almost 300 Seniors Active Living Centre programs, supported by the province’s investment of more than $14 million dollars. Seniors Active Living Centre programs offer a wide variety of activities which can include fitness, healthy lifestyle and wellness classes, recreation, and social activities, and learning opportunities such as financial management, elder abuse prevention and volunteer opportunities, said a city statement.
Yesterday, the Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, Raymond Cho, along with MPP and Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, shared these announcements with the Pickering community.
East Shore Community Centre will see additional fitness program supplies, new furniture and a game table to complement existing programs at the site. The George Ashe Library & Community Centre will see lighting upgrades in the main hall where much of the active and passive programming takes place. Additionally, registered programs at both locations will continue to be offered at a reduced rate, in effort to make them affordable for adults 55+.
“The City of Pickering is extremely grateful for the opportunities these grants will provide seniors in the community, helping them to remain active, have a place to participate and engage in informative and fun, quality programs,” said the statement.