Multiple Algoma communities were included in the latest round of funding from the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility, which set aside $1.6 million to help northern seniors stay active throughout 2024-25.
Out of this specific slice of northern Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie received the most funding with $176,527 spread between five different initiatives.
These organizations are the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre ($24,725), the City of Sault Ste. Marie ($24,908), the Sault Community Information and Career Centre Inc. ($24,650), the Senior Services Drop-In Centre ($51,137) and the Steelton Senior Services Centre ($51,107).
Outside of the Sault, the province also set aside a significant amount of funds for the following Algoma communities:
-Desbarats, $23,250 (AlgomaTrad Music and Dance Group)
-Elliot Lake, $51,137 (Renaissance Seniors' Centre)
-Thessalon, $6,328 (Algoma Manor Nursing Home)
-Wawa, $20,800 (Municipality of Wawa)
-Wawa, $27,498 (Wawa Goose Club)
Funding was also provided to these communities on Manitoulin Island:
-Gore Bay, $20,976 (Gore Bay Elderly Persons Centre)
-Manitowaning, $19,600 (Township of Manitowaning)
-Sheshegwaning, $21,156 (Sheshegwaning First Nation)
“The diverse projects funded though (sic) this year’s Seniors Active Living Centre Programs and the Seniors Community Grant show the vibrancy of the communities of Sault Ste. Marie and those across Algoma,” Sault MPP Ross Romano said in a Wednesday news release.
“Thank you to our dedicated community partners who have developed programming that will help to remove barriers and foster participation in a wide variety of activities, promoting opportunities for seniors to connect, engage and share experiences within their community.”
Sault Star / Local Journalism Initiative
