From the Government of Ontario:
The Ontario government is providing $60,000 to Annie Williams Memorial Park in Bracebridge, through this year’s Inclusive Community Grants Program that provides funding to municipalities, Indigenous groups, and community organizations for programs and infrastructure projects that promote inclusivity for older adults and persons with disabilities.
“Ontario’s older residents and people with disabilities deserve to have more inclusive opportunities to stay fit, active, healthy, and socially connected to their community,” said Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. “That is why our government is investing in projects across the province that will build community programming and accessible infrastructure that will help increase the wellbeing and quality of life for older adults and people with disabilities.”
The $60,000 grant will be allocated towards the construction of a 550 metre long and 1.5 metre-wide barrier-free trail to the park’s waterfront.
“I’m thrilled for the Town of Bracebridge and all of the residents who will undoubtedly make the most of this enhancement to the park,” said Graydon Smith, MPP Parry Sound-Muskoka. “Annie Williams Memorial Park is a beautiful and popular park that’s getting even better as it’ll be more accessible and usable for everybody, but particularly for older residents and for people with disabilities. This is wonderful news.”
The Ontario government is investing more than $740,000 in seventeen Inclusive Community Grants Program Projects across the province in 2022-23 that promote innovation and expand digital literacy to older adults and persons with disabilities, support infrastructure upgrades to improve accessibility and respond to the unique needs of Indigenous communities, and much more.
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