An age-friendly grant
Delta seniors will benefit from a $20,000 age-friendly grant to help address the needs of the municipality’s senior residents.
The Corporation of Delta is one of 27 communities receiving grants for 2013.
“Age-friendly projects like the one here in Delta are helping B.C. seniors to remain independent and involved in their communities,” said Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan. “Seniors right around the province have told me that isolation is a key issue for them and I am pleased that this pilot bus service will provide North Delta seniors with additional transit options, allowing them to get out in the community and engage in healthy activities.”
The Corporation of Delta will use the grant to undertake planning for the North Delta Seniors’ Bus pilot program.
The bus will provide seniors with accessible, affordable and reliable transportation options and offer convenient access to seniors’ activity centres, shopping, local medical services, banking and other community amenities.
The age-friendly planning and project grant program is a partnership between the government of B.C. and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM).
