MPP Clark Announces $212,040 for Seniors Active Living Centres

Ontario to provide funding for SALCs to deliver programming for seniors in Brockville, North Grenville, Prescott and Rideau Lakes Township

BROCKVILLE — As Ontario continues to celebrate Seniors Month, Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, announced today that four local Seniors Active Living Centres (SALCs) will receive a total of $212,040 in annual funding this year.

“For 60 years Seniors Active Living Centres in Ontario have provided programs and activities that improve the quality of life for seniors by keeping them healthy, social, and connected to their community. I’m a tremendous supporter of the program because I’ve seen firsthand the difference they are making in the lives of seniors throughout Leeds and Grenville,” said Clark. “I want to thank Minister for Seniors and Accessibility Raymond Cho for his ongoing support of our four local SALCs and his commitment to Ontario’s seniors.”

This year, Ontario is investing a record amount of close to $23 million to support 416 Seniors Active Living Centre (SALCs) programs across the province, including 97 new ones.

Locally, that funding will support the following SALCs:

• Brockville Senior Citizens Inc. – $57,640
• Walker House (Prescott) – $57,640
• Seniors Community Services (North Grenville) – $55,000
• Golden Years Program (Rideau Lakes Township) – $41,760

Programming delivered by these organizations includes arts and crafts, fitness classes, workshops, bus trips, meet-ups, lunches, a choir, and card games, said Clark.

“Senior Active Living Centres keep our seniors, fit, active, healthy, socially connected, close to their homes and in their communities,” said Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. “Thanks to Premier Ford’s leadership our government is making the
largest investment in Seniors Active Living Centre programs in Ontario’s history. This will help even more seniors, no matter where they live, including those in a city or rural, remote and northern communities live more healthy, happy and independent lives.”

This year, Ontario is also proudly celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first six Elderly Persons’ Centres—now known as Seniors Active Living Centre programs—established under the Elderly Persons’ Centres Act, 1966. That’s six decades of expanding access to programs that help more seniors stay active, healthy, and socially connected, ultimately improving their overall wellbeing.

Quick Facts:

• There are now 416 Seniors Active Living Centres in Ontario.
• Ontario now invests up to $55,000 for each Seniors Active Living Centre. That’s up from $50,000 last year and $42,700 the year before for operations and maintenance.
• In 2024, SALCs received their very first funding increase in 15 years.
• For more information, please visit Seniors Active Living Centres.