Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District – OK Falls

Project name:  Age-friendly Communication Strategy & Workshops:
Okanagan Falls
Grant amount:  $20,000
Project details: The regional district will support the community of
Okanagan Falls to put the activities recommended in its age-friendly
plan into practice.

*Oliver
Project name:  Creation of an Age-friendly Outdoor Fitness Park
Grant amount:  $20,000
Project details: The town will create an outdoor fitness park to
increase the physical activity levels of their seniors.

*Keremeos
Project name:  Keremeos Age-friendly Action Plan
Grant amount:  $20,000
Project details: The village will establish a common vision for
improving the quality of life of older adults in Keremeos.

Twenty-eight B.C. communities have been awarded age-
friendly community planning and project grants to support strategies
to help seniors stay mobile, physically active, socially connected
and healthy, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today.

“Supporting seniors’ independence and health in their home
communities is part of the province’s strategic vision for an age-
friendly British Columbia,” said Lake. “These grants will see local
governments develop locally focused plans and projects to support the
needs of older adults.”

The age-friendly community planning and project grant program is a
partnership between the Government of British Columbia and the Union
of British Columbia Municipalities. Each successful local government
receives up to $20,000 to help undertake a variety of activities –
from setting public policy to delivering information and services –
that address the needs of older residents. In September 2014, the
Ministry of Health announced further funding of $500,000 to continue
to support the grant program.