MP Gerald Keddy announces New Horizons for Seniors funding for the Shelburne County Arena AssociationMay 13, 2013,Bridgewater, NS (May 13, 2013) - Seniors in Shelburne County will soon have access to accessible washrooms at the Shelburne County Arena, thanks to funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP).
Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore – St. Margaret’s, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors).
“The Government of Canada is committed to improving the lives of seniors, and is proud to support local organizations with the same goal,” said Mr. Keddy. “Through initiatives such as the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are helping to ensure that seniors maintain a high quality of life and continue as active, participating members of their communities.”
The Shelburne County Arena Association is receiving $25,000 to install accessible washrooms. Improved accessibility of this facility will assist in increasing the social participation and inclusion of seniors by allowing the Association to continue to offer Old Timer’s hockey, senior skating and community events.
“The Shelburne County Arena Association is pleased to partner with the Federal Government and others to continue making significant improvements to the Shelburne arena,” said Tony Mahaney, President of the Shelburne County Arena Association. “Through programs like the New Horizons program we can continue to make the facility a more accessible facility that the entire community can use for recreation social gathering and so much more.”
Since its beginning, the New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded more than 12,200 projects in hundreds of communities across Canada. This year, the Government of Canada will provide more than $33 million in funding for approximately 1,750 community projects.
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Construction well underway on lunenburg county’s new lifestyle centreMay 13, 2013,
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, May 13, 2013 – Residents in Lunenburg County are eagerly anticipating the grand opening of the new Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, as it will provide more opportunities to get fit and stay active. Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway and Member of Parliament for South Shore – St. Margaret’s; Gary Ramey, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lunenburg West; Don Zwicker, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg; His Worship David Walker, Mayor of the Town of Bridgewater; and Paul Belliveau, Chair of Lunenburg County Multi-Purpose Centre Board of Directors, gathered today to witness progress at the facility’s construction site.
The Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre will be a year-round sport, recreational and cultural facility. It will include an aquatic centre accommodating leisure and competitive users, a therapeutic pool, a public library and other multi-purpose spaces, including administrative offices, community and cultural spaces and areas capable of hosting meetings, exercise classes, senior citizens’ activities and many other functions.
“Our government is proud to invest in significant infrastructure projects like this one, as we focus on creating jobs, promoting growth, and building strong, prosperous communities here in Nova Scotia, and across Canada,” said Parliamentary Secretary Gerald Keddy. “We recognize the importance of supporting infrastructure investments that offer countless opportunities for residents to get active and participate in community events for years to come.”
“By supporting facilities and organizations, we’re supporting Nova Scotians to lead healthier, more active lives,” said Gary Ramey, ministerial assistant for Health and Wellness. “The Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre will soon be a hive of healthy activity for families in this area of the South Shore, from swimming and skating to enjoying a good book in the library.”
Paul Belliveau, Chair of the Lunenburg County Multi-Purpose Centre Board of Directors, the governing body of the Lifestyle Centre, agrees. “Our community has a major need for a facility such as this and we are looking forward to its opening to help improve the wellness of our community from both a personal and economic perspective. The LCLC will provide people with a reason to move to our area and will also give people a reason to stay in our area.”
The total project cost is estimated at $34.1 million, with the Government of Canada providing up to one-third of the eligible costs to a maximum of $10.18 million from the Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund. The Government of Nova Scotia, through the Department of Health and Wellness, is providing $10 million to the project, with the communities from Town of Bridgewater and the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg contributing a total of $13.9 million.
Canada's Economic Action Plan 2013 is delivering a New Building Canada Plan to build roads, bridges, subways, commuter rail, and other public infrastructure in cooperation with provinces, territories, and municipalities. Thanks to the Government of Canada's leadership and strong economic and financial fundamentals, the Canadian economy has recovered from the global recession better than most other industrialized countries. Canada has been a leader among G-7 countries throughout the recovery with more than 910,000 net new jobs created since July 2009. The New Building Canada Plan, combined with other federal infrastructure investments, supports Canada's infrastructure advantage, a key enabler of economic growth and job creation.
MP Gerald Keddy announces New Horizons for Seniors funding for three organizations in the Municipality of the District of ChesterApril 11, 2013,
MP Gerald Keddy shares a smile and his congratulations with (from left to right) Karen Hooper, Executive Director of the Chester Art Centre, Jackie Aiken, Senior Development Officer with Service Canada, Christina MacLean, Executive Director of the Helping Hands to Enrich Learning & Lifestyles Programming Society (HHELLPS) and Betty Gagnon, President of the East Chester Recreational Association.
East Chester, NS (April 11, 2013) - Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore – St. Margaret’s, today announced federal support for the East Chester Recreational Association, the Chester Art Centre and the Helping Hands to Enrich Learning & Lifestyles Programming Society under the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, which encourages seniors to share their knowledge, skills and experiences to the benefit of others.
Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore – St. Margaret’s, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors).
“The Government of Canada is committed to improving the lives of seniors, and is proud to support local organizations with the same goal,” said Mr. Keddy. “Through initiatives such as the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are helping to ensure that seniors maintain a high quality of life and continue as active, participating members of their communities.”
The East Chester Recreational Association is receiving $20,000 to repair its hall floor and joists. These repairs will support the social participation and inclusion of seniors by allowing the Hall to continue to offer bingo, card nights and community socials.
“The East Chester Recreational Association’s project will be very extensive,” said Betty Gagnon, President of the East Chester Recreational Association. “We will do all necessary repairs to our building: floor joists and sills and possible replacement of our maple floors. These repairs will give our members and the community the peace of mind for a safe and healthy hall for all that use it.”
The Chester Art Centre is receiving $19,786 to assist the Centre to offer mobile art workshops to seniors. These workshops will increase the social participation and inclusion of seniors.
"Funding received from New Horizon’s for Seniors has made it possible for the Chester Art Centre to meet one of its primary objectives of providing quality arts programming throughout our community,” said Karen Hooper, Executive Director. “The focus of the art outreach project “Art Cart- The Chester Art Centre on the Move” will provide a chance for seniors to engage in art workshops and classes, as well as develop social connections in community centres from New Ross to the Western Shore to Hubbards. The funds will create an opportunity to increase seniors’ participation in social, cultural and educational activities, contributing to their quality of life and well-being."
The Helping Hands to Enrich Learning & Lifestyles Programming Society (HHELLPS) is receiving $6,120 to increase the social participation and inclusion of seniors by offering weekly fitness sessions and a monthly speaker series.
"We are truly grateful to be receiving a grant from New Horizons for Seniors," said Christina MacLean, Executive Director of Helping Hands to Enrich Learning & Lifestyles Programming Society (HHELLPS). "Without this support, HHELLPS would not be able to offer our program Variety is the Spice of Life, which recognizes the need for social participation and inclusion of seniors and allows us to extend the success already being experienced at Fox Point Community Centre by offering additional types of receational activities to which seniors have access, based on the interests they are expressing. Variety is the Spice of Life will provide seniors with the opportunity to experience new things and to share their respected abilities with younger generations. Both aspects grow better people and improve communities."
Since its beginning, the New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded more than 12,200 projects in hundreds of communities across Canada. This year, the Government of Canada will provide more than $33 million in funding for approximately 1,750 community projects.
MP Gerald Keddy announces New Horizons for Seniors funding for Lunenburg County Fire Department History ProjectApril 10, 2013,
MP Gerald Keddy shares his congratulations for the Fire Department History Project with (from left to right) Frank Fawson, Councillor for the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg & Project Spokesperson, Debby MacKay, Member of the Northfield District Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary & Member of the Fire Department History Project Steering Committee and John MacKay.
Dayspring, NS (April 10, 2013) - Seniors in Lunenburg County will soon have new opportunities to volunteer and to mentor younger generations to assist them in capturing the history of Lunenburg County fire departments and the contributions of volunteer firefighters and other members, thanks to funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP).
Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore – St. Margaret’s, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors).
“Our government recognizes the diversity of skills, knowledge and experience that seniors contribute to our society,” said Mr. Keddy. “Many of the citizens that founded our local fire departments have exciting stories to tell and to pass down to our younger generations. Through initiatives such as the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are helping to engage the elderly in the community to highlight their past contributions to our local fire departments.”
“The New Horizon's funding will help our 'Fire Department History Project' honour the past efforts of firefighters in the Municipality of Lunenburg and the towns of Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Mahone Bay,” said Frank Fawson, project spokesperson. "Our volunteer fire departments are probably the single organizations with the most volunteers in a lot of communities. We have more volunteer fire departments per capita than anywhere in Canada. A lot of the fire departments in our area were founded in the ’60s and ’50s. Founding members are passing away now and a lot of their stories are being lost.”
The “Greatest Volunteer Success Story in Our Lifetime: Fire Departments in Lunenburg County” project will receive $25,000 to capture and celebrate the history of local fire departments by engaging the elderly in the community to share their past contributions to the fire service and to ask for their participation in delivering these stories. This will result in the creation of a coffee table book which will be sold to the various fire departments at cost and then resold by them as a fundraiser.
Since its beginning, the New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded more than 12,200 projects in hundreds of communities across Canada. This year, the Government of Canada will provide more than $33 million in funding for approximately 1,750 community projects.
