Some local groups are getting money from the provincial government to make their facilities more accessible.
In a release Tuesday, Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage officials said the spending, $960,972 through Community ACCESS-Ability grants, is to help with improvements like ramps, power door operators and lever door handles, barrier free washrooms, elevators and lifts, and playground accessibility.
88 groups are receiving funding, nine in the Quad Counties:
$10,000 for the Arisaig Parish Community Centre Society
Install barrier-free washroom, auto openers & accessible courts
Arisaig, Antigonish Co.
$10,000 for the Inverness Development Association
Repair access ramp to beach and infrastructure
Inverness, Inverness Co.
$4,347 for the Meat Cove Community Centre
Create accessible public washroom/shower
Meat Cove, Inverness Co.
$3,932 for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 – Cheticamp
Construct an accessible washroom
Cheticamp, Inverness Co.
$10,000 for the St. Peter’s Parish
Construct an accessible washroom
Port Hood, Inverness Co.
$10,000 for the Antigonish Golf Club
Construct an accessible washroom
Antigonish, Antigonish Co.
$10,000 for the St. Andrews District Community Centre
Construct an accessible washroom
St. Andrews, Antigonish Co.
$10,000 for the Havre Boucher & Area CDRA
Accessible playground
Havre Boucher, Antigonish Co.
$10,000 for the Town of Port Hawkesbury
Accessible crosswalk, signage, and pathway
Port Hawkesbury, Inverness Co.
