Seniors Park, located near 100 Mile House is an outdoor recreational gathering place for seniors residing in 100 Mile House and surrounding communities. The park is also a source of revenue to help pay operational costs of the senior’s centre building – Creekside Seniors Centre.
In order to make the park a more user friendly and safer environment for seniors’ recreational activities and for local community organizations to rent, the Cariboo Elders Building and Recreation Society successfully applied for a $10,759 Community Places grant.
The funding allowed for electrical upgrades including the replacement of the electrical service panel, installation of LED area lighting outside and in the covered picnic shelter.
In addition, renovations were completed in the washroom building including replacing low profile toilets, moving exposed plumbing into the wall, replacing sinks and urinals, painting walls, floors and the exterior door, and replacing two outdoor lights.
Due to winter weather, the park is only used during the spring, summer and fall. Creekside members use the park two to three times during the warm months for social gatherings. The park is also rented during that period to local community groups and churches for workshops, social activities and camping.
“We would like to express our thanks for the generous grant monies received from Northern Development Initiative Trust,” said Elaine Saunders, project coordinator. “The funds enabled us to renovate the washrooms, making them safer to use by the seniors with mobility issues.
“We were also able to replace the electrical service panel and install LED lighting in the covered picnic area which increases park safety in non-daylight hours for both our seniors and the local community users.”
