Seaway Seniors Club and the Centre Charles-Émile-Claude keeping our seniors fit, active, healthy, socially connected in our community
Cornwall— Today, MPP Nolan Quinn announced that Seniors Active Living Centres in Cornwall are receiving $114,134 in annual funding. The Seaway Seniors Club is receiving $56,494 and the Centre Charles-Émile-Claude is receiving $57,640.
“Our seniors are an integral part of SDG, and it is vital that we keep them connected to our community,” said Nolan Quinn, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “Through this investment, our government is ensuring that the Seaway Seniors Club and the Centre Charles-Émile-Claude can continue delivering high-quality programs in both official languages to keep our seniors active, healthy and happy right here in SDG.”
This year, Ontario is investing a record amount of close to $23 million to support 416 Seniors Active Living Centres (SALCs) programs across the province, including 97 new ones.
“Seniors 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.”
The Seaway Seniors Club serves 475 older adults from the SD&G Counties and Akwesasne. Its programing is offered in-person, on-line, by phone and includes exercise, line dancing, chair yoga, guitar class lessons, jamming sessions and more.
“Our Seaway Senior Citizens Club (SSCC) members are delighted to receive Provincial Grant funding under Ontario’s Seniors Active Living Centres (SALC) program,” said Fay Emerton-Proulx, Grant Committee Chair for Seaway Senior Citizens Club. “These Grants assists our centre with much needed funds for our operating and maintenance costs. This ensures our area seniors have an activity centre where they stay healthy by participating in a wide range of physical and memory activities (chair yoga, low impact exercise, guitar or fiddle lessons, etc) as well as enjoy our various guest speakers (British Home Children, Dementia, Osteoarthritis, SPCA with furry guests, etc). Our Centres and the Ontario government’s aim is to encourage local and area seniors to reconnect with friends and meet new ones resulting in less social isolation and maintain community connection.”
The Centre Charles-Émile-Claude serves more than 500 Francophone Seniors, including newcomers, members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, low-income individuals and people with disabilities. Their multipurpose centre offers a variety of in-person and online programs including yoga, physical exercise, pickleball, painting, sculpting, dancing, and more.
“This funding from the Government of Ontario represents far more than financial support; it is a direct investment in the quality of life of Francophone seniors in our community,” said Céline Baillargeon-Tardif, Executive Director of Centre Charles-Émile-Claude. “It enables us to provide a gathering place where older adults can stay active, develop new skills, build meaningful connections, and continue contributing to the vitality of our region.”
This year, we are 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 well‑being.
The Ontario government is focused on helping seniors stay socially connected, engaged in their communities, and close to home, supporting a happier and higher quality of life.
Quick Facts
- There are now 416 Seniors Active Living Centres in Ontario.
- In 2024, SALCs received their very first funding increase in 15 years.
- For more information please visit Seniors Active Living Centres (SALC) program
Media Contact
Adrian Bugelli
Office of MPP Nolan Quinn
613-933-6513
Nolan.Quinn@pc.ola.org