Second Mile Club – Orchard View Branch keeping your seniors fit, active, healthy, socially connected in your community
EGLINTON – LAWRENCE—Today, MPP MICHELLE COOPER announced that Second Mile Club – Orchard View Branch in EGLINTON-LAWRENCE is receiving $60, 689 in annual funding.
“Ontario’s seniors have helped build the strong, vibrant communities we enjoy today, and they deserve opportunities to remain active, connected, and engaged. The Second Mile Seniors Active Living Centre’s Orchard View program provides exactly that—creating meaningful opportunities for seniors to stay healthy, build friendships, and participate fully in community life. I am proud that our government continues to provide stable and predictable funding to support this important work and the nearly 200 seniors who benefit from these programs every year.”, said Michelle Cooper, MPP for Eglinton–Lawrence
This year, Ontario is investing a record amount of close to $23 million to support 416 Seniors Active Living Centre (SALCs) programs across the province, including 97 new ones.
“Senior 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 Second Mile Seniors Active Living Centre Orchard View program is located in central Toronto and serves 195 older adults and seniors, including members of racialized, newcomer, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Programming is offered in-person and online and includes fitness and movement classes, social and recreational programs, creative arts activities, health and wellness education, and community connection and outreach. We have line dancing, fine art classes, monthly health education, pool/table games and healthy dining options.
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.
- Ontario now invests up to $55, 000 for each Seniors Active Living Centre. That’s up from $50, 000 last year and $42, 700 the year before for operations and maintenance
- In 2024, SALCs received their very first funding increase in 15 years.
- For more information please visit Seniors Active Living Centres (SALC) program
Quotes
“I am very proud of the work Kensington Health has done to create safe, inclusive, and dynamic spaces for our city’s older adults to form community,” said Adil Khalfan, President and CEO of Kensington Health. “We are grateful for the province’s shared commitment to improving the lives of our community’s most vulnerable through meaningful investment in programs and services that enable the care and support that keeps people healthy and independent at home.”
— President & CEO, Adil Khalfan
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