Province Announces Accessibility Grant Recipients

by Bobby NockJune 1, 2022

Eight groups in Cape Breton are among those getting provincial funding for accessibility upgrades.

The province announced a total of $1 million in funding today through its Community Accessibility Program.

The Westmount Volunteer Fire Department will be getting $40,000 of the funding, with about $39,800 for L’Arche Cape Breton and about $37,900 for the Jaycee Tracey Memorial Park in Glace Bay.

Other local recipients include the Ally Centre, Breton Ability Centre, Knox United Church, the Northern Yacht Club and the Town of Port Hawkesbury.

The province is also offering a Business Accessibility Grant that helps businesses make accessibility-related improvements for clients, customers and employees.

That’s open for applications until July 29^th.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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