Community organizations across Portage-Lisgar are being encouraged to apply for a federal grant aimed at improving the quality of life for seniors.

Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, is promoting the New Horizons for Seniors Program, a long-standing federal initiative that provides up to $25,000 for community-based projects. The call for applications is now open, with a deadline of Sept. 17.

“It’s a grant for up to $25,000 a year for various projects to help ensure that the people that built our communities and our country are able to still participate to the maximum possibility,” Leslie said. “I just encourage as many groups as possible across the region to put the application in.”

The program is open to non-profits, municipal governments, and other eligible commu

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