{"id":55946,"date":"2025-06-10T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=55116"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:30:00","slug":"senior-active-group-provincial-support-in-sackville-uniacke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=55946","title":{"rendered":"Senior active group gets provincial support in Sackville-Uniacke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE\/MOUNT UNIACKE:<\/strong> A new provincial investment of\u00a0$1,774\u00a0is helping enhance recreational opportunities for older adults in Sackville\u2013Uniacke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Sackville Seniors Advisory Council, located in Lower Sackville, is receiving the grant to improve its\u00a0carpet bowl program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will support the purchase of new equipment and minor facility enhancements that improve safety, accessibility, and the overall participant experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;87&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carpet bowling remains a popular and accessible sport for seniors, encouraging physical activity, mental stimulation, and social connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur seniors have spent decades building this community and we owe it to them to ensure they can stay active, engaged, and connected,\u201d said\u00a0MLA Brad Johns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis small but meaningful investment will help the Sackville Seniors Advisory Council continue to deliver programs that keep older adults healthy and involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investment is made through the\u00a0Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (CCTH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department funds initiatives that promote active living, cultural engagement, and accessible community development across Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on CCTH grants and community investments is available at:<a href=\"https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;] LOWER SACKVILLE\/MOUNT UNIACKE: A new provincial investment of\u00a0$1,774\u00a0is helping enhance recreational opportunities for older adults in Sackville\u2013Uniacke. The\u00a0Sackville Seniors Advisory Council, located in Lower Sackville, is receiving the grant to improve its\u00a0carpet bowl program. The funding will support the purchase of new equipment and minor facility enhancements that improve safety, accessibility, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965],"tags":[132,8543,8544,3393,8545],"class_list":["post-55946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","tag-brad-johns","tag-carpet-bowling","tag-recreational-opportunities","tag-sackville-uniacke","tag-senior-active"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}