CITYnews halifax : Preston-area businesses receive financial upgrades to improve accessibility

CITYnews halifax /  By Steve Gow

The community of Preston is getting a financial boost to bolster accessibility and community infrastructure.

MLA Twila Grosse made the announcement on Tuesday that Preston will be receiving more than $100,000 in government supports to help promote accessibility.

More than $35,000 of that funding in grants will be going to Norwood Gardens Inc. for accessibility upgrades, while $28,620 will be turned over to PROTx Services to install automatic doors.

The province says Lake Echo Community Recreation Society will also receive $40,0000 for a new lift through the Community ACCESS-Ability Program.

Eligible projects include improvements to ramps, accessible washrooms, and automatic door openers, as well as upgrades to signage, communications, and transportation.

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“Preston is a region with deep roots and strong communities, and everyone here deserves to access the spaces that matter to them,” says Grosse in a release. “These grants support businesses and community organizations in making real, practical improvements that open doors for people with disabilities.”

The province says the investments show its commitment to enabling an accessible Nova Scotia by 2030, in alignment with the Accessibility Act.

The announcement comes ahead of the release of the province’s third annual Nova Scotia Human Rights Remedy progress report on Wednesday.

The report is part of a five-year, legally binding agreement that guides the government’s work to transform the disability support system in Nova Scotia.