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Seniors let council know how they feel Clubs visit city hall to protest decision to hold off on support MATTHEW HILLIER Citizen Staff
Seniors brought chanting, drumming, cheers, marching, signs and conversation to city hall before council met Monday The gathering saw 18 members of the Spruce Capital Seniors’ Recreation Centre and the Hart Pioneer Centre holding a rally to protest council’s Dec. 15 decision to reject a proposal to split the city’s remaining $17,691 in contingency funds among five seniors’ centres. Council rejected the proposal in a six-to-three vote, citing concerns about setting a precedent that would allow non-profits to bypass the city’s grant process, as well as worries that the
funding would be a band-aid solution to a larger problem. Council instead voted in favour of spending up to $5,000 in contingency funding to facilitate a meeting between the centres to further discuss their longer-term needs, a decision that left seniors disappointed and frustrated. However, many at the rally said the decision was just the tip of the iceberg and highlighted larger issues facing seniors and seniors’ centres in the city. Shirley Morin, administrator for the Spruce Capital Seniors’ Recreation Centre, said many seniors in Prince George who visit her centre are struggling to make ends meet. “From the vote from December, where they turned us down, it has now snowballed into where we’re fighting for all of seniors’ rights now,” said Morin.
CITIZEN PHOTO BY CHUCK NISBETT
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Seniors from local clubs’ walk through the city hall foyer chanting, ringing bells and drumming before Monday night’s council meeting.