Age-Friendly Action Plan
WORK ON THE AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN IS NOW COMPLETE. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO REVIEW THE PLAN AND FOLLOW ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
Penticton is taking steps to become recognized by the Province of B.C. as an age-friendly community. As part of this process, we need to evaluate what we’ve done right and what we need to improve. Information gathered on this page will help the City prepare its Age Friendly Action Plan, which will determine steps we can take to make our community even more inclusive for residents as they age.
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Please post your suggestions and photographs to this section. All participants will be eligible to win one of five $50 gift cards. If uploading a photograph, please include as much of the following information as possible:
- Tell us: Why did you take this photo?
- Which of the 8 elements of an age-friendly community does your photo relate to? (listed below)
- What does your photo tell us about Penticton as an age-friendly community?
- What headline or title would you give your photo?
- We would love to know your age group for data collection purposes (19 and under, 20-39, 40-59, 60+).
Important: By uploading your photograph to this webpage, you are confirming you have permission to submit and release the photograph for use by the City of Penticton and for use as part of the Age-Friendly Penticton project.
View All Ideas12 months ago
Where is the bathroom?
Submitted photo: This photo titled “Where is the Bathroom” was taken by a participant who indicated that the lack of public restrooms in the downtown area is a deterrent to older adults and limits their use of this space.
about 1 year ago
Being Age Friendly means the City must be prepared to listen and act
Submitted by Cycling Without Age: Photo of sidewalk between driveways at Sun Village and Pilots showing length. - This photo shows a length of sidewalk in front of one of the care homes in Penticton. - The Trishaws are prohibited to use this sidewalk unless the pilot and passengers dismount! Not only is this unfriendly but absolutely unsafe. - If we cannot use this 18-foot section, these residents are left out. - All that is necessary and all we ask is for this section to be posted for “Multi Use”. - The City has declared that request “too confusing” and denied it. Being Age Friendly means being prepared to listen and act to include the elderly in our community.
about 1 year ago
Housing for the ELDERLY
Where is the affordability for the elderly? Mom has a small pension along with cpp. Since she has a small pension she is not able to get any subsidies available to lower income elderly persons. The rent is now going above her monthly income s we now have to move her from this home. There are no other affordable accommodations in Penticton we will be moving her of out of town . And at christmas time of all things and a person at 89 yrs old worked all hr life since she was 17and now has to move out town for housing!
about 1 year ago
Having beach wheelchairs that can go into the Lake both at Skaha & Oksnagan. Maybe stored at the visitors center & Skaha marina?
Acessability
about 1 year ago
WASHROOMS
There needs to be more washrooms available for the elder. Basically non existent unless you are eating in a restaurant!! Not acceptable!! A city that's wants to ensure the elderly are taken care of, this is a basic need for us all.
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