Work to Create Age-Friendly Community in Niagara is Growing

This May 20, 2025 article, by Richard Hutton in Thorold Today, profiles work being done across Niagara to address the potential and resources that older people provide to the community. A recent Niagara Community Observatory at Brock policy brief, Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly Communities Movement and Volunteerism, is highlighted. The article also shows that the new Niagara College Healthy Aging and Wellness Innovation Centre aims to improve the quality of life of older adults, by conducting applied research, shifting perspectives, and sharing knowledge.