Age-Friendly Innisfail
What does it mean to be an Age-Friendly community?
‘Age-friendly’ is the idea of making structures and services in a community more accessible and inclusive for seniors in the area with varying needs and capacities.
This means taking a look at how we build infrastructure, the way we get around, and even the way we shop for goods and services.
Key Features of an age-friendly community
An age-friendly community may include features such as:
- well-situated public benches
- clean, secure, and accessible public toilets
- maintained and well-lit sidewalks
- fully accessible public buildings
- housing integrated in the community that accommodates changing needs and abilities as people grow older
- friendly, personalized service and information instead of automated answering services
- public and commercials services and stores in neighbourhoods close to where people live
Information was obtained from the Government of Alberta website.
Age-Friendly Action Plan
To view the Age-Friendly Community Committee’s Action Plan for 2023 to 2025, click here.
Age-Friendly Community Committee
The Age-Friendly Community Committee acts as a catalyst for community collaboration, with the objective of making Innisfail more age-friendly by welcoming input from the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Additionally, it will promote the concept of multi-generational collaboration throughout the community.
The committee consists of one councillor, four community business members, and two community members at large. Members of this committee serve a three-year term. This committee is also supported by the Age-Friendly Facilitator.
