Photo by Sarah Burton.

Great efforts are being made to make Springdale safer and more livable for its older citizens.

Life Unlimited for Older Adults (LUOA) and the Town of Springdale are working to be one of 10 communities in the province to receive a $10,000 grant from a new government program that will support initiatives, to make the town a designated age friendly community. The initiative is the Age Friendly Newfoundland and Labrador Grants program and was introduced Feb. 11.

Water pressure - it's something we all take for granted.

Just imagine a situation where it takes 30 minutes to fill your bathtub. What would you do?

For some, they may call the Town Hall, or even their local MHA, while others may take a stand and not pay their water and sewer taxes.

And a stand is what Donna Clench is doing.

	Photo by Sarah Burton.

An old school in Beachside is being transformed into a centre that will serve as a three-in-one facility for the town.

When the facility is completed, it will have a town hall, a community centre and a fire hall under one roof. Much of the work has already been completed through funding under the Community Enhancement Employment Program (CEEP), which will finish in March.

It's time to start planning on coming home.

The Town of Springdale is working closely with the recently formed Come Home Year committee to organize the event slated for July 29 to August 7, 2011.

The last time the town held a Come Home Year was in 1997.

Recreation director Todd Mercer said it's imperative to start early, so the committee is able to understand how many people may be coming home, so events can be planned around the potential revenue from registration.

You may recall my reference to one of the 375 reasons I occasionally illuminate as a reason to live here rather than somewhere else.

Generally, the reasons I elucidate have something to do with this province specifically. This time, I reveal a reason that is entirely Canadian. No, it is not because we have the best hockey players, or curlers. That is more of a bonus than a reason, so in my list of 375, success in sports is just an inherited bragging right, which is essentially a more seasonal activity.