WEST CARLETON – Qualifying seniors are now eligible for help with snow removal this winter and dental care whenever.

For those needing snow removal assistance, there are two programs available in West Carleton – the Snow Go program and the Snow Go Assist program.

The Snow Go Program provides a matching service for seniors and people with disabilities looking to hire an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways and walkways. Residents who participate in this program are responsible for paying the individual or contractor removing the snow.

The Snow Go Assist Program provides financial assistance to eligible low-income seniors or persons with disabilities looking to hire an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways and walkways.

Approved participants may be reimbursed for 50 per cent of the cost of snow clearing per event, up to a seasonal maximum of $250. Rural applicants who have excessively high cost of snow removal, are eligible up to 50 per cent of the cost of snow clearing for their private driveways and walkways per event, up to a maximum of $450 per term.

Interested residents should contact Dee Machum at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre at machum@wocrc.ca or 613-591-3686 ext. 315.

The province of Ontario recently launched the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program.

Ontarians aged 65 and over with an income of $19,300 or less or couples with a combined annual income of $32,300 or less, who do not have dental benefits, will qualify.

Dental services include examinations, x-rays, preventive services such as tooth cleaning; restorative services to repair broken teeth or cavities and denture services. For more information on this new program including eligibility and the application process go to ontario.ca/page/dental-care-low-income-seniors.