The Age-Friendly Business Guide and Award Program promotes increased awareness of the County’s aging population and helps businesses and organizations to evaluate their business environment and service delivery to older adults.
2025 Age-Friendly Business/Organization Guide and Award Program
The 2025 Age-Friendly Business Recognition Awards Program will be launching May 1st 2025 and will run until August 31st 2025.
The 2025 Business / Organization Guide and Application Form and the 2025 Business Nomination Form will be available May 1st 2025.
The Age-Friendly Business and Organization Awards Program helps Business owners to assess if their business or organization is designed to serve individuals of all ages and abilities through the Age-Friendly Business Recognition Program self-evaluation checklist. As an integral part of the community, businesses and organizations can make a significant difference in making a community more livable and engaging for everyone.
The program acknowledges those who are working towards implementing Age-Friendly practices and who have demonstrated a willingness to continually maintain and improve by instituting and promoting best practices for serving individuals of all ages and abilities. Businesses and organizations that are currently implementing age-friendly business practices or are in the planning stages of becoming more age-friendly, we want to hear from you. If you have implemented new age-friendly practices since a previous Age-Friendly Business Recognition Award, we want to hear from you too!
Age-Friendly Business Recognition Application (coming soon)
Age-Friendly Business Recognition Award winners will receive a one-time complimentary digital marketing package valued at over $350 (conditions apply), a certificate, decal for their window, along with being recognized through a County press release, social media and on the County website.
Complete an Age-friendly Business Recognition Application Form today!
Age-Friendly Business Recognition Nomination (coming soon)
Qualify for an additional Digital Marketing Package valued at over $350 (conditions apply)! Nominated businesses are encouraged to complete the full Business Recognition Checklist and Application to qualify for this additional package!
Businesses nominated that meet the Age-Friendly criteria on the Nomination Form will receive a certificate, decal for their window, along with being recognized through a County press release, social media and on the County website.
Customers / Clients – Complete an Age-Friendly Business Nomination Form today!
The 2025 Age-Friendly Recognition Awards Ceremony will be held in October (date to be confirmed),
Questions? Tracy Hill at 705-726-9300 ext. 3127
2024 Age-Friendly Business Recognition Awards
The County of Simcoe celebrated the contributions of businesses and individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to creating age-friendly communities during the County of Simcoe Age-Friendly Recognition Awards Ceremony held on January 28, 2025.
Eleven businesses were recognized for taking decisive action to increase awareness of the specific needs of our aging population and for taking the time to participate and contribute towards making the County of Simcoe a more age-friendly environment that will ultimately serve everyone.
Following are the honourees:
- 54 Plus Seniors Centre (Alliston)
- Bradford Greenhouses Garden Gallery (Springwater)
- Habitat for Humanity Huronia Restore (Barrie)
- Information Orillia (Orillia)
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy 435 (Barrie)
- Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 171 (Alliston)
- RTO (Retired Teachers of Ontario (MIdhurst)
- Saunders Book Company (Collingwood)
- Topline Feed and Farm Supply (Waubaushene)
- The Transformation Station (Barrie)
- Windlee Farms Maple Syrup (Tiny)
Entertainment was provided by Patty McLaughlin, Singer and Songwriter, Song Circle, Ann McClure, Gita Wassmer and Ross Parker from the Barrie Thornton Fiddle Club. Catering was provided by Cravings Fine Food – Corporate Event and Wedding Catering.