January 2014
Posted on Jan 22, 2014
The Centre provides opportunities for people in Brooklyn, Hants County, to enjoy safe, year-round walking at no charge. They also have created walking trails which give individuals a safe outdoor walking option as well. The Brooklyn Civic Centre was nominated for Heart&Stroke Walkability Award 2013 by West Hants Recreation.
Pictured left to right, Kathy Kehoe, Director of Recreation, Walkabout Leaders Sylvia Dearman and Charlotte Worr, and Tracy Burgess, Community Health Promotion Coordinator.
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Posted on Jan 22, 2014
The Trails Association was nominated by Yarmouth County Active Transportation for their efforts to promote walkability in their community by providing many kilometers of trails for people to use on their walks. Pictured here is Tracy Burgess, Community Health Promotion Coordinator presenting Ron Day, president of the Trails Association, with a Walkability Award 2013.
Tracy Burgess, Community Health Promotion Coordinator presenting Ron Day, president of the Trails Association, with a Walkability Award 2013
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Posted on Jan 09, 2014
52 Week Challenge! There will be one health related challenge per week for the next 52 weeks.
Here’s how it works:
To view the weekly challenge, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/walkaboutns or request that you be added to distribution list so that the weekly challenges will be sent to you via e-mail. (once a month)
Each week, complete the weekly challenge and let us know by commenting on our FB page or sending us an e-mail to [email protected] You have until Sunday at midnight to complete the weekly challenge and let us know.
If there are some people in your walking group, or friends and family, who don’t use the internet, but completed the weekly challenge – feel free to submit their name as well.
Complete all four challenges during the month and you will have four entries into the monthly draw. Complete 2 and you will have 2 entries into the prize draw.
At the end of the 52 weeks – there will be a grand prize draw. The more weekly challenges you completed – the more entries into the draw.
Share the weekly challenge with Walkabout groups, co-workers, family and friends. People can start at any time during the year.
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Posted on Jan 07, 2014
Hike Nova Scotia and 11 host organizations across the province have partnered up to offer the 2014 Winter Guided Snowshoe Hike series in January, February and March. There are 35 hikes led by local folks and participants qualify to win “trail prizes.” Hike NS thanks its partners for organizing the hikes on the ground as well as Take the Roof Off Winter, Backroad Mapbooks and Take It Outside for their donations. Check out the list of events here: www.hikenovascotia.ca.
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