Annual event promotes entire cross-section of activities in Woodstock area
By Mark Schadenberg
Remember the old ParticipAction commercials on television? The point
was simple – exercise and you’ll be healthier and hopefully live longer.
The Woodstock Recreation Advisory Committee (WRAC), which I have been
a member of for some 14 years now, conducted a meeting this past week where we
looked at maps of Burgess / Standard Tube parks on the west end of the city.
The draft of an eventual master plan is under consideration for trails and the building
at least one bridge (likely two) and obviously re-planting hundreds of trees
after the emerald ash borer did its thing. The plan is to have a specific game
plan, and many other local players will have their say, including park
neighbours and The Friends Of Pittock.
Sometime soon, the master plan for Burgess Park will have some sort of
consensus and be presented to city council, and as is usually the case, the
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) holds the permanent ink
marker, the ballpoint pen, and a pencil with an eraser on the back, as final
drawings evolve.
Another agenda item at WRAC is planning for the 10th annual
Recreation & Leisure Fair on Sunday, March 2, 1-4 p.m., at Cowan Park on
Ridgewood Road. It’s remarkable to think our little group has been spearheading
this event for 10 years already.
If the WRAC mandate is to promote all variations of activities –
sports, hobbies and generally staying busy in the community – we are fulfilling
our role, especially to new residents who want to know where to find
information.
Instead of listing a cross-section of groups promoting their passions
at the fair, I will print the entire list (as of Feb 17) of participating info
booths. As you will see, the fair truly does represent something for everybody.
Admission is free and door prizes (supplied by the City and the show’s
participants) will be randomly drawn.
I look forward to another great Rec and Leisure Fair.
If you want your not-for-profit group added to the list, it's $25 for a table, and $50 for a for-profit business (golf course, fitness club, etc). You can contact Glynis Hill at 539-1291 in the parks and recreation department.
Hal Johnson and Joanne MacLeod through their Body Break videos became the faces of ParticipAction in Ontario, but locally I would say the Rec and Leisure Fair is the face of participation in Woodstock.
Hal Johnson and Joanne MacLeod through their Body Break videos became the faces of ParticipAction in Ontario, but locally I would say the Rec and Leisure Fair is the face of participation in Woodstock.
Involved in the community I enjoy living in,
including current chair of volunteer
Woodstock Recreation Advisory Committee
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
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