Residents got their winter walking on Wednesday, Feb. 3 as 160,000 Albertans took part in the provincially sponsored Winter Walk Day.
For the Ponoka event, hosted by Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), the walk started at Rimoka and then at the Calnash Ag Event Centre barn. Program co-ordinator Shelly Van Eaton was pleased to see a strong turnout from members of the community. At the barn, a large group of kids and adults took advantage of the length of the barn.
“We had 29 people walk for half an hour at Rimoka,” added Van Eaton.
Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies were made available at the barn and Van Eaton said the more they host Winter Walk Day, more people know they can take advantage of the barn on days other than Winter Walk Day.
“It promotes activity in the community,” said Van Eaton.
She is pleased to see residents active and coming together for fun event and suggests it promotes a sense of community. To ensure the barn gets used, FCSS will sponsor seniors’ transportation to walk at the barn. If interested seniors call the Wheelchair Van Society, they need to mention their intent to walk at the barn and mention that it is an FCSS sponsored program.