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Participarks catch fire in Canada KIN REVIEW Page caught fin quite like Par Across the country doiens if fitness parks been springing i sting parkland Behind the effort Ihe Kinsmen working hand in land the Illness campaign group I supplies the know how and Kinsmen across the country find appropriate land raise the required funds and in most cases get their exercise early by hoisting shovels saws hammers and wheelbarrows Tilt When they finish their com munity is left with a fitness trail designed for family use usually on a year round basis The first participark showed up in British Columbia when the Port Kinsmen dub led the bandwagon Two years later the Kinsmen Club of Foothills City Calgary opened No that the nutional Kinsmen dub led the bandwagon Two years later the Club of foothills City op At th it stage Ihe kinsmen club ted there wen or CO cither in the planning or development stage Whil a Woods director of national projects for I irtici fitness trail ir in known as a vita parcours Kinimtn together with three on ih project I came up with design Tor a fitness trail with 11 specific We designed Parti and wrote up the guide which is provided to any Kinsmen Club interested in considering idea said Woods Later the Sun Life Insumct company got involved by fin promotion and brochures construction guides and so on Sun Life also underwrite the cost of special signs installed in park VOL The beauty of the idea is that it cost the my money and it t hue tost the Kinsmen In cases build it themselves and always on municipal or public land or the purpose Woods estimated if the aver age was going to mstalhls own fitness trail the project would cost between Because of the three part involvement because it a local project the com gels an interesting facility for no department he said id most of these arc in communities which undertake such a ALL THE RAGE From our standpoint were promotionil and educational so as much is liked the concept it until the Kinsmen came locking for a project with national emphasis that we could even consider the idea By sometime mis year Kinsmen estimate 100 parks will be open and the national organization isn t stopping lo rest on its laurels Gerry Allen national direc lor in an issue of Kin Magazine challenged each of he more than Kinsmen clubs across the country to get involved He challenged Kinsmen clubs lo have a look at their community and find some obvious spot where a parlici park can be located Allen said the old and young benefit He noted Ihe parks are inexpensive and require little manpower to construct while providing a facility for a great number of people He also urged clubs not to stop when their parks are built Select an energetic choir man and organize com pet lions between school grades school rivals other service groups but make sure we use it We could all do with Ihe exercise and it s inexpensive fun as well As if to Allen point the Calgary park opening attended by thousands who jammed Glenmore Park for Ihe occasion By the time Ihe park was opened SITE in Mississauga Onl the Kinsmen became an integral clement in a plan to expand and develop 30 acres of belonging to the school board and Ihe municipality The project is to include a three soccer pitches a joint football soccer field an environmental playground and a rest area with benches and tables in addition to the The project was in the talking stages for three years before the Kinsmen were approached and took over the financial end of the plan The club for provincial funds and received half estimated total cost Remaining funds were sought in fund canvasses and special projects PARK SIT In Truro Kinsmen Club got permission to llsh iheir participark in Victoria Park Their par is dedicated to Jim Vibert a prominent Truro surgeon killed while jogging The surgeon wife cut the ribbon in a ceremony which attracted participants The project posed several unusual challenges due to a variation 150 feet in the terrain A nearby brook had be crossed twice by bridges and the same brook hod to be diverted to prevent flooding The result was a picturesque course for the jogger or skier or for a family walk in an otherwise vacant area over to the community for ongoing maintenance Woods said the fitness trail concept would simply not have lo anywhere near the extent has without involvemtnl of the Kinsmen club irks a ill turned the Club learns about Kinsmen fellowship Jim of Ihe Kinsmen Club of Marystown was a long way from home when his club held its installation but that didn he missed it was in Toronto St Michael s llospilil with an infection alter being elected vice presiden of the Marystown Kinsmen Hal founder of Kinsmen was attending the opening of a Kinsmen parti park in Thomhill when he heard about between Madlgan hospital room and a specially called general meeting of the Marystown club he was installed in his position by the club founder himself with District Tony Ducrden and Past Deputy Governor Gerry Connolly at his the si What resulted and chatted with the Newfoundland group in unique ceremony which probably established some sort of telephone hookup record for Kinsmen fellowship CLUB OPENS PARTICIPARK RcyNat Financing for land and buildings machinery equipment and vehicles working capital refinancing and acquisitions Contact the RoyNat office in Toronto