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Look inside today's special section for news from the automotive world INSIDE WHEELS.CA Get the latest news and stats as the Bulldogs head into the playoffs INSIDE BULLDOGS PLAYOFF PREVIEW www.theIFP.ca Thursday, July 7, 2011 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 64 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Kids are given an `F' on their activity levels cal organizations gathered for the release of Active Healthy Kids' annual report card. This What are your kids doing? year's focus was on after school Most likely, not much. hours. Canadian children were given "This is our seventh report an `F' when it comes to physical card, and the grades are not getactivity levels. ting that much better," said Mu"When we think about the day, nro. "Kids are spending a lot of our kids probably spent from time indoors, and there's not a lot the time they wake up to when of space for them to run around. they're done school fairly inac- Parents, for lots of reasons, are tive. A lot of people think their more reluctant to say go outside kids are acand play." tive all day, Munro that's not Only 4% of girls and 9% of called it "nathe case," boys are getting the recom- ture deficit said Yvette disorder." Munro, vice- mended 60 minutes of daily A mere chair of Ac- moderate to vigorous physi- four per cent tive Healthy cal activity. of girls and Kids Cana--Canadian Health Measures survey nine per cent da. of boys are "What getting the are kids doing between the 3 to 6 recommended 60 minutes of daip.m. period? Parents are still at ly moderate to vigorous physical work or juggling things at home, activity, according to the newly and kids are spending most of released Canadian Health Meathe time being inactive," she said sures survey. These low percentduring a presentation in Milton ages garnered an `F' grade from last week. Active Healthy Kids Canada in According to a new study, the physical activity levels catmost kids are spending about 14 egory. minutes out of a possible 180 beThe survey also shows Canaing active after the school day is dian children are taking almost done. 2,400 fewer steps daily than their Members of Active Halton, European counterparts. the Oakville YMCA, the Region's health department and other loSee TOO, pg. 10 By CHRISTINA COMMISSO Metroland Media Group Berry delicious Andrews' Scenic Acres staffers Stephanny Penfold (left), 18, and Maddison Kuipers, 16, enjoy a stolen moment `taste testing' a couple strawberries in the fields at the pic-your-own farm on 10 Sideroad, west of the Fourth Line. Due to the cold wet spring, the strawberry crop was quite late this year, and the raspberries are not far behind. They are expected to be ready this weekend. Photo by Ted Brown REFINANCING? PURCHASING? 3 YR. VARIABLE CALL FOR DETAILS. 2.2% SILHOUETTE® SHADINGS NOW HAVE UP TO 88% ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION! PAINT · WALLPAPER · LIGHTING · HOME DECOR R GEORGETOWN MARKETPLACE MALL 905-877-4193 93 BOB WOODS, Broker FSCO #10259 Division of 1490845 Ont. Ltd. (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown