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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 5, 2007 - 13 Living Oakville Beaver LIVING EDITOR: ANGELA BLACKBURN Phone: 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: angela@oakvillebeaver.com Touring the world LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER COOKING FOR THE CURE: Wine Ladies, Georgia and Susanne talk about which wine to drink with which foods at the Fight against Breast Cancer tour the world in food and wine held at Liaison College. The Wine Ladies (www.thewineladies.com) selected an array of wines paired with gourmet treats prepared by Chef Steven Popp. Guests learned the intricate methods of wine pairings and sampled at the five international food stations. Above left, Brian Cuco, a student at Liaison College, gathers vegetables for a sautee at the event and, at right, Popp serves up mussels. Blueprint for Action aims to get people moving By Krissie Rutherford OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Halton Active Living Network (HALNet) yesterday launched a report geared at increasing the number of Halton residents who are regularly physically active by 20 per cent by the year 2012. The Blueprint for Action doubles a goal outlined by the Ontario government, which has pledged to ensure the number of active residents in the province grows 10 per cent by 2010, MPP Kevin Flynn said. "What you've done with this report is you've exceeded that target," Flynn told a room of 20 at the YMCA on Tuesday. "I think you've shown some valuable leadership in that regard." Sporting a jersey and track pants, the MPP scaled a wall at the Oakville YMCA to prove he's on board with the plan to ensure Halton's residents become more active. The Blueprint for Action has taken more than a year and a half to complete. The combined effort of many Halton organizations in areas including fitness, sport, education and health, some of the plan's initiatives are underway LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER READY FOR ACTION: Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn takes part as the Halton Active Living Network (HALNet) launched the 'Blueprint for Action' report. It's a plan to increase the percentage of Halton residents who are regularly physically active by 20 per cent by the year 2010. now, with others to be phased in eral health of its residents," said zations with the tools that they over the next few years. co-chair Jeanette Heywood of the need to be successful." It's "a `blueprint or vision that YMCA of Oakville. Programs they're launching is designed to get the Halton "The Blueprint can help us to include one to increase physical community moving and active, bring this goal to life by provid- activity among youth, and an and to thereby improve the gen- ing our local recreation organi- education module to prevent and diagnose Type 2 Diabetes, added co-chair of the blueprint Monica Marquis, health promoter with the Region of Halton Health Department. Supporting physical activity in schools and organizing community events to promote fitness are among the short term actions, while implementing more active transportation and changing policies in schools are just some of the initiatives the plan outlines for the future. Other ideas include signs around town promoting active choices, Marquis said, including "the take-the-stairs initiative." "A 20 per cent target is a big goal to achieve," Heywood said. Heywood added that they plan to reach their target of increasing the number of regularly physically active Halton residents "one person, one family at a time, within the entire region." The hope is this plan will help identify what the region needs to do to make this goal a reality. "Prior to this, we all knew we had to do this, but we didn't have a plan," said Flynn. "Now, we have a plan, we have a vision," said Oakville's MPP.