Riversite Realty Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Super Kids CK wants children and families to come check out Club H2O, a fun way to get active and to learn about the importance of drinking water.
On PD days (which there is one tomorrow), holidays and Sundays between February 3 and June 30, there will be FREE swims and more at the Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool, Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool and Chatham-Kent YMCA.
Club H2O will feature a fun pool atmosphere, a flavoured water station and the opportunity to learn about how reaching for water every day is the best choice. Children need lots of water to stay hydrated and healthy. Water makes up more than half of a child’s weight.
“Also, kids need to drink plenty of water before, during and after any physical activity. So when you are playing and having fun at Club H2O, a good goal is to drink ½ to two cups of water every 15 to 20 minutes,” said Annie Lukacsovics, Super Kids CK Coordinator in Chatham-Kent.
Click here for the ‘Free Swim Schedule’.
The current theme of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge is ‘Water does Wonders’.
A goal of this theme is to raise awareness and educate children and families about which beverage options are healthy, like water, and the importance of limiting the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Water is a low-cost option that has no calories, sugar, additives or caffeine.
Quick facts:
– The Healthy Kids Community Challenge is one of Ontario’s initiatives to support the health of our children. The Healthy Kids Community Challenge unites 45 communities across the province with a common goal: promoting children’s health through physical activity and healthy eating. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is one of these communities and is represented under the banner of Super Kids CK!
– About every nine months, Ontario will launch a new theme related to physical activity or healthy eating; two factors associated with healthy weights in children.
– During the first theme of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge, Run. Jump. Play. Every Day. Super Kids CK introduced Play Packs to the libraries of Chatham-Kent. Play Packs can be borrowed by any card holder and encourage active play for children. Additionally, CK Boosters funding brought five new or enhanced programs to our community, giving kids of all abilities the opportunity to get active. Thousands of kids also enjoyed free swimming and skating in our community.
Learn more
Not happy with Mayor’s pay raise
We asked our readers last week if they were happy with council’s decision to give the Mayor’s position a pay raise for the next term of council. Here are the results:
Do you agree with Chatham-Kent council’s decision to increase the pay for the mayor and not themselves?
No 90.91% (80 votes)
Yes 9.09% (8 votes)
Total Votes: 88
There are more details about this story by clicking here.
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Photos of the day
A crowd of 200 people took part in the vigil outside of the Civic Centre in Chatham for victims of the Quebec shooting on Sunday. Thanks to John Tomecek for the photos.
Weather forecast for Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Today – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 4.
Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light overnight. Low minus 11.
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