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A local group is encouraging you to enjoy the outdoors.
1000 Hours Outside-North Grenville is part of a global movement dedicated to ensuring kids and adults get outside and enjoy all that nature has to offer in our community.
Residents are encouraged to get out, and document your physical activity by keeping track of the amount of time you spend outside.
North Grenville Councilor Doreen O’Sullivan says the goal of the challenge is to match nature time with the average time kids spend in front of a screen.
“Kids on average spend about 1200 hours a year on screen time,” O’Sullivan said. “That was mostly recorded in front of televisions. As we know, screen time has gotten even crazier with kids doing homeschooling and people working from home.”
KEMPTVILLE, ONT. A new toboggan hill opened up in Kemptville this week, offering residents the chance to stay close to home instead of hitting up other hills farther away. Now, it s up to the community to help it remain open by following all COVID-19 protocols in place, including social distancing. North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford was at the site on Saturday with her 8-year-old son. We had a real need for a sledding hill in town as lots of our families have been going elsewhere, Peckford said, noting residents would travel to Ottawa or as far as Limerick Forest to go tobogganing.
North Grenville Opens Sledding Hill For Local Families To Enjoy
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A new sledding hill is being offered to residents in North Grenville.
The municipality announced the addition of sledding hill Thursday, in collaboration with the Ferguson Forest Centre.
Mayor Nancy Peckford says council is happy with the addition of an outdoor activity people can enjoy without leaving town.
“The need for safe, outdoor recreational activities for families is even greater during the pandemic, and we thank Ferguson Forest Centre for offering such a wonderful space,” Peckford said.
The hill has rules posted which follow Ontario health guidelines and experts agree tobogganing is a safe and health family oriented outdoor activity.