Thursday, April 26, 2007


Shirley Pettigrew leads the CBIH on Sunday April 22 at Mira Provincial Park.
What a great day for a walk in the park, 26 regular members showed up for this 10k event plus four new walkers to our organization.
Hope to see more of you out at our next walk in Glace Bay on Saturday May 12 at 2pm for our World Walkind Day Event.
The walk begins at the Miners Museum on Birkley Street, located off South Street.
World Walking Day is one of four walks in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the (CVF) Canadian Volkssport Federation.
A special stamp will be placed in your BOOKS plus an additional booklet will be provided that you must have stamped as well at the National Walking Weekend Event on Sunday May 20th (afternoon walk) at Uisge Ban Falls, International Trails Day on June 2nd in St Peters on the St Peters Rail Trail and July 1st in Sydney for our clubs original walk event.
RECAP OF WALKS YOU MUST QUALIFY FOR THE CVF SPECIAL AWARD:
GLACE BAY - WORLD WALKING DAY - SUNDAY MAY 12th
UISGE BAN FALLS - NATIONAL WALKING WEEKEND - SUNDAY MAY 20th
ST. PETERS - INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY - JUNE 2nd
SYDNEY - CANADA DAY & ORIGINAL WALK EVENT - SUNDAY JULY 1st
All four walks will be eligible for a CVF special certificate, a pin is available for $5.00 by registering with the CVF and will be sent out to you upon registering.