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Take a walk for better health
ence-Rockland addition to its community walking club program in Prescott-Russell, which will feature an indoor option for win- ter time participation. The CSCE, with aid and support from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), the City of Clarence-Rockland, and the Cana- dian International Hockey Academy (CIHA), launches its new Clarence-Rockland Walk- ing Club program on Oct. 1, 8 a.m., at the Clarence-Rockland Arena, part of the CIHA complex, off of County Road 17. Walking is one of the simplest and most natural ways to exercise. Experts agree that a 30-minute brisk walk every day or at least 150 minutes of quick-march strides every week will improve a person’s overall fitness level and their general mental and emo- tional wellbeing. All walkers, both beginners and veter- ans, are welcome to take part in the new
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ROCKLAND | There’s a new club in town and it promises to make great strides in helping people be healthier without a lot of expense, fancy equipment, or special fad diets. All anyone has to do is go for a walk. Clarence-Rockland has had an unofficial walking club for several months now due to the efforts of Lyne Shackleton, the city’s best-known walker, thanks to her participa- tion in various fundraising efforts for cancer that involve marathon walks of varying dis- tances and durations. Now le Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie (CSCE) has asked Shackleton to help spearhead the formation of the Clar-
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club. Walkers will meet every Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m., for healthy circuit walk- ing around the public observation gal- lery above the main ice rink at the arena. Pedometers will be available on loan for walkers who want to chart their progress, whether for distance or time spent walking. Walkers are also welcome to do the ob- servation gallery circuit at the arena during the facility’s regular opening hours every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information on the club, phone toll-free to 1-800-267-7120. OPP help launch new website aimed at youth Cyber bullies are the new reality for many young people. But they don’t have to face them alone on theWorldWideWeb. The OPP is throwing its support behind the Need Help Now project of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP). Located online at www.NeedHelpNow.ca, the web- site offers help and advice for teenagers and other people facing online threats from cyber bullies, or harassed through unwant- ed and sexually-explicit texting (known as sexting) from either their peers or others, or having to deal with peer pressure about al- cohol or drug use or other issues. The OPP is distributing posters about the Need Help Now project to schools along with contact business cards to help pro- mote the program.
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