Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, November 27, 2013 • A11
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SECTION COORDINATOR Jennifer Moreau, 604-444-3021 jmoreau@burnabynow.com
From pickleball to yoga, just get moving Don a jersey and take part in free family programs at city facilities From Burnaby, B.C. to St. John’s, N.L., Canada is celebrating sports day. The nationwide community project is in its fourth year, with the intention of promoting healthy lifestyle choices. From Nov. 23 to 30, the City of Burnaby is offering many events at its various recreation facilities. Nov. 29 is the official Jersey Day in Burnaby – wear your favourite team’s outfit or jersey and participate in various free activities across the city. Eileen Dailly pool has a colouring contest for those who come up with the most snazzy jersey design, until Nov. 30. Pick up a template at the pool’s reception desk. There’s a long list of free activities until Nov. 30, including yoga, a family gym sports challenge, a dodge ball challenge, skating, swimming, pickleball, a family hockey event, free
WHAT’S UP? FREE EVENTS AROUND THE CITY
Jason Lang/burnaby now
Get active: Brianna Oliver, left, and Caitlin Wilson, aquatic leaders at Eileen Dailly pool, with a Jersey day colouring poster and prizes for the event.
swims and more. On Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the day
is packed with different events across the different recreation centres – just
make sure you’re wearing a jersey. For more information
and a full list of events, visit www.burnaby.ca. – Stefania Seccia
Wear a Jersey Day at Confederation Community Centre from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sports Circuit Family Gym Time (for three- to five-year-olds with an adult) at Willingdon Centre from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Pickleball Pandemonium (for 18-year-olds and up) at the Edmonds Community Centre from 1 to 3 p.m. Public Skate at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Family Sports Night (for 14year-olds and up, with an adult) at the Cameron Rec Centre from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Spin Yoga at the Cameron Rec Centre from 6 to 7:20 p.m. Free Swim at C.G. Brown Memorial Pool from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Family Skate at Kensington Complex from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sports Circuit Family Gym Time (12-year-olds and under, with an adult) at Willingdon Centre from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sports Swim (all ages) at Eileen Dailly from 7 to 10 p.m. TRX Sampler Class (14-yearolds and up) at the Cameron Rec Centre from 8 to 8:25 p.m. Family Hockey at Kensington Complex from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. TRX Sampler Class (14-yearolds and up) at the Cameron Rec Centre from 8:30 to 8:55 p.m. See www.burnaby.ca for full listing and information.
Feeling lucky? Try your hand at horseshoes Central Park Horseshoe Club hosts open house for Sports Day in Canada
Burnaby’s Central Park Horseshoe Club is hosting an open house on Saturday, Nov. 30 for Sports Day in Canada. Club president Jim Ball is hoping people will come out to join the club or try their hand at throwing horseshoes. “It’s good exercise, friendship and it’s a very challenging sport,” he said. “I often compare it to bowling. Take a ball and look at those pins, and try to hit the middle one.” The club, which used to meet in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, has been in Burnaby since 1969. There are about 30 members, who meet regularly to throw horseshoes. “Some of us are very competitive and we go in tournaments,” he said. “Others just play (for fun.)” The open house is from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Central Park horseshoe clubhouse, take the entrance from Boundary. There will be tea, coffee, snacks, and horseshoe throwing demonstrations. For more information, go to www.bchorseshoe.com or call 604553-3316. –Jennifer Moreau
Pitching in:
Central Park Horseshoe Club president Jim Ball plays horseshoes with Elyse Brunelle. The horseshoe club is hosting an open house on Saturday, Nov. 30 for Sports Day in Canada. The club is inviting everyone to come out and try their hand at throwing horseshoes. Jason Lang/ burnaby now
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