The B.C. Ministry of Health is sponsoring a six week program designed to get you and your family up and moving about to enjoy your community's outdoors. An extra incentive is that you might win prizes while you improve your and your family's health.
The Healthy Families BC Walking Challenge started August 8 and will be going until September 19. It's an online experience with a website www.HealthyFamiliesBCWalkingChallenge.ca where families are encouraged to share their walking experiences and map walks for others.
A recent press release from healthy families says the more often you share your stories and maps, the better your chances are to win prizes such as pedometers and family packs.
The big prize is a family trip within British Columbia there are six such prizes and when families share stories, photos and videos of walks, they also help their community win prizes.
Healthy families has delineated five categories of B.C. communities based on size.
The community in each size range that has the most submissions from families will win $10,000 to support the development of local walking trails. In addition, one of those five communities will win a random draw and receive an extra $50,000 in funding.
Some of the Bowen Island's popular walks include the Killarney Lake trail, the hike up to Mt. Gardner and the cross-island trail.
