OLYMPIAN TAKES PART IN ACTNOW BC WALK AT STANLEY PARK
July 22, 2008 – Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport was joined by Olympian snowboarder Mark Fawcett to lead delegates of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Summit on an ActNow BC walk along the Stanley Park Seawall. A new PNWER tradition encourages delegates to take their business meetings outside by walking instead of sitting indoors.
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BOOT CAMPS IN NELSON PROMOTE ACTIVE AGING
NELSON - Older adults in Nelson will participate in a free physical activity camp, said Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport. The camp, designed to connect older adults with sports and recreational activities they played in their youth, will open Aug. 19.

BOOT CAMPS IN SAANICH PROMOTE ACTIVE AGING
VICTORIA – Older adults in North Saanich are participating today at Panorama Recreation in a free physical activity camp designed to connect them with sports they played in their youth, announced Murray Coell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands.

SALMON ARM BOOT CAMPS PROMOTE ACTIVE AGING
VICTORIA – Older adults in Salmon Arm are participating today at Pro-active Fitness in a free physical activity camp designed to connect them with sports they played in their youth, said George Abbott, Minister of Health Services and MLA for Shuswap.

BOOT CAMPS PROMOTE ACTIVE AGING
VICTORIA – Seniors in Campbell River will be the first in B.C. to participate in a free physical activity program designed to connect them with sports they played in their youth, Healthy Living and Sport Minister Mary Polak announced.

B.C. OLYMPIC ATHLETES HEAD TO BEIJING
VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak congratulated the B.C. athletes named to represent Canada in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.






