Just because there鈥檚 a pandemic going on doesn鈥檛 mean we can stop getting out and getting active, we just have to take a different approach. The Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation District is hosting their annual Summer Tour again this year, reaching towns and beaches across the region to encourage being active and teach new games and activities.
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Kendall Schneider with Parkland Valley said that the goal is always to promote physical activity, with a two-hour program that ends with a craft. Each day has different themes - in Yorkton, that meant Disney, with activities themed around Disney movies, and Disney music being featured throughout.
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COVID-19 has naturally caused changes to the program, especially as it is about play. Schneider said that they take the pandemic into account when designing the activities. All of the equipment is sanitized regularly, and the activities themselves are designed so that all of the participants can take part while maintaining distance.听
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鈥淲e are having fun and making do with what we can, it鈥檚 nice to be outside and getting together.鈥�
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Schneider said that it鈥檚 still important to get out and stay active, even though things are different this year.
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The program travels throughout the region, and next week will be at Leslie Beach, Invermay and Ituna.听
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To keep track of where the Summer Tour is headed next visit the Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation District Facebook Page. Their next visit to Yorkton will be Aug.14 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
