May 2019
COMMUNITY NEWS Collingwood Days 2019
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Festival week Monday, May 20 to Saturday, May 25, 2019 by Andrea Berneckas Collingwood Days 2019 celebrates healthy and vibrant communities, in the various ways we define health and well-being. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, healthy is defined as being “beneficial to one’s physical, mental, or emotional state: conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease; prosperous, flourishing. Vibrant is defined as “pulsating with life, vigor, or activity.” We often see health in the narrow context of our access to medical services, exercise and nutritious food. But when we think about what we need to flourish, we have to look beyond to the things that give us sustenance and joy in our everyday lives.
Scenes from the Festival Day at Gaston Park last year. This year’s Festival Day is May 25. See you there! Photos by Mark Evans and Paul Reid
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From building our connection to community through volunteering, to participating in activities such as dance, sports, art-making and local celebrations, health and well-being is intricately connected with belonging and sharing. The healing properties of the natural world can be found in our local parks, ravine and public spaces that offer us a respite from our frantic world and a chance to meet
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