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Housing tops OCP concerns Christopher Sun News staff
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Mya Morgan, 9, and Sean Walsh, 7, prepare carrots as they make breakfast bars at Windsor Park Pavilion, during the launch of Island Health’s Eat Well, Get Moving campaign.
Program pushes kids in the kitchen Christopher Sun News staff
Childhood obesity is on the rise, but a new school program aims to make kids veggie-literate. And the way to encourage that is through education and including kids in making food decisions, which Is what Island Health’s Eat Well, Get Moving program is about. This ninth annual campaign runs from February to April 30. Participating schools are challenged to encourage students to increase their fruit and vegetable intake
and physical activity. Students are given Crunch and Go cards to track the number of vegetable and fruits they eat, and the amount of physical activity they do each day. “We know childhood obesity, unfortunately, is still climbing and it’s important to help children build healthy habits,” said Island Health community dietician Jodi Holland. “The Crunch and Go Cards encourages them to keep track of the fruits and vegetables they eat and to actually do it everyday.” Cards are collected at the end of each
month and entered into a prize draw. Some of the monthly prizes include class pizza parties, Thrifty Foods grocery store tours, and passes to local activity centres and sporting events such as skate and pool parties for an entire class. Grand prizes, based on classrooms and schools with the highest participation level, include a Sportball program for 10 classes, balloon creations by Par-T-Perfect Victoria and a full program package at the Boys and Girls Club Outdoor Centre. Learn more at www.fitinfitness.ca. reporter@vicnews.com
The visionary plan to guide development in Oak Bay for the next 30 years is up for debate Saturday. Highlights from the 169-page official community plan survey, released last week, includes overwhelming support to regulate secondary suites (78 per cent), more housing alternatives for seniors and the disabled (73 per cent) and strong support for maintaining and conserving parks, trees, green space, pathways and the shoreline. The results did not surprise Coun. Pam Copley, who chairs the OCP advisory committee. She Pam Copley said it’s validation that council and the community are on the same page. “There is support for managed, limited growth that respects aspects of Oak Bay (that people love),” Copley said. “Most importantly, we were able to reach people who don’t typically come out to meetings or public hearings.” Almost 33 per cent of Oak Bay households responded to the survey, significantly more than the 10 to 15 per cent return rate anticipated by Points of View Research, the company hired to conduct the survey. Feedback from the open house will be used to compose the first draft of the new OCP. Copley said the process is now more than half done with two more open houses scheduled before a final draft is presented to council, likely before the November municipal election. “If you want some bedtime reading that is not of the light variety, there is lots online on the municipal website,” Copley said. Find the results online at oakbay.ca. The open house will be held at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. from 1 to 4 p.m. reporter@vicnews.com
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