Salisbury, N.B., looks to be Canada’s most active community
The small town of Salisbury, N.B., is getting active and showing Canada just what it’s made of.
As part of a country-wide challenge, Salisbury is taking part in ParticipACTION for the entire month of June.
It challenges the entire community to track all minutes of physical activity.
“In 2022, Salisbury was named New Brunswick’s most active community. We were just shy of that national title and that’s what we’re aiming for this year,” said CAO Austin Henderson.
“We’re encouraging residents to get out, move, get active. It can be anything from gardening, cleaning, cooking, working out, going for walks to track those minutes on the ParticipACTION app.”
Last year’s province-wide win brought in $15,000, but Henderson says if the community is able to run into first spot on the national scale, the prize is $100,000.
He says that money will be added to last year’s prize money, giving the community a lot of options when it comes to spending it.
“I have a big suspicion, however, that the top want amongst the community will go towards trail connectivity. We have a couple of trails that have always seemed to be on the list of wants, but have never actually gotten done so this would go a really long way to get those finished and that’s a huge want amongst our community members,” he said.
In order to participate, residents have to download the ParticipACTION app and register with a Salisbury postal code.
Henderson says that currently the town is sitting first provincially and fourth nationally.
“For Salisbury to be number four nationally speaks volumes to how active our community is,” he said.
To help encourage the entire community, the town is putting on free events throughout the entire month of June.
“I think it’s a lot more than just the prize, of course, and we see that in our community,” said Henderson.
“Our community is […] just very active so it’s obviously good for your physical health to get out and get moving. In Salisbury, we’re really lucky to have lots of natural trails, parks, playgrounds to do that, but it’s also good for your emotional health and overall wellbeing. So that’s really part of the challenge just to encourage Canadians, in communities all across the country, to get involved.”
For more New Brunswick news visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'A beautiful soul': Funeral held for baby boy killed in wrong-way crash on Highway 401
A funeral was held on Wednesday for a three-month-old boy who died after being involved in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby last week.
Police handcuff man trying to enter Drake's Toronto mansion
Toronto police say a man was taken into custody outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion Wednesday afternoon after he tried to gain access to the residence.
Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah
U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt shipments of American weapons to Israel, which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.
U.S. presidential candidate RFK Jr. had a brain worm, has recovered, campaign says
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a parasite in his brain more than a decade ago, but has fully recovered, his campaign said, after the New York Times reported about the ailment.
What is whooping cough and should Canadians be concerned as Europe declares outbreak?
There is currently a whooping cough epidemic in Europe, with 10 times as many cases compared to the previous two years. While an outbreak has not been declared nationwide in Canada, whooping cough is regularly detected in the country.
Pfizer agrees to settle more than 10K lawsuits over Zantac cancer risk: Bloomberg News
Pfizer has agreed to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits about cancer risks related to the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal.
Quebec premier defends new museum on Quebecois nation after Indigenous criticism
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a prominent First Nations group of trying to erase their history.
B.C. theatre to pay $55K to neurodivergent actor in discrimination case
British Columbia's human rights tribunal has awarded a neurodigergent actor, who was diagnosed with sensory and learning disorders, more than $55,000 after finding that a Kelowna theatre company discriminated against him because of his disabilities.
Who's responsible for regulating cannabis stores operating under the sovereignty banner?
It's not quite clear who is supposed to be regulating so-called sovereign cannabis stores or even ensure they're benefiting Indigenous communities.