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Seniors Set to Get Active
Winterfest welcomes some of the area’s fittest, healthiest boomers
In February 2009, over 1000 participants under the
Ontario Seniors Games Association will converge on
Brockville for what will amount to be Ontario’s greatest
sport spectacles for seniors aged 55-plus.
The impact of Winterfest 2009 — running from
February 14 to 16 — will have on the region is very posi-
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to $1.5 million for the region plus the lasting legacy that it
will leave behind. Winterfest 2007 gave $17,000 to nine
community organizations that provide sport and recreational
opportunities for adults 55-plus.
Brockville Economic Developments’ Dave Paul notes:
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November/December 2008 • Ottawa 40 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine