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WENDY ELLIOTT: Funding must be secured to save Active for Life

It must be a record – I went to my third protest this year recently. It was a hoot.

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There were about 40 of us exercising that morning on the green grass triangle by the clock in Kentville.

There were horns blaring, sirens howling and fast-paced tunes blasting as we stepped and stretched. Every so often one of the instructors would holler, “Are you ready for the rocking chair?” We’d all scream back, “No!”

All of us were there to try and ensure that Active for Life classes continue.

Funding for the classes, organized through Acadia University, is set to run out next year. The older adult community has been benefiting from these classes for nine years now. They’re very popular in five communities and there’s a virtual session.

Jonathan Fowles, who heads up the Centre of Lifestyle Studies, was on hand and he set off across the street to Kings North MLA John Lohr’s office. He explained the focus of the research inherent in the classes, the support of chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang and the bilateral agreement that put funding in place for a decade.

The original intent was to find out if Active for Life sessions would help seniors........

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