June 2015 Activity and Events Guide

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On May 28, 2015, the YMCA released the 2015 YMCAHealthy Kids Report, which unveiled that parents arefinding it difficult to set a healthy example for their chil-dren with 85 per cent stating that it takes effort to be ahealthy role model. Nationally, 35 per cent of parents donot think their 6 to 12 year old is getting enough physicalactivity per week. To encourage families to get out and beactive, the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph joined YMCAs acrossCanada in celebrating YMCA Healthy Kids Day on June7–a national day dedicated to improving the health andwell-being of kids across the country.“Children between the ages of 6 to12 are at an impor-

tant stage of their development and this is a key time forinstilling healthy behaviour and habits,” said Jim Bonk,CEO at the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, “While parents may findit difficult to find time in their schedules, our YMCA-YWCAoffers a wealth of family-friendly programs and activities

that can make getting active together just a little bit easier.”The study revealed that parents feel that they are themost important influence on their young children;however only a few identify themselves as healthy rolemodels:

• 71% of parents who said they were a role model totheir child state that they have a lot of influence ontheir child

• Only 28% of parents who said they were a role modelto their child identify themselves as ‘excellent’ rolemodels for their children, ranking outside influencesas higher including athletes (56%), coaches (51%)and teachers (38%)

• Parents said that they find it difficult to lead healthyand active lives, with only half of those surveyed statingthat they get more than the recommended 2.5 hours ofexercise per week

• Only four in ten parents across Canada (42%) say theirchild gets the recommended seven hours of physicalactivity per week

• 46% of parents cite lack of time as the biggest barrierto participating in activities with their children

• In discussing peak activity levels for their child, 30% ofparents said their child was most active at school orafter school, 23% said during the summer and only17% said weekendsThe theme of this report focused on children aged 6 to12

and the importance of role models in promoting theirhealthy development and activity levels.Additional findings from the reportfound that while parents know where tofind programs and services that promoteactive and healthy living, 54 per centdo not have the time or money to

access them.“The YMCA gives children, no matter what their

financial situation, the support and opportunity they needthroughout the year to learn, play and grow in a safe andsupportive environment,” said Marjan Mogharrabi,Supervisor, Youth & Preschool, at the YMCA-YWCA ofGuelph.The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, located at 130Woodland Glen Drive, is a community benefitorganization, open to everyone. For moreinformation visit www.guelphy.org


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Art on the StreetSaturday, July 11 10am - 5pmOver 85 artists will line Quebec St for the13th annual Art on the Street event. Over4,000 people attended the event last year,which boasts both emerging and estab-lished artists in various mediums includingtextiles, pottery, photography, watercolours,oils, acrylic and more.This year visitors can experience theChildren's Arts Festival in St George'sSquare, plus many businesses are offeringopen houses featuring food samples.The Downtown Guelph Business

Association will be pairing participatingartists with downtown retailers and restau-rateurs for Art in the Shops from MondayJuly 6 to Saturday July 11. Preview thepieces prior to the show in various storesand store windows. Visitwww.downtownguelph.com formore details.

Welcome to our June issue of the Activity and Events Guide. Summer is here! It’s that exciting time of year whenthe line-up of community events begins for the warmer months. Canada Day celebrations in Riverside Park will kick-off July, followed by Art on the Street, and the Hillside Festival. In August the Fergus Scottish Festival and Guelph’sRibfest are two of the many fun events in the area.Communities in the area celebrate Senior’s month in June. The Evergreen Senior Centre continues to be a great

source of recreational, social and educational events for those aged 55 and older in Guelph and the surroundingareas.2015 is a year that many organizations and businesses are celebrating significant anniversaries. The Guelph

Community Foundation is celebrating 15 years and it is the 40th anniversary of the Guelph Arts Council.With a focus on milestones–our June cover of VentureGuelph.ca highlights the career of Mary DuQuesnay,

President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation. She will retire in June after a total of over 40 years withSt. Joseph’s Health Centre.We have worked with Mary over the years, highlighting St. Joe’s various fundraisers including Taste of Guelph and

the Festival of Trees, and profiling St. Joe’s during various stages of growth. We wish her well in her retirement andher new endeavours.Stone Road Mall celebrated their 40th in April (see page 6 in VentureGuelph.ca) and two other Venture contribu-

tors celebrate this year–it’s a 15th for Global Currency Services, and 20 years for Probuy Safety Solutions.Our fall issue of the Activity and Events Guide is due out in August. Visit our website at www.ventureguelph.ca to

view a full calendar of events, or to upload your community events.Heather Grummett, Editor, Venture Guelph Publications Ltd.

Now that the warm weather is (finally) here many of us aregetting outside to enjoy the outdoors and do some muchneeded yard work. Along with the enjoyment that comesfrom gardening, many people also experience pain, espe-cially in the neck, low back and knees. With a few simplestrategies you can prevent or reduce this pain.One of the easiest ways to prevent pain is to warm up.

Get your heart rate up with a brisk walk around the yard,or with any movement that heats up and prepares yourmuscles for the work ahead. It is also prudent to begin gar-dening gradually. Start with only half an hour and build upthat time over the following few weeks.Next, movement and changing positions while gardening

can have a tremendous effect on pain. Instead of spending

hours at a time bent over weeding, give your body a breakevery 20 to 30minutes. Simply stand up, straighten your legs,and walk around. Any movement that gives your body abreak from holding one position for a long time will help.Most importantly, our bodies and joints like a balance of

movements. When we bend forward all day and then addhours more of bending forward with gardening, pain canensue. For your low back, try placing your hands on yourhips and do standing back bends. For your neck, sit orstand tall and look up as far as possible. Both exercisesachieve extension of the spine. Do five to ten repetitions ofeach exercise before, during, and after gardening.The good news is that the vast majority of pain goes away

on its own as the body gets used to a new activity. Try thesestrategies next time you are gardening. Ifyour pain is stubborn, and has lastedmore than a week into gardening withoutimprovement then seek out a physiothera-pist or health care professional to getrid of this pain once and for all.Happy Gardening!Physiotherapist Jason Kuhnow is2014 graduate of the Master ofPhysiotherapy program at WesternUniversity. He currently works atCareWell Health Group, amultidisciplinary clinic in Guelph.Contact him at 519-341-9297 or visitwww.carewellhealthguelph.com

The artists of Remembering In Flanders Fields: A JuriedArt Show will be at the Guelph Civic Museum to talk tovisitors about how John McCrae’s famous poem inspiredtheir works. The talks are set to take place 2 to 4pm.June 20 Roxann Blazetich-Ozols, Barbara Bryce; June 27Don Johnson, David Courtney, Bob McCorkindale; July 4Pat Armstrong, Randy Hobson; July 11 Deb Dryden; July18 Vince Wall, Monica Bell; July 25 Urszula Hajdyla, Jake

D. Bouwman, Heather Nagel.Meet the Artists events are free with price of admission.Remembering in Flanders Fields is a juried art show

on display at the Civic Museum featuring art by Guelphand Wellington County artists in a variety styles andmediums. The exhibit is on display until August 9.

Guelph Civic Museum is located at52 Norfolk St.


Remembering In Flanders Fields artists share their inspiration

Tips for pain-free gardening this summer


Guelph Arts Council (GAC) members, community mem-bers, the Council’s Board of Directors recently attended theGAC’s Annual General Meeting at Royal City Brewing Co.The GAC welcomed Patti Broughton as their new

Executive Director this past April. Patti is a cultural man-ager and public relations specialist born and raised in St.Catharines.She holds an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from

the University of Waterloo, with a specialization in ArtsAdministration, and a post-graduate certificate in PublicRelations from Niagara College. She began her Masters ofBusiness Administration at Memorial University in St.John’s and will continue this fall at Laurier University.In her 20-year career, Patti has held positions with

Centre for the Arts–Brock University, Shaw Festival andSt. Catharines & Area Arts Council. Most recently, shemanaged the Colony of Avalon Foundation, a culturaltourism site in Ferryland, Newfoundland.“This role marries my two passions–arts and commu-

nications,” says Broughton. “What excites me about thisnew position is the opportunity to connect the broadercommunity and the arts community. An arts council has animportant role to work as a conduit between the commu-nity, businesses, the government sectors, and the arts com-munity. I look forward to working with Guelph’s artists andarts supporters to ensure a culturally vibrant city.”The Guelph Arts Council was recently awarded $10,550

in financial and in-kind support for HATCH [pop-up art-space], a creative spaces project that will provide freetemporary downtown space to artists. The supportreceived will also facilitate the release of a conditionallyawarded $10,000 grant through the Guelph CommunityFoundation’s Musagetes-advised fund.The City of Guelph, 10 Carden, and Hunch Manifest

invested the funds and in-kind support, through TheElevator Project. The project also received an anonymous

$1,000 donation from a donor who sees the value of thisproject for the creative community and the city at large.HATCH [pop-up art-space] is part of Guelph Arts

Council’s Creative Spaces Initiative and will address someof the space needs of the creative community by workingwith property owners and artists to temporarily activateunder-utilized and vacant spaces in the downtown core.As specific properties become available artists will beinvited to submit project proposals and selected artistswill be provided with free temporary space for art exhibi-tions, installations, studios, and other happenings.“This is a really exciting project,” adds Broughton. “We

will take vacant and underused spaces in the downtown,whether it be a window or an entire store, and collabo-rate with landlords to fill that space with art. It is both anexciting opportunity for artists and a great way to makedowntown more vibrant.”

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Campers will begin bymaking an easy lunch bag. Theywill learn the basics of cutting,finishing seams, and sewing straight lines. Then campers will make a pillowcase tomaster the basics and add decorative stitching to personalize projects. They will learnto read a pattern while making a backpack, including techniques for creating adrawstring casing and attaching web straps. Finally, zipper, interfacing and liningtechniques will be used tomake a case. Experts whowhiz through these projectswill have time to begin a project of their choice.

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Guelph Arts Council’s new Executive Director PattiBroughton (left), and the Guelph Arts Council’s BoardPresident Cynthia Kinnunen (right) kicked off the GAC’s 40thanniversary at the AGM, held at Royal City Brewing Co.

The Guelph DanceXplosionSummer Day Camp will run as one-week sessions, from June 29 toAugust 28. There is no dance experi-ence necessary and the camp isopen to boys and girls ages 4 to13.The camp, located at the School of

Highland Dancing, will offer instruc-tion in Jazz, Lyrical, Acro,Contemporary, Musical Theatre, andHip Hop. Plus children will enjoy aselection of arts and crafts activities,and games.Mary Ellen Cann, owner of theSchool of Highland Dancing hasbeen teaching in the Guelph areasince 1980. Her studio offers bothrecreational and competitive high-land dancing, with students compet-ing nationally and internationally.Mary Ellen is qualified through theBritish Association of Teachers ofDance. The School of HighlandDancing will continue to offer sum-mer highland dance classes Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday nights.Mary Ellen welcomes Emily Butler

into her studio and more styles ofdance instruction will soon beoffered at the studio.Emily Butler, who trained in

Mississauga and Toronto, hasdanced for 18 years and has beenteaching for eight. She has taught atthree different studios and has cho-reographed for York University and

various high schools. She hasalso competed in Canada and theUnited States, and internationallywon bronze for Team Canada atthe 2014 World DanceChampionships.This family oriented studio is

located on Silvercreek Parkwayin the Willow West Mall, base-ment level.The Guelph DanceXplosion

Summer Camp classes will runfrom 9:00am to 4:00pm withextended care available starting at8:00am and running until5:30pm. Week long classes areavailable in both full and half-daysessions.Register for DanceXplosion

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The Evergreen Senior Centre isdesigned specifically to meet theneeds of those age 55 and older. Thecommunity centre offers a wideselection of recreational, social andeducational programs for individualsliving in Guelph and the surroundingareas. Programs are offered forActive Living, Computer, GeneralInterest, Health and Wellness, Visualand Creative Arts, and RetirementPlanning. The following are a sampleof the classes available.Prices vary per class. Registration ismandatory. To register 519-823-1291 www.guelph.ca/seniorsMONDAYStrength training Adv 8:00 - 8:45am;Strength training Inter-Adv 8:55 -9:40amQi gong 10:30am - noon

TUESDAYMen’s strength and movement 8 -8:45am; Strength training Beginner8:45 - 9:30amBallroom dancing 11:15am - noonCardio dance 2:00 - 3:00pmWEDNESDAYStrength training Adv 8:00 - 8:45amChair yoga 9:15 - 10:15amStrength and balance 12:15 -1:00pmTHURSDAYStrength training Beginner 8:45 -9:30amQi gong 11:00am - noonFRIDAYStrength training Adv 8:00 -8:45am;Strength training Inter-Adv 8:55 -9:40amYoga10:30am - noon

Open to the public, the EvergreenRestaurant is a family restaurant locat-ed just inside the Evergreen SeniorsCommunity Centre on Woolwich. Therestaurant is open for breakfast andlunch, Monday to Friday, from 8 amto 1 pm.Breakfast items are ordered off the

menu with a selection of bagels, heartybacon and eggs, and breakfast sand-wiches available.For lunch–a different featured hot

meal changes daily and is servedbeginning at 11:30am. Visitors canalso choose from a wide variety ofhomemade hearty soups, sandwiches,salads, and home baked desserts.Everything the kitchen serves is made

from scratch. The menu is nutritionallybalanced and the cost is affordable.You can even purchase all natural dog

cookies to take home to for your pet.With 31 years experience in thekitchen, Jocelynn Desroches plans andorganizes the menu choices andrecipes. She is assisted daily by manyvolunteers. The Restaurant seats 60people, however on special occasionslike Christmas or Thanksgiving, the staffoften cooks for over two hundred.All meals can be enjoyed in the

restaurant or as take-out. A meals-to-go service is available for anyone want-ing to call in and order. A volunteerwill deliver meals for free to anyonewho lives in the immediate area of theEvergreen Seniors Community Centre.The Evergreen’s monthly menu can

be found at www.gwsa-guelph.ca.Call the kitchen at519-823-1291 x 2696 to ordera meal for delivery.

Evergreen fitness and health classes The Evergreen Restaurant Canada Day in the Park July 1 11am to 10pmThe Rotary Club of Guelph presents Canada Day in the Park,this July 1 at Riverside Park.A citizenship ceremony will welcome a dozen proud new Canadians. Children’s activities

include games, pony rides, a petting zoo, plus a midway, zip line, and carousel rides.Enjoy various food vendors and the fireworks display at dusk.The City of Guelph water truck will provide free fresh water–just bring your refillable

bottle.The event would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors and dona-

tions at the gates. The suggested donation entry is $2 per person and $5 per family. Allsurplus money raised will support various Rotary service projects within the communityand in countries less fortunate.For more information visit www.canadadayinthepark.ca

Guelph water: on tap for 135 years!In 1879 the Guelph Waterworks Act was created and a three–person team wasput in place to manage public water in Guelph. In the beginning Waterworkswas formed to have water on hand for firefighting needs, but in 1880 when anatural spring was found during construction, Waterworks was expanded toprovide water for industrial use and water in the home.By 1883 the City had built 20 kilometres of pipes to carry water, and 98

hydrants for firefighting needs. Today, we have over 545 kilometres of water-mains and over 2,000 fire hydrants.Since 1880, the City has been providing safe and reliable delivery of

high–quality water from source to your home’s tap!Water on the go–Take your water bottle with you and look for the GuelphWater Wagon at events throughout the City to fill up with fresh Guelph water. Orlook for the Blue W at City facilities and businesses around town to fill up yourwater bottle free of charge.Water Wagon at these upcoming events:• Superhero Run for Kidsability: June 21 at

Exhibition Park• Canada Day in the Park: July 1 at

Riverside Park• Art on the Street: July 11 in

Downtown Guelph• Hillside Festival: July 24-26 at

Guelph Lake Conservation Area

• John Galt Day: August 1 at Market Square• Ribfest: August 28-30 at Riverside Park• Guelph Jazz Festival: September 18-19 at

Market Square• VegFest: September 20 at Goldie Mill• CIBC Run for the Cure: October 4 at

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Ribfest...more than just ribs!Except for on-duty service dogs, NO DOGSwill be allowed inside the Ribfest gates.

Friday11:30 to 2:00 Sandy MacDonald

4:30 to 6:00 Ginger St. James

6:30 to 8:00 Mudmen

8:30 to 11:00 Fleetwood Nicks

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Saturday12:00 to 1:30 Bluesynergy

2:00 to 3:30 Tokyo Giants

4:15 to 5:45 The Little White

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6:15 to 8:15 Groove Hammer

8:45 to 11:00 Practically Hip

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2:00 to 3:30 BlackWater Trio

4:15 to 5:45 Kerosene Creek

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