Briefly: June 8, 2012

Posted: June 14, 2012 at 3:26 am


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National fitness day

MP John Weston has announced he will be introducing a private members bill in the House of Commons that would see the first Saturday in June declared National Health and Fitness Day.

Weston, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, made the announcement after running the 21.1-kilometre Whistler Half Marathon on Saturday, June 2.

Weston intends for the day to celebrate the many indoor and outdoor opportunities available for Canadians to maintain good health, to encourage all those who make health and well-being a part of their lives and to motivate all Canadians to take steps to improve their general level of fitness.

The idea for a national health and fitness day developed from Westons parliamentary fitness initiative for parliamentarians and senators in Ottawa, which offers professional instruction each week for running and swimming. That led to the drafting of a private members bill, which, Weston said, he plans to introduce in the fall.

The proposal encourages local governments to become involved. All 12 of the local governments in the riding have passed resolutions to recognize National Health and Fitness Day, as well as offering their sports and recreation facilities for free or at a reduced cost on the day.

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Backcountry users may notice a new uniform in the woods.

Ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations compliance and enforcement officers are now known as natural resource officers. Along with a new name, they can enforce a broader range of natural resource legislation.

Previously, compliance and enforcement officers could only enforce acts that they were specifically designated to uphold. As natural resource officers, they will be able to enforce a broader range of statutes, shorten response time and improve their effectiveness in the field.

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