Media Advisory/Photo Op    

June 1, 2006

RESCHEDULED Owen Sound Bike/Walk to Work Challenge Kick- Off

The fourth annual Owen Sound Bike/Walk to Work Challenge runs May 23 to June 30, 2006.  This popular event encourages Owen Sound employees to walk or bike to work over a six-week period to incorporate physical activity into their workday. Participants are eligible for prizes including a $1,000 bike courtesy of Jolley’s Alternative Wheels. 

A re-scheduled kick-off event for the Bike/Walk to Work Challenge takes place in conjunction with the 14^th annual Owen Sound Sneaker Day-Poker Walk, Friday June 9, 2006, during the lunch hour in downtown Owen Sound. 

When:  Friday June 9, 2006 at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Owen Sound City Hall, 808 2^nd Ave. East.

Who: Bill Murdoch, MPP, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Mayor Ruth Lovell, City of Owen

Sound, and Dr. Hazel Lynn, Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health.

For more information, contact the Grey Bruce Health Unit at 519-376-9420.

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For more information:

Marilyn Lemon

Public Health Nurse

Grey Bruce Health Unit

519-376-9420 ext. 436