Building spaces to inspire more kids to play

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Ottawa – Canada Olympics says: “We’ve partnered with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Team Canada athletes to launch CF Play Makers, a program committed to building play spaces to inspire more children to play and stay in sport.” Damian Warner, Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon, added: “For many Team Canada athletes, myself included, playtime as children and teens was formative in …

Cadillac Fairview invests in keeping kids active and involved in play

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Ottawa – Many athletes have started on their path to the Olympic Games from the playground. Not with drills or targeted practice under the eye of a coach, but with arguably the most important element of all sports–play with peers. Playgrounds are a foundational space for unstructured play. They are where we learn to bond, to foster tolerance, test our …