June 2022 Walk Leader Update

That's a Wrap on Nova Scotia Walk Day!

Thanks to you and our guest hosts, our first Nova Scotia Walk Day was a success. Over 60 group walks happened that day with at least 350 people taking part. From the follow-up survey, walk hosts reported they enjoyed meeting new people and gathering in their community and all the great conversations. We also know more people learned about the program and some have since joined a group. In HRM, Mayor Savage declared the day “Nova Scotia Walk Day”. Next year, we will be encouraging other municipalities to do the same. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, May 10, 2023 for the next walk day!

Supporting people with a physical disability to join walk groups

On May 26th, we had an informative and interesting webinar presented by the professionals at March of Dimes.

We learned a lot about common disabilities among adults and discussed tips for planning accessible and welcoming walks. Thank you again to March of Dimes and we highly encourage you to check out the recording of the session HERE

June 22nd Virtual Leader Gathering

We will have one more gathering before the Summer on Wednesday, June 22nd from 6 - 7 p.m. Please register to attend HERE. Our next gathering will be held in late September. These gatherings are open to all, whether you are currently leading a group or not. It’s a chance to chat with fellow walk leaders, share stories, ask questions and generally feel part of our walk leader community in NS. Please consider joining us.

Antigonish Group

Tusket on Walk Day

John's group on Walk Day at Shubie Park in Dartmouth

Finding lady slippers on the trail in Trenton

Summer Walking

This is our 2nd Summer of NS Walks, can you believe it?

We understand leaders may want to take some time off this Summer to travel, visit or be at the cottage. Some groups have co-leaders so hopefully you can relieve each other for holidays. If you are planning to change your walk schedule in the summer, can you please let us know so we can update the list and the sign up sheet?

Walk Leader Training

Our next walk leader training session will be held Wednesday June 15 at 5:00 p.m. Please encourage people in your group to consider participating. We want to get more co-leaders for groups as this helps keep the group going and its more fun for the leader to have help.

HERE is the link to register.

Rural Walking Safety AKA "The Signage project"

We are pleased to let you know we have received a grant from the Department of Public Works to offer some of our rural communities signage for walking safety. The signs will be put up by roadsides to remind drivers to slow down and move over for pedestrians. Municipality District of Lunenburg first did this project last Summer and have graciously let us take it across N.S. If you are a leader in a rural community and would like to be part of the project along with your Municipality, please let Megan know at [email protected]

For more on what Hike NS is up to, watch out for the June E News coming out next week...HERE

NS Walks

Phone 902-483-2813

[email protected]

nswalks.ca