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SENIORS SCENE: Test your knowledge of White Rock history with online quiz

White Rock Museum and Archives quizzes can be found on YouTube
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White Rock Recreation and Culture is excited to offer an early fall session of outdoor fitness, yoga, Zumba and sports programs. Registration is open now and programs are filling up. This new session runs until the first week of October.

• A variety of classes will be offered in outdoor spaces in the community including Zumba, Body Works 50+, Fit Camp 55+, Hatha Yoga, Yoga for Seniors, Walking Drills and more. All of these outdoor programs will be following provincial health and safety guidelines to keep all participants safe and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Call 604-541-2199 to register or on line at www.whiterockcity.ca/register.

• Remember that if you are still not ready to commit to a group fitness class or prefer to exercise from the safety and comfort of your own home, then be sure to check out White Rock Recreation and Culture’s on line fitness videos. We are bringing you some or your favorite fitness and yoga classes on line including Balance Class 65+ with Cari Plotnikoff, Yoga with Melanie Henderson, Body Works 50+ with Val Slaunwhite and Zumba Gold Chair with Mary Lou Rust. Check out www.whiterockcity.ca/OnlineRecreation.

• Enjoy a walk along the White Rock promenade and check out the unique signage featuring Pacific harbour seals, blue herons and sea stars (starfish).The signs remind visitors to stay two metres apart from others while enjoying the natural beauty of White Rock’s Waterfront. The three designs include the wingspan of a blue heron, the length of an adult Pacific harbour seal and the length of six sea stars in a row.

• While visiting the waterfront, be sure to stroll the Art Walk on the promenade and meet artists and view their work. Fine art displays are set up from west of the Museum along the grass on the promenade. White Rock is home to an amazing array of talent!

• The White Rock Museum & Archives is proud to present to the community the first of a series of history video quizzes.

The first White Rock History Quiz can be found on YouTube. Go to www.youtube.com and search for White Rock Museum and Archives or White Rock history quiz.

More quizzes are in development for the future as well as a video adaptation of Hugh Ellenwood’s popular historical walking tours, so subscribe to the White Rock Museum & Archives YouTube page to receive notifications: youtube.com/channel/UCDx6P4mlgSPt-oubSgnQEfQ . The White Rock Museum & Archives is located at 14970 Marine Dr. in the historic 1912 train station on the waterfront.

For more, please visit www.whiterockmuseum.ca or call 604-541-2221.

• Just a reminder that staff at White Rock City Hall are available to help you from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Call 604-541-2100 or visit them online. City Hall now has two ramps to provide physical distancing and has appointments available.

• Please continue to check out a complete listing of community resources available to seniors on the City of White Rock Website https://www.whiterockcity.ca/834/Seniors

The Kent Street Activity Centre located at 1475 Kent Street is open to persons 55 years of age or better. The Centre is temporarily closed to the public and programs are cancelled to protect against the spread of COVID-19. For updates, visit whiterockcity.ca/COVID19 or call the City of White Rock at 604-541-2100.