Go Yeu Suifer Fromou lit (£ aztaitp io 92322 Jaauutan(Ltbmpwî ii çMdrmua.t.ui ýci 1 <E+NA Named CanadaS OP COrlnunI Newspaper w.miltoncanadianchampion.com s.,anco R EA L ES T AT E See what's on the market inside S PO0RT S Meet high school athietes of the year C O M M U N I T Y Ail things strawberry at fair 1 erl - ei ru ulcto o.12N .3 usaJn 28 201 40 Pae - $1.0 aind& Miltoniai get readi t 1o celebr For the thousands who will attend Miltons annual Canada Day celebrations Friday, it will be an. entertainment-packed extravagan- za. From a Veterans Breakfast to a dazzling BMX Stunt Show, festivities will be non-stop ail day at the fair- grounds, culminating with a huge fireworks display as darkness descends. The event will begin as it does evýery year with the Veterans' Breakfast in Victoria Park at Town Hall, followed by a brief ceremony at the cenotaph and a parade to the Miton Fait Grounds. lmmediately following the open- ing ceremonies and the swearing in of new Canadians, the entertain- ment will begin. New this year is the Jagger BMX Stunt Show featuring professional BMX riders executingaerial stunts andl tricks. There will be two shows, at 2:30 and 5 p.m. Returning this year will be Circus Jonathon, a one-man comic, unicy- clist and juggler, and Kidz Zone with paddle boats, face painting, gladiator air joust, air maze and bounce carousel, playdough centre, petting zoo, and much, much more. There will be no shontage of exot- ic interactive animal exhibits and shows including Little Ray's Reptile Zoo's Giant Snakes of the World, Hamilton Reptiles Travelling Reptile Show and the Muskoka Animal asee FIREWORKS on page A5 's fr GRAHAM PAIN4 / CANADIAN CHAMPION Residents attending local Canada Day fesivities at the fairgrounds Friday will likely see the events mascot, Mlo the Moose, around. Children way too inactive, study finds By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF WVhat are your kids doing after school? Most Iikely, flot much. Canadian children were given an 'F' when it cornes to physical activity levels. "When we think about the day, our kids prohably spend from the time they wake up to when they're done sehool fairly inac- tive. A lot of people think their kids are active ail day. Thatïs flot the case," said Yvette Munro, vice-chair of Active Healthy Kids Canada. "What are kids doing between the 3 to 6 p.m. period? *Parents are stili at work or juggling things at home, and kids are ispending most of the time being inactive," she said during a presentation in Milton last week. According to a new study, most kids are spending about 14 minutes out of a possi- ble 180 being active after the school day is donc. Members of Active Halton, the Oakville YMCA, the Regions health department and other local organizations gathered for the Irelease of Active Healthy Kids' annual report card. This years focus was on after school bouts. "This is our seventh report card, and the 1grades are not getting that much better," said Munro. "Kids are spending a lot of time indoors, and theres flot a lot of space for them to, run around. Parents, for lots of reasona, are more reluctant to say go out- side and play." Munro called it "nature deficit disor- der." A mere four per cent of girls and nix'ae *se. SCREEN on page A2 Cati Ai1 for Honest Prîcîng and Quality Products - GUARANTEED iLM -X7ý 90 -8 4- 9 Exoeilent Fiancn n Great Terms.Z m WblWu Uplhe.I~ de" 0 Ai Air Coh- -ilomb -. a hmou 4