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Flying Dust summer playground program engages local youth

Aug 3, 2017 | 6:22 PM

Staying active over the summer is always a good idea, and children on Flying Dust First Nation can do so this month thanks to a newly organized summer program.

Kids from the community between the ages of six to 12 can register for the three weeks of activities, which take place from Tuesdays to Thursday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with trips out to Meadow Lake Provincial Park on Fridays. Participants can enjoy games, colouring, crafts, sports, culture and social time.  

Maycie Bear is one of the eight activity leaders and also helped organize the event, which kicked off today and will run until August 25.

She said it was a great deal of work to prepare for the program, but it was great to organize because of the facilities available on Flying Dust.

“We’ll have theme days,” she said. “Things like pajama day and a culture day, where the kids will learn about a different culture and cook the foods, so it’s also educational as well as something to do in the summer.”

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She said it is a wonderful opportunity for youth from the community to interact and get to know one another.

“We all get to know each other as leaders and kids,” she said. “It’s a great experience for the workers too, we can put it on our resumes.”

The program is supported by Flying Dust First Nation chief and council.

Kenisha Church is one of the 25 children that attended the program on its opening day.

“I like it here,” she said. “I’m glad to hang out with some kids, mostly kids I live by they’re all inside watching TV and [playing] video games…ever since electronics came. It gets the community together and you can meet lots of new kids.”

She’s looking forward to sports day so she can wear jerseys from her favourite teams.

“I also can’t wait for cooking and crafts, because I really like crafting and I really like cooking,” she said.

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