12 ACTIVE AGING WEEK | SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2016
When the first Manitoba 55 Plus Games were staged in 1983 the notion of active aging was still something of a novel concept. Although that’s hardly the case anymore, the co-ordinator of the province’s biggest multi-sport event for older adults says the Games are just as relevant today as they were three decades ago. “I would say there’s even more of a need for an event like the Games now,” says Manitoba 55 Plus Games co-ordinator Karyn Heidrick. 55 Plus Games SHOW NO SIGNS OF AGING BY JIM TIMLICK
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