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Flin Flon and Creighton residents have another reason to get off the couch and become more physically active. Three scenic walking loops officially opened last Sunday, Sept. 12, with the aim of motivating people to improve their heart health. "What better way to encourage everyone in the community to get physically active than to develop well-planned walking trails through interesting parts of one's neighbourhood," said Debbie Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, during the trail dedication. The walking loops were established by a local committee through a Heart and Stroke Foundation program called Hearts in Motion. The new walking loops ? located uptown, around Ross Lake, and in central Creighton ? make use of existing roads and trails, with directional signs and distance markers posted on power poles along each route. The Uptown Walking Loop forms a two-kilometre path taking the walking public from the HBMS Staff House on Church St. around to sights such as the Duck Pond, 100 Stairs and the Open Pit mine. The Flinty Walking Loop forms a four-kilometre loop around the north section of Ross Lake, including the entire Flinty's Boardwalk trail. Points of interest include the old ski hill, Second Valley and Flinty's submarine. The nearly four-kilometre Creighton Walking Loop starts at the Centennial Building and takes walkers to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Post Museum, Creighton Town Office, Cooper Park and several other points of interest. The local committee which spearheaded the project consists of Heather Todoschuk, Dave Price, Graham Craig, Cindy Davis, Brad Mcdougall, Marj McNeil and Christa McIntyre.
