Rescheduled Family Day Event Fun for Entire Community

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Photo: Thumbs up from Sparky – Sparky the Fire Dog gives a thumbs up for fire safety and s’mores at the March 8th MNBP sponsored Family Day event. Sparky, along with Parks and Facilities Manager Mark Coleman and Peninsula Bruce Trail Club volunteers Saabir Sohrab and Shawn Radcliffe are shown keeping the bonfire going at the outdoor rink.
By Martha Aitkin, Bruce Peninsula Press

In Tobermory the March Break started out on a lovely sunny Saturday with the rescheduled Family Day Event, sponsored by the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula (MNBP), being held at the Community Centre and outdoors at the nearby baseball diamond. The winter snow and cold temperatures lasted just long enough for some local children and their families to play outdoors on March 8th, skating on the slowly melting ice rink and building colourful snow creations. 

The Peninsula Bruce Trail Club (PBTC) kept a bonfire burning along-side the rink providing opportunities for making yummy snacks out of graham crackers, melted chocolate and marshmallows. We call them “S’Mores” because we want some more! Sparky the Fire Dog was on hand to ensure the fire was managed safely and that the children had fun!

Indoors at the Community Centre, Marty Oblak kept lively tunes playing on the sound system, while various community groups, including Parks Canada, Light and Life Chapel and Tobermory United Church, provided crafting opportunities and activities including making paper snowflakes, cookie decorating, sticker fun and temporary tattoos. 

Photo: Ori Cook and father Ryan Cook enjoy some snow sculpting at the March 8th Family Day event.
Photo: Skater Faith Hume enjoys the ball diamond rink. The outdoor rink was constructed and maintaining by the Tobermory Fire Department.
Photo: Gracie and Katherine Brugge and Parents enjoy the outdoor rink.
Photo: Amay Rose Cook with mother Jesse Rivers.

Tobermory Primary Place provided coffee, hot chocolate and hot dogs all by donation. The Bruce County Library Bookmobile was in the parking lot from 11am until 2pm lending books and encouraging new library memberships.

Photo L-R: Tobermory Primary Place volunteers Megan Robins and Amanda Hofstrand served hot chocolate and hot dogs by donation.
Photo: Alyssa Magilsen in the Bruce County Library Bookmobile at the March 8th Family Day event.

MNBP counsellors Rod Anderson and Aman Sohrab (was that him in the Sparky costume?) were seen to be enjoying themselves alongside staff members, Madie Barker (MNBP Museum and Recreation Programmer) and Mark Coleman (Parks and Facilities Manager). Madie expressed her gratitude to the community for coming out to enjoy and support the Family Day event and is hopeful that those who were fundraising for their programs found it to be worthwhile. 

Madie is “excited to be able to offer more recreational programming in the future” and invites anyone who is interested in being involved to reach out to her at mbarker@northernbruce.ca or by phone at 1 833 793 3537, extension 409.

Photo L-R: Councillor Aman Sohrab, Madie Barker (MNBP Museum and Recreation Programmer) and Mark Coleman (Parks and Facilities Manager) enjoy the community event.

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