Sunshine beckons many outdoors on Family Day
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Area residents took advantage of sunny winter weather to get outdoors and enjoy Family Day.
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“It’s refreshing,” Jackie Murphy said as she watched her son, Spencer, and her granddaughter, Everleigh, toboggan in Waterford. “This is the kind of day I think we all needed.
“We’ve been cooped up for too long. And all us, especially our children, need to get outside and play.”
Murphy enjoyed watching Spencer and Everleigh slide down the hill on the First Concession, just up the road from the Waterford Deer Park. Later, they planned to get some hot chocolate.
Carida Booker, 8, of Delhi, spent time with her five-year-old sister, Fionnagh, and their grandmother, Christine Guest, playing in the snow by the Waterford Heritage Trail.
“This is wonderful,” Guest said. “Just wonderful….”
For those who wanted to learn about Norfolk County’s history, the Waterford Heritage and Agricultural Museum was open.
In Brantford, residents gathered at Harmony Square to skate on the outdoor rink and went swimming at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre.
In Brant County, about 80 people took advantage of a free Family Day skate at Brant Sports Complex in Paris, while others visited the Simply Grand Dog Park at the Green Lane Sports Complex.
The Green Lane complex in Paris has become a popular spot for many people who enjoy disc golf, such as Brad Trickett, Lara Phillips, Stephen Van Horne and Joan Phillips, who were visiting from Burlington.
“We’re here today for Family Day but this is Sunday morning ritual for us,” Joan said. “ We’re out here early in the morning and once we finish … here, we head to Mohawk Park in Brantford.
“We make a day of it and it’s a lot of fun.”
Those who got outdoors Monday will be especially grateful in light of a special weather statement Environment Canada issued for Brantford and Brant and Oxford counties. The forecast for Tuesday calls for significant rainfall, with between 15 to 20 millimetres possible.
Sunshine and a seasonal temperature of -5 C are expected to return on Wednesday and Thursday.
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