Help Make "Get Outside Day" on July 17th Become a National Holiday
There is a new petition to have the Federal Government of Canada declare July 17th as Get Outside Day, a national holiday.
"As a country defined by its breathtaking landscape, we are on the brink of a national crisis: one that challenges who we are as Canadians. With 63 percent of us spending two hours or less outside per week, we are well on our way to becoming a nation of insiders. As Canadians, no as humans, we need to explore, to voyage, to venture outside. It is no wonder that this migration indoors is having a profound effect on our mental and physical health. Nature deficit disorder is real: Canadians – especially children – are spending less time outdoors, resulting in a wide range of problems. Getting outside is the prescription to all of these issues."
Coleman is helping to spearhead this campaign and you can support them by signing the petition.
Evan Holt