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Rotary Club Built a Free and Accessible Outdoor

Gym for Everyone to Stay Healthy

By Christine Ouellet

ome twelve years ago, Sebastian
SWarner and Patrick Clark,
members of the Cornwall Sunrise
Rotary Club, on separate occasions,
had a brilliant idea; to create an
outdoor gym that would be free and
available to all adults. Lamoureux
Parc, a dream location along the
St. Lawrence River, was selected. Photo Submitted
People could go there and work
out around ten stations, doing their Kingston Monuments’ Cornwall
office, and Joel Labrecque of
routine exercises and using only the
force of their body while breathing Cornwall Landscaping. Larry
Gaunce explains, “There are plenty of
fresh air.
outdoor park activity centers in town
This project, led by the Rotary for children, but nothing for adults.
Club, involved amongst other We got plans from an architect and Photo Submitted
businesses, Andy Derix of Prestige we started to look for equipment. The of equipment displays a bar code yet oddly traditional, sport that
Brick & Stone, Marie Sayers from gym area is in a circle and each piece that tells you how to use it. There are took place on Saturday mornings

no loose pieces, strength resistance during the Covid pandemic. “As the
Brought to you by Ming & Associates comes from your body weight. You cleaning crew arrived, they found
the Month
Athlete of
Athlete of the Month are working against yourself.” an arm-wrestling club in full swing.
They had brought in their tables
About two years ago the club
and chairs, enjoying a lively match
decided to finish, and it was
Callan Caskenette inaugurated on November 5th, where, as usual, the strongest was
Age: 7 Grade: 2 Hometown: Cornwall connecting the gym to the bike path. crowned the winner. The outdoor
School: St Peter Catholic School The Club went to the community and gym was frequently used during
Sports Energy’s Athlete of the Month, to close out various businesses in town and asked Covid, as most places were closed,
2024, is a young lacrosse net minder and soccer for their assistance and we sold about and people had limited options for
forward. Callan Caskenette has been playing the 60 -70 stones. People would buy meeting up and staying active.”
former since he was five and the latter since he was four. Callan’s sports goals the stone and Kingston Monuments It is a nice community project; it

are to be a leader on and off the floor and field, and to play at the highest level. would engrave whatever message or makes exercising available to anyone

Academically, this young man’s goals are straightforward: complete elementary name the patrons want on the stone, whenever they want, is free, and
school, junior high school, high school, and then to obtain a university degree. after which the stones are inlaid in anybody can go there and exercise as
Hanging out with his teammates, learning new skills, making a big save, and the gym circle. they wish and follow their exercise
scoring a big goal are among the things
Continued on page 10 Mr. Gaunce recalls an unusual, program.

Callan’s most notable accomplishments
Continued from page 10
include being a member of the U9
that Callan enjoys about team sports. Cornwall Celtics lacrosse team, a member
“I play all kinds of sports,” Callan says. of the U8 Seaway Valley Blazers soccer
“Lacrosse, soccer, hockey, baseball, team, earning the U9 Cornwall Celtics
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friends. When I’m not playing sports, I Hockey League Best Teammate Award.
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enjoy attending live sporting events.” “Go Celtics! Go Blazers!” Callan adds.