By Katie Ryan
Lloydminster in motion wants you to hit the trail. Thanks to a new signage campaign residents won’t find themselves lost in the city though.
In partnership with the City of Lloydminster and Saskatchewan in motion, Lloydminster in motion unveiled 10 new signs installed over the city’s 24,000 metres of trail aimed at encouraging the community to be more active.
“(Lloydminster) in motion is all about increasing physical activity so this is just one way that we can do that. We know if kids actively commute to school and adults actively commute to work it will increase our daily physical activity, so this is one way we can do that,” said Lloydminster in motion committee member Kim Tradewell, adding the organization hopes to increase the number of signs in the future.
The trail signs have been posted along major trail locations throughout the city, mapping out trail routes and distances. As a movement aimed at increasing physical activity, the members of Lloydminster in motion hope to see more residents trading their remotes for runners.
“We know about 12 per cent of our youth are actually meeting the Canadian guidelines for physical activity which is 90 minutes of physical activity every day. That’s pretty alarming, we’d like to see that number increase,” said Tradewell.
According to director of parks and recreation Corwin McCullagh, by partnering with in motion the city can further educate the public of the benefits of recreation and combat the effects of inactivity.
“We want to encourage Lloydminster residents to get out and be as active as possible,” he said. “Kids back in 1993 were watching an average of 23 hours a week of television and now that screen time is up to almost an average of six hours per day. When you take a look at the statistics they are startling.”
Revitalizing city trails is an ongoing activity and plans are in order for next year’s trail system to access the Common Wealth Centre and new skate park he added.
If interested in hitting the trails, check out the Walk the Walk map, Lloydminster’s walking guide of  trail system and the Downtown Walk map of the city’s core at www.lloydminster.ca.
“It’s just a way for downtown employees if they want to catch 15, 20 minutes of walking during their day they can use this as a guideline,” said Tradewell of the Downtown Walk. For more information about Lloydminster in Motion email inmotion@pnrha.ca.