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Recreation

There are many places in our community
for us to relax and have fun. The community
beach near the ferry landing has been set
aside for member use. In 2010, the First
Nation participated in a project where six of
our children worked with a crew to build a
playground and shelter on the beach for our
Our main road is also a place where fun things happen. families. They were filmed and featured on a
On Earth Day, the community assembles for a barbecue
show called Giver. The other areas for physical
and most everyone participates in cleaning the main
recreation include a school playground and
road. We also love to host parades. We often have
parades on National Indigenous Peoples Day. basketball court, our community centre, a
baseball diamond, Buzzy Big Canoe Memorial
Arena, and the Nanabush Trail system.
Baseball, hockey, and golf are played regularly
by our members, and we hold annual
tournaments that memorialize our members.
The Eric Charles Memorial Baseball Tournament
and The Brett Mooney Memorial Golf
Tournament engage cottagers and islanders
every summer.

The Buzzy Big Canoe Memorial Hockey
Tournament attracts many local townspeople
each winter. The townspeople participate
as much to have fun as they do to honour
the contributions to local hockey made by
Buzzy Big Canoe and the community of
Georgina Island.

The island is a great place for our children to
play. The only heavy traffic occurs around ferry
time. During the summer, our children can swim
or fish. In winter, they can also fish or they
can skate on the lake or outdoor ice hockey
rink. There is no rollerblading, skateboarding,
or using scooters on the island because there
are no paved roads or sidewalks. There are
organized sports that our children can take part
in, and we arrange trips to local attractions,
events, or activities.

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