I was never really able to push for the same physical lifestyle as when I biked across Canada. However, I was given an opportunity that may have only been achieved because of that same accomplishment.
In May 2009, I was employed as the New Hazelton Fitness Center operator. I took great pride in this job, hoping to give a physical outlet for my home town, which at the time sorely needed a community structure to provide this.
Wanting to go beyond simply opening and closing the front door, I took an active role in the customers using my gym. A community bulletin board became a vital information hub, connecting users with in Hazelton for physical fitness and health opportunties outside the gym; a walking group looking for members, promotional deals at the new bakery, the grand opening of the skateboard park, etc. I had some friends at the Ministry of Forestry print off a large scale map that I marked with trails around Hazelton. Many of these were unknown, even to myself having just discovered them. I wanted the people of Hazelton to make the same discovery I made in Corner Brook; that our own town has hidden treasures and opportunities to be proud of, many of which are coveted by tourists that flock to our area in the summer. To market these attractions, locals must first realize the potential to appreciate them before we can share them with the world. In this case, the wonderful geography of the area we live in and take for granted.
In May 2009, I was employed as the New Hazelton Fitness Center operator. I took great pride in this job, hoping to give a physical outlet for my home town, which at the time sorely needed a community structure to provide this.
Wanting to go beyond simply opening and closing the front door, I took an active role in the customers using my gym. A community bulletin board became a vital information hub, connecting users with in Hazelton for physical fitness and health opportunties outside the gym; a walking group looking for members, promotional deals at the new bakery, the grand opening of the skateboard park, etc. I had some friends at the Ministry of Forestry print off a large scale map that I marked with trails around Hazelton. Many of these were unknown, even to myself having just discovered them. I wanted the people of Hazelton to make the same discovery I made in Corner Brook; that our own town has hidden treasures and opportunities to be proud of, many of which are coveted by tourists that flock to our area in the summer. To market these attractions, locals must first realize the potential to appreciate them before we can share them with the world. In this case, the wonderful geography of the area we live in and take for granted.
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