We had a bit of mist and a lot of sun and big smiles all around. We had a great breakfast, started the HeartLand Tour stage by riding over scenic country roads and those who ran in the Sheila Poole race soon joined us for the rest of the bike ride and we followed that by being a part of the Seafest Parade, what a day! Thanks to all of you who participated to make this year the best HeartLand Tour ever. Yarmouth knows how to get active and lead healthy active lifestyles and have fun at the same time. You all did your part to encourage others to be active.

Thanks to our many volunteers who helped everything run so smoothly.Without our volunteers we could not have had such a successful event. Every community across NS had increased participation for this years HearLand Tour. Many people chose to participate in 2 or more HeartLand Tour stages. In the Yarmouth HLT stage we had people come join us from as far away as British Columbia. A big thanks to Tom, Dave and Brydon who organized and ran the HLT support van and provided everything from bike parts, bike repairs and granola bars and always with a smile. You guys are great.

Youth participation this year was way up which was a main goal for the planning of this years HLT. The Heartland Tour has a way of bringing people together, bringing communities together and bringing the province together. Many of us have made very good friends by meeting wonderful people like you from across the province and across the country. The Yarmouth Heartland Tour Committee is already starting to plan next year's event.
Thanks for being a part of the 2010 Tour.

JackHarding |

The Yarmouth HeartLand Organizing Committee sincerely thanks the following supporters for their contribution to enable a great HLT on 17 July 2010!
Aberdeen Paving Ltd.,Acadie fit-Acadie Co-Ed,Bank Of Montreal,Beacon Church,Blacklight,Bluewater Cycling Club Yarmouth,Canadian Tire,CIFA,CJLS,Clare Leisure Services,Cooks Dairy,Figures,David Olie,The Grand Hotel,The Grinders,Heart&Stroke Walkabout, L and N Signs Ltd.,Lafarge,Manser’s Bike Shop,Municipality of the District of Yarmouth,Nova Scotia Egg Producers,Pharmasave,RCMP,Rain Over St Ambrose,Scotsburn and Dairy Farmers Of Canada,Simply For Life Yarmouth,Subway,Tim Hortons,
TheTown Of Yarmouth and Yarmouth Kia.


JackHarding |

Join the HeartLand Tour Breakfast at 7 am on Sat 17 July. There is a free breakfast at the Colony Restaurant for everyone to meet the HeartLand Tour Core Team and the Yarmouth Heartland Tour Organizing Committee.To make sure you have a seat at this great breakfast: Call Michael Fitzgerald at 742 2446 to reserve your seat. Seats are limited so call soon.

JackHarding |

You can register now online at the HeartLand Tour site. Select Join Us and select your community.
The HeartLand Tour is:
Free to participate in and not a fund raiser event.
Designed for participants to join us by walking, running or bicycling or rollerblading all or a portion of the Route.
Going to give away free 2010 HeartLand Tour T shirts to participants [as long as supplies last]
Going to participate in the Yarmouth Seafest Parade so all runners and walkers and cyclists are invited to be in the parade with us.
Going to give away 3 new bicycles and helmets for youth 14 and under who participate in the Yarmouth HeartLand Tour and many other great prizes for participants of all ages at the wrap up ceremonies at Beacon Church at 5:30 pm
All youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 years or older.
Younger children who cannot walk or bike 2 km can still participate with us by joining us at the start of the Parade at Main and Argyle St at 3:30 pm.
All participants must register online and more information is available at the Heartland Tour Website http://heartlandtour.ca/reg_yar.htm


JackHarding |

Just like the past few years there will be 1 big loop with bicyclists, walkers and runners joining us along the way. You can choose the length that appeals to you. At the end of the Route everyone will be joining the Seafest Parade.

Join us at these following locations and times to take part in the 2010 Yarmouth HeartLand Tour.

8:30 am at the Grand Hotel to bicycle the full 93 km Route.
9:50 am at Port Maitland School to bicycle 75 km
11:45 am at Par En Bas School to bicycle 40 km
1:45 pm at the Yarmouth Lighthouse to bicycle or run 13 km
2:45 pm at the Grove Road Hospital Parking Lot to bicycle, run or walk 4 km
3:00 pm Tim Horton’s/ Wendy’s Main St to bicycle, run or walk 2 km.
3:30 pm the HeartLand Tour joins the Seafest Parade.

At conclusion of the Parade we will have our HeartLand Tour wrap up ceremonies and speeches at Beacon Church.

More than a dozen Yarmouth HeartLand Tour Organizing Committee members and Bluewater Cyclists recently rode the beautiful 2010 Yarmouth HeartLand Tour Route. The route starts at the Yarmouth Grand Hotel and travels north on Main St out Main Shore Road to Port Maitland School for a nutrition Break. Then cross country to Par En Bas School for a lunch break, thru Pleasant Lake, Greenville Rd out to the Lighthouse for the afternoon nutrition break and back to Yarmouth to take part in the Seafest Parade. Join us you will be glad you did!


JackHarding |

The 2010 Yarmouth HLT Route has been announced and finalized. We have kept some of the best from last year and added some new roads to make this years ride a hit with everyone! Members of the Yarmouth HeartLand Organizing Committee and the Bluewater Cycling Club will soon take a preview bicycle ride of the 2010 route.

At the end of the HLT ride all walkers, runners, skateboarders and cyclists will be joining the Yarmouth Seafest Parade to lead out the parade for this year. A few lucky youths will be winning a brand new bicycle and there will be great prizes for all age groups at the closing ceremonies of the HeartLand Tour at Beacon Church after the parade. More news to come soon and will be posted on this site.

Jack Harding


Wayne |