Approximately 170 children packed the pads at Cornwall’s Benson Centre on Friday, as part of the BGC Canada Club Day, taking place across the country.

“Today is Club Day. It’s a day celebrating all BGC clubs all across Canada. We’re all celebrating the fact that BGC has been in Canada for 125 years . The kids are celebrating, coming together here at the BGC, doing all kinds of activities, having some fun snacks, and generally having a fun time,” said director of operations for BGC Cornwall/SDG, Kristina Allard.

BGC is the current name for the Boys and Girls Club.

Cornwall’s seven after-school programs participated in the event , with similar events taking place at locations throughout SDG. While the national organization celebrated a century and a quarter, in Cornwall and SDG the or

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