Building sandcastles to boost children’s health

Elected officials and community leaders joined children to play in the “world’s largest sandbox” in Ottawa on June 13 to raise awareness about a project aiming to build a healthier Canadian population.

Schoolchildren build sandcastles in the world’s largest sandbox on Sparks St. in downtown Ottawa at an event to raise awareness about The Sandbox Project on June 13. NTD

MP Olivia Chow (L) and fellow participants pose next to a sand sculpture of a bear that they helped to build at an event on Sparks St. in downtown Ottawa on June 13 to raise awareness of The Sandbox Project. The vision of the project, founded by MP Dr. Kellie Leitch, is to make Canada the healthiest place in the world for children to grow up. NTD

OTTAWA—Children’s health took centre stage in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday as elected officials and community leaders joined children to play in the “world’s largest sandbox” to raise awareness about a project aiming to build a healthier Canadian population.