Make Your Move Communities is an initiative to mobilize Lockeport, Yarmouth and Antigonish to create a cultural shift where simple movement becomes a social norm. With support from the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage and from the Healthy Tomorrow Foundation, the communities are striving to create a healthy, vibrant way of life. The goal is to create a place that people want to visit and live in, where residents regularly connect with each other, and where people are moving and playing around every corner.

Make Your Move Communities are encouraging their residents to start thinking differently about how they move and are inspiring people to add more movement into their day. This initiative aims to strengthen the social fabric of the communities through the power of simple, everyday movement – things like walking, gardening, standing, cycling and unstructured active play.

This initiative is designed to help people to think differently about their own behaviour around moving more and it also encourages people to find ways to support others. This is a community effort that encourages residents to help their neighbours, colleagues and community members to move together. Movement paired with community-building is a powerful combination that will lead to a more vibrant future for all the Make Your Move Community residents.