Red Maple Festival a great way to bring Grand Falls-Windsor together, councillor says

Today is carpet bowling. You don't need the big alleys for this sport. You can play it just about anywhere. That helps keep people like Gloria White coming out to events to keep her mind and body active. There's two different colors in the balls, and they will, whoever gets closest to the jack, which is a white ball there in the center, that's who just scores the points at the end of each round. We come out four times a week for different activities here, you know, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Yeah, and I mean it's an afternoon, a couple of hours in the afternoon. It's a chance for people of all ages to meet and mingle. Councilor David James played a key role in organizing the event. He says there are dozens of events to choose from. It's chinched up pretty good with a lot a lot of events. There's something for pretty well everybody in the community. The town partners with local organizations to host these events. Most events are free to attend or cost very little. James says that's important in getting people involved. This is a great way for the community to come together, connect, reconnect with some old friends, family, new friends, neighbours. It's a great time to share ideas. The festival is more than a decade old and has been growing each year. James says thousands of people are expected to attend the festival this year. It ends with a large bonfire for Guy Fox Night at the local campground on Thursday. Sanuta Ranawake, CBC News, Grand Falls, Windsor.