P.E.I. Paralympian talks about the importance of International Day of Play, recognized by UN in 2024
The United Nations officially recognized the International Day of Play last year. This year, CBC's Louise Martin caught up with P.E.I.'s gold medal-winning Paralympian and Right to Play Ambassador, Billy Bridges, about why it's important to mark this day, and how play changed the course of his life.
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