Nearly 1,500 people came out on Saturday for the 5th annual Winkler Family Resource Centre Teddy Bear Picnic at the Bethel Heritage Park.

The event included children's entertainment and of course a good variety of local health care professionals to examine teddy bears kids brought along for a "health check."

Aside from all the fun, the clinic is a great for youngsters to get comfortable around these health care professionals.

Coordinator for the Winkler Family Resource Centre, Cathy Savage, said the event is a great way to get the centre out into the public, and say thank you to the community for their support. "It really is just a fantastic day to see so many families out enjoying the day."