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December 2009
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Mark Your Calendar!
2010 Youth Development Through Recreation Services Symposium
March 15-17, 2010
The Banff Centre
Banff, AB
Register Here!
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 Recent AUMA Resolutions place special focus on Urban Parks and Trails
At the recent Convention of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) in Calgary, two resolutions were ratified of significance to parks and open spaces. The Urban Parks resolution focuses on encouraging the Government of Alberta to include Urban and Regional Countryside Parks as a part of the province's parks network. The resolution continues to resolve that the Government of Alberta commit to establishing a new program that would support municipalities in parks
planning, parkland acquisition, park development, conservation,
operations, and promotions.
The Trails resolution focuses on urging Alberta Transportation to facilitate and make provisions for more active forms of transportation such as cycling, and considering the construction of trail systems as a part of the building of roadways.
ARPA fully supports and endorses these AUMA resolutions. In particular, AUMA's Urban Parks resolution has strong linkages to one of ARPA's own resolutions from its 2000 AGM, which advocated to the province for the re-establishment of the Urban Parks Program as a provincial legacy program.
On the facilities side, AUMA also passed a resolution related to the Major Community Facilities Program, urging the Government of Alberta to continue funding of this initiative. ARPA passed a similar resolution at its 2008 AGM, and the Associations will be exploring opportunities for joint advocacy efforts to have the program reinstated.
For more information on AUMA resolutions, please visit:
www.auma.ca/live/AUMA/Document+Library/Resolutions
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 ACE Communities inaugural community building workshop held in Camrose
ACE Communities' first Community Building workshop was a huge success with over 40 participants. Organized in partnership with the hardworking Camrose Healthy Lifestyle Coalition on November 26th, the workshop conveyed an understanding and a variety of tools and resources for applying a community development approach to planning.
The Community Leaders Toolkit was highlighted, as well as other ARPA programs and resources. Upcoming community building workshops for 2010 include:
Okotoks (January 9)
Red Deer County (January 20)
Mannville (January 23)
Jasper (February 19)
Airdrie / Irricana (March 2)
Drumheller / East Coulee (March 4)
Special Area 4 Samda (March 17)
Kitscoty (March 18)
Fort Saskatchewan (March 20)
St. Albert (April 17)
Municipal District of Wood Buffalo (TBD)
To register for a workshop near you, please visit the ACE Communities website to obtain contact information for organizers in each community. Other inquiries may be directed to Carolyn Mead, ACE Community Liason, at cmead@aceleaders.ca.
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 Final call for YDRS Symposium presentation submissions
The deadline for submitting presentations for the 2010 Youth Development Through Recreation Services Symposium is December 15th, 2009. The YDRS Symposium, scheduled to take place March 15-17th, 2010 in Banff, AB.
Presentations are generally 30 minutes in length with a 15 minute Q&A (total 45 mins), presented to the full group of delegates (approximately 90 in total), and should give the audience both a sense of information ("tell me about it") and application ("show me what you mean" in an exercise, a video, or some other interactive vehicle).
This year's theme is "Building Youth Friendly Communities." We are looking for a cross section of presentations primarily through three sub-topics:
- Youth and Nature
- Leadership
- Building Connections with Youth
Presentation submissions can be made through this online form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JkDthD676A9U1Un_2bZy783A_3d_3d
For more information on YDRS, please contact Jennifer Finnigan, Children & Youth Program Coordinator, at 780-415-1745, or ydrs@arpaonline.ca.
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| Community Initiatives and Community Facility Enhancement Programs announce changes
Alberta's Community Initiatives Program (CIP) and Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) have recently undergone a review aimed at improving the application process and streamlining programs to accommodate a range of projects that respond to community needs and priorities. Highlights include:
- Both CIP and CFEP are moving to quarterly application deadlines.
- CIP has been redesigned to include three funding categories, which include Project-Based Grants, Community Operating Grants, and International Development Grants (CIP application forms have streamlined by project type).
Additionally, new limits on funding for any new and in-process applications have been introduced: - travel funding is capped at $10,000 per grant
- technology funding is capped at $50,000 per grant
- municipalities are no longer eligible for funding from CIP, but can continue to apply to CFEP
- organizations are limited to one CIP grant per year for non-capital purposes and one capital grant per year from either CIP or CFEP programs
- no funding will be provided for playgrounds from CIP
Application forms for both CIP and CFEP are now available online. Paper applications will also continue to be accepted.
For more information on these program and their recent changes, please visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit website or contact the CIP / CFEP Program Offices at culture.alberta.ca/cip/contact.aspx.
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 $8,000 distributed in Sogo Active seed grants for youth initiatives
Through its latest round of Sogo Active seed grants, ARPA is pleased to be able to provide $8,000 in seed funding for 12 youth active living initiatives throughout Alberta. The following Sogo Active Community Hosts received Sogo Active seed grants: WaterWerks Kayak Club (2 initiatives), 24th Rangers Girl Guides of Calgary, Town of Rimbey (2 initiatives), Baturyn Community League, Boys and Girls Clubs of Leduc, Leduc Recreation Centre, Edson 4-H Multi Club, Stampede City Gymnastics Club, Village of Warburg, and the Whitecourt Blue Dolphins Swim Club.
ARPA, with funding partners Coca Cola Canada and ParticipACTION, has allocated over $27,000 to date through Sogo Active to help youth to become more physically active.
For more information about Sogo Active, please contact Denise Gariépy, ARPA Program and Member Services Manager, at dgariepy@arpaonline.ca or visit www.sogoactive.com.
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| Announcing ARTS Tour Communities
ACE Communities is pleased to announce that Frog Lake, Grande Cache, Hanna, and Longview have been selected for the ART Tours. These communities were chosen from a pool of twenty-one applicants.
The ARTS Tour is an initiative that will bring music and dance to rural Alberta through a series of four-day workshops and performance opportunities. The dates for the 2010 tour are:
Frog Lake: February 24-27
Grande Cache: March 24-27
Hanna: May 17-20
Longview: June 2-5
For more information, please contact Janet Naclia, ACE Communities Creative Cultural Liaison at jnaclia@aceleaders.ca, or visit acecommunities.ca.
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 HIGH FIVE® Master Trainers now in Alberta
Two Albertans, Karina Damgaard and Heather Wicksted, have recently completed the requirements to become Master Trainers in the HIGH FIVE® Quality Assurance Standard. This means that in addition to facilitating a number of HIGH FIVE® workshops, they are also able to facilitate workshops so that others may become trainers as well. ARPA extends its congratulations to Karina and Heather for their accomplishment.
If you are interested in becoming a HIGH FIVE® Trainer, please contact Jennifer Finnigan, Children & Youth Program Coordinator, at jfinnigan@arpaonline.ca, or visit www.HIGHFIVE.org for additional details.
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 Nominate an outstanding individual or organization for a CPRA Award
Do you know a person or organization deserving special recognition for outstanding achievements in parks and recreation services? Make sure their work is celebrated by nominating them for a CPRA Award! Awards categories include the National Benefits Award, the Award of Excellence for Innovation, and the Award of Merit.
The CPRA Awards and Recognition Program process encourages as many nominations as possible. Nominating is easy - just decide which award best suits your nominee, fill out the nomination form and send it to CPRA along with the information requested. As a nominator, you must be a member of CPRA. Nominees or applicants do not have to be CPRA members. The nomination deadline is January 29th, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
The Awards Ceremony will be held in partnership with Parks and Recreation Ontario at its Educational Forum and National Exchange, Wednesday April 7th, 2010, in Niagara Falls, ON.
For more information, please download the nominations information package, visit the CPRA website at www.cpra.ca, or email cfcourchesne@CPRA.ca.
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| Golf tournament registration and sponsorship information now posted online
The Sobeys Recreation for Life Charity Golf Tournament has officially been scheduled for Monday, June 14th, 2010, and will once again take place at the Derrick Golf and Winter Club. The tournament registration form, brochure, and sponsorship package are now available for download from the RFLF website (click links for PDF download).
The Texas Scramble-style tournament will kick-off at 11:30 a.m. for brunch and registration, followed by a shotgun start 1:30 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The registration fee is $250 per golfer, or $50 to attend the dinner only.
Please visit www.golf.recreationforlife.org for more information.
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Upcoming ARPA Events
Recreation Industry Awards of Excellence
Date: April 15, 2010
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB
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REConnect is a monthly e-newsletter produced by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association. For more information on this publication or ARPA, please contact Mandi Wise, Communications Coordinator, at mwise@arpaonline.ca.
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