WEAVING VALUES SPIRIT OF PLACE

Presentations from the

2009 Conference & Energize Workshop


Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, Alberta
October 29 - 31, 2009

The Land-use Framework was approved in December 2008 by the Government of Alberta. This session provides an overview the Land-use Framework (LUF) and seven basic strategies to improve l...
After researching leading practices across North America, the City of Edmonton is embarking on a new, comprehensive approach to creating and sustaining great neighbourhoods. All city de...
The Green Communities Guide was developed by the Land Stewardship Centre of Canada (LSCC) to help communities implement strategies to conserve water, protect water quality, conserve agr...
This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop, provides an overview of how public art can be included in parks and municipal sp...
This presentation provides an overview of sustainability principles and concepts, and an opportunity to discuss practices specific to recreation and parks. It addresses the changes required ...
Describes what ARPA has been doing in response to the groundswell of interest stimulated by the book Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv. Highlights include an outline of programs ...
A panel of individuals from both urban and rural municipalities that are currently engaged with various models of community gardens outlines how each of their local communities operates...
The ARPA Education & Professional Development Committee has identified a set of core competencies directly related to the recreation and parks field, and has developed a resource tool fo...
Using case studies this presentation outlines the process that publicly funded projects and events must go through in order to be successful in working with the corporate sector. Specif...
This presentation focuses on ways to think about and understand the experience of parks and recreation users. Experiences live inside people, so they can't be influenced directly. Each perso...
This session, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop,  reflects on "big picture" societal change, trends in leisure, participation and...
This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop,   provides a compelling body of knowledge, principles and strategies ...
This presentation from the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association 2009 Annual Conference and Energize Workshop explores the basics of geocaching and how it can be used to showcase public art, ...
The Calgary Folk Music Festival began its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its main event over a decade ago. The festival is proud of its achievements, but they haven't ...
Provision of recreation and leisure services may become repetitive and not necessarily reflect the ever-changing needs or wants of users, the organization, community, or partners. Using...
This session from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Workshop, answers basic questions about needs assessment, provides an overview of tips and techn...
Recreation and leisure service providers are strong advocates of healthy, active living so why are facilities full of unhealthy food? Is it their responsibility to manage the food choices of...
In 2007, the Red Deer community began the process of visioning its ideal cultural future. This session from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference and Energize Worksh...
This presentation, from the 2009 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Conference & Energize Workshop identifies some of the major situations that increase the level of risk at at a re...
This presentation specifically reviews corporate sponsorship opportunities with sport, culture, and recreation, addressing issues such as: what is corporate sponsorship, really, and how...
Stand Up for Your Life is a social marketing program designed to influence Albertans' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours around chronic disease prevention. It's about repositioning "living ...
As cities mature and the infrastructure deteriorates, there is a constant need for renewal. This presentation focuses on the conflicts that arise between civic infrastructure renewal and a c...
Traditional marketing and websites are increasingly taking a back seat to Web 2.0 approaches which recognizes that a website - a static marketing piece (like a digital brochure) - is no ...