This presentation covers the process that engaged local citizens, community partners and champions in the development of a Trails and Bikeways Master Plan.Presentation from the Parks and Recreati...

The after school hours are considered critical to the physical, social and emotional well-being of children and their academic performance. A panel looks at what is being done in various jurisdictions...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange provides updates on the challenges and opportunities facing the recreation sector in Ontario, to assist...

Explores how Brampton has developed its environmental programs and expanded them into city-wide initiatives, such as the Spring and Harvets cleanups, which draw over 96,000 participants annually. P...

Describes the Building Better Communities Team developed in 2004 by SPRA, Sask Sport and SaskCulture to address trends of urban migration, decreasing volunteer levels, increasing administration costs ...

Gord Hume, Councillor, City of London, shares thoughts on how recreation and culture can work together to provide unique opportunities for personal and economic development. Dr. Laura Rosella, co-a...

Two approaches to outdoor experiences for children and youth are described, one being a year-round outdoor education centre and another which aims at reducing negative social behaviours and addressing...

The newest trends and best resources for event planning are discussed. Planning an event environment using the five senses to provide the ultimate experience is included. Presentation from ...

These presentations from the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum and National Exchange tell the stories of three unique local networks developed to increase physical activity through m...

Summary of a pre-conference session from the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2010 Education Forum and National Showcase. Covers topics such as steps in managing conflict, making interventions, and resolv...

These presentations from the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum and National Exchange discuss what Green Infrastructure really means, who is doing what to ensure sustainability and wh...

The role of recreation and parks in linking health promotion and climate change reduction targets through the promotion of better land use planning, is the subject of this presentation from the Parks ...

Discusses how recreation professionals can support children's mental health through the development of strength-based programming and caring relationships. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ont...

This presentation discusses how to maximize human and financial resources and how recreation can become more aligned and engaged in a process that breaks down silos. Presentation from the Parks & Recr...

Describes the City of Mississauga's unique approach to fostering learning and creating skill development opportunities with facility maintenance, parks operations and recreation staff. Presentation fr...

The session was intended for those committed to finding solutions and achieving a vision where all Canadians benefit from affordable participation in sports and recreation. Presentation from the Parks...

Provides information on the development of provincial and national strategies to ensure adequate recreation and leisure opportunities for adolescent youth. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ont...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange focuses on strategies to reconnect people to nature.

Explains the adaptation of Everbody Gets to Play, an initiative aimed at low income families, to meet the infrastructure, social, inter/intrapersonal and environmental constraints of northern and rem...

Looks at the learnings gathered and the impact of the more than $70 million in grants to the recreation and sport sector in the last 3 years. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educ...

This presentation looks at the benefits, opportunities and challenges that non-traditional partnerships bring and how to make them work in a community setting. In particular it discusses the partnersh...

Provides current information on trends in physical activity among children and adults from the Canadian Community Health Survey and CFLRI's Physical Activity Monitor. Presentation from the Parks &...

The recently developed Health Communication Review Tools is presented as a framework for message creation and delivery. It explains how to interpret and apply 12 essentail criteria to create social ma...

Details are provided on three initiatives that support quality of life for the senior population. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange explains how to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close out a project. There is special emp...

Success stories, lessons learned and practical resources, to increase the involvement of girls and women as participants and leaders in the community, are featured in this presentation from the Parks ...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange discusses how organizations can reduce their liability and increase standards of care with High Five. I...

Presents the results of the 2010 Pan Canadian survey by Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) on behalf of the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association with respect to re-establishing the l...

This session from the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum and National Showcase focuses on master planning in municipal settings and place and place-making for leisure settings.

Discusses how rural communities are working to build community capacity, nurture rural leadership, access information and education, and address emerging issues in the health, environment and communit...

Describes a campaign for eight key program initiatives and nine critical partnerships that collectively serve to advance the Physical Activity Agenda in Newfoundland and Labrador. The province is supp...

Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange. Describes SPIN, an intitative of Winnipeg's LifeSafe Policy - a free long-term recreation strategy targetti...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange, provides information about the Seams of Green sewing program and the work to increase physical...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange, provides a review of a unique year-long process to help residents improve the quality of life in their...

Outlines the steps needed to develop an action plan and answers key questions on how to develop an Affordable Access Policy. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange covers the basics of survey design to collect both quantitative and qualitative data to assess levels o...

Provides information on three growing sports: Australian Football, Cricket and Speedminton. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange.

This session discusses the competing interests, political pressures, environmental concerns and changing expectations of clients and funders that are facing recreation and community services departme...

This presentation from the Parks & Recreation 2010 Educational Forum & National Exchange , provides tools to assess violent risk potential in the workplace, actions to take in case of an incident, and...

This presentation from the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum and National Exchange provides an overview of what older adults are looking for in facilities and programs and how to mar...

Information is shared about how to become acquainted with the needs and interests of those who are not participating in programs, along with tips on how to adapt programs. The Municipality of Strathro...