SPRA Blog

In the fall of 2016, a group of energetic, community-minded individuals wanted to see the Kelliher Recreation Board have more of a presence within the community.  With that in mind, six new members joined the Kelliher Recreation Board. New board members were profiled on the Kelliher Community Events Facebook page, as a way to introduce them to the community.

Campus Regina Public offers an early childhood classroom program to high school students that focuses on teaching the importance of child development, and HIGH FIVE®’s Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) training was the perfect accompaniment to their curriculum.

This year, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are celebrating our nation’s 150^th birthday.  July 1^st, 2017 marks 150 years since confederation in Canada and communities nation-wide are recognizing this awesome achievement.  While the celebrations being hosted across Canada vary as much as the communities hosting them, we’ve decided to celebrate July 1^st by showcasing the Canada 150 celebration in Wynyard, SK, a provincial Communities in Bloom participant.

The Canadian Parks Council estimates we spend 90% of our time indoors. Yikes! Their Nature Playbook is packed with ideas to help us facilitate outdoor experiences and reconnect with nature.

As we mark the mid-point of June is Recreation & Parks Month (JRPM) let’s celebrate how we officially started! The 2017 JRPM Launch Event was Sunday, June 4^th in the City of North Battleford. The community gathered in Rotary Plaza for an afternoon of family fun with a “Picnic on the Plaza.”

The Ehrlo Sport Venture Program (Sport Venture) is a community outreach program in Regina that aims to provide inner-city youth, New Canadians and families with control of, and access to, recreation programs.

The Learn to Camp Program introduces first time campers to the skills and knowledge that they require so that they can go out and camp in Saskatchewan’s beautiful provincial parks. 

We recently received feedback from Courtney Domoney of the Lifesaving Society on how the SPRA Community Diversity Inclusion Grant helped develop New Canadian WaterSmart^® Presentation materials that helped educate newcomers to Canada about water safety. 

Every summer, young members of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation branches travel to to the north end of Candle Lake, Saskatchewan for a week unlike any other.  They hunt, fish and learn survival skills. They discover a self-confidence they never knew they had. They build lifelong friendships. They attend the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Youth Conservation Camp.

Karen House has 8 years in the recreation sector and is currently the Leadership and Evaluation Consultant with SPRA and a student in the CPRA PDC program. Her paper on Capacity Building in Recreation was developed as part of the program requirements.