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Charting a New Course: How a Personal Trainer Helped Me Find My Sea Legs

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As a once upon a time competitive sailor, I recently decided to get back into the sport. What led me to this decision is...
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Beat the Boredom with Barre!

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Community can be key to physical activity in a post-COVID world

As the threat of COVID-19 begins to diminish, we are all getting excited to resume our previous activities and get on with our new...
Fitness

April 2021 marks 20 years of sexual assault awareness

April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). What is Sexual Assault? Here is one definition from the Media Kit...

Regional Roundups – Fall 2019

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Quick link to a specific region: Vancouver Island/Coast Mainland/Southwest Thompson/Okanagan Cariboo VANCOUVER ISLAND/COAST COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT This summer the World’s Largest Hockey Stick & Puck received a facelift by...
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Whereabouts – Winter 2019

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Quick link to a specific region: Vancouver Island/Coast Mainland/Southwest VANCOUVER ISLAND/COAST Clayton Postings, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture for the Town of Ladysmith has been awarded...
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Unwin Park and Jumpstart Playground: Setting the Standard for Inclusive Play

There are times when local governments are able to garner funding outside of their municipal budget envelopes to fulfil planning and development ‘wish lists’....
Parks

Designing for Children in Nature at Aldergrove Regional Park

Metro Vancouver operates a regional parks system that is made up of 22 regional parks, 3 regional park reserves, 2 ecological conservancy areas and...

Regional Parks Connect People to Nature in the Capital Regional District

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THE 2017 Parks for All conference in Banff, Alberta highlighted the important contribution of local and regional park systems to the overall network of parks...

Positioning Municipal and Regional Parks

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The lands we now refer to as Canada have been home for First Nation peoples for millennia. Over the past 400 years, thousands of...
Recreation

New Roots: Strengthening youth mental health through nature

Youth mental health - a very real concern in Canada The Canadian Mental Health Association reports that, “over half of Canadians (53%) consider anxiety and...
Youth

The City of Richmond’s Art Truck: The little program that could

Like many other programs in the service delivery world, a great idea like the Richmond Arts Centre’s Art Truck could have fizzled out and...

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Aqua Shoes: What Are They and Where Can I Find Them?

-- SPONSORED CONTENT -- Aquafit, or water aerobics, has had a strong following in BC for decades now. With significantly less impact due to water...
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Charting a New Course: How a Personal Trainer Helped Me Find My Sea Legs

As a once upon a time competitive sailor, I recently decided to get back into the sport. What led me to this decision is...
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Exercise Handouts

Beat the Boredom with Barre!

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With many of us doing at-home workouts, it can be difficult to find fun ways to switch up our lower-body routine without needing equipment....
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Exercise Handouts

Transform your basic fitness routine into a challenging and fun core workout

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Nowadays it is becoming more common to experience back, knee, and shoulder pain due to a more sedentary lifestyle. We are all guilty of...
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