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...
EverybodyMoves, and You’re Invited!
As members of the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative (PAHC) and the BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL), BCRPA is excited to share the...
Kickstarting a career in recreation & parks
Recreation has always played a major role in my life, though it took me a while to find a way to make it my...
Burnaby Warming Centres: An award-winning component to creating homes for all
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. The reality is, with rising housing costs, the risk of homelessness is growing in cities across...
Creating Recreation Accessibility through Sensory Friendly Spaces
The City of Surrey has one of the highest rates of autism in British Columbia. As a result, the City has partnered with the...
How BC’s Local Governments are keeping their communities active during COVID-19
With the mass closures of recreation and parks facilities and programs as a result of COVID-19 physical distancing requirements, local governments and their recreation...
Adapting Your Leadership Style: Guiding your team through a COVID-19 induced Work-From-Home reality
Ready, set, innovate!
In the first days of March 2020, BCRPA recognized that the newly implemented provincial and federal preventative measures to combat the spread...
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...
Utilizing your natural environment to expand community recreation opportunities
Opening Access to Hudson Hope’s Trail Network
Small rural communities often lack the resources to operate a comprehensive portfolio of traditional municipal recreation opportunities. Smaller...
Creative Partnerships: How Golden’s lifeguard shortage mobilized a community
Golden is a small town of almost four thousand people, nestled between six of Canada’s national parks. The Golden Municipal Swimming Pool opened in...