聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Canora and Kamsack residents are 小蓝视频 invited to a symposium 小蓝视频 held in Canora next week to explore ways to create a healthy, active community and develop realistic local strategies to get more youths and their families more active more often.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The symposium, which is 小蓝视频 sponsored by Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation District and Saskatchewan in motion, is 小蓝视频 held March 30 at Rainbow Hall in Canora.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The 鈥淢oving Together Symposium: Solutions for a Healthy Active Community鈥� is the latest step in a process that included a series of public meetings in Kamsack in November and December and in Canora in January.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The meetings were led by Kacie Loshka of Saskatchewan in motion and Chelsey Johnson, the community consultant with Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation District.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event has been designed to share what鈥檚 already happening in the communities and to create practical local solutions for getting youths moving more,鈥� Johnson said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It is important to get as many people out as possible, Loshka said. 鈥淲e want the community to speak.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dr. Louise Humbert, a professor at the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan and a past president of Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), will be the keynote speaker.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Humbert will deliver 鈥渁n engaging presentation on the importance of physical activity for children, youth and their families.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽Also on the agenda are community physical activity profiles and active community workshops.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淏e a part of the solution and join other community members, leaders and decision makers to hear how others are making a difference to be more active; find out what can be done together as community partners; participate in developing realistic local actions to make physical activity an easy choice, and celebrate what鈥檚 happening in 鈥渙ur鈥� community,鈥� said information from the organizers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In addition to what had been heard at the community meetings in Canora and Kamsack, Loshka and Johnson will be talking about results of similar meetings that were held in Langenburg and Churchbridge. A symposium for those two communities will have been held the day before the Canora symposium.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the deficits identified at these community meetings had to do with communication, Loshka said. Some people said they believed there was not enough communication and suggested such initiatives as a community calendar as a way for residents to quickly identify where to find events.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 After the supper during the symposium, the meeting will break up into workshops to discuss specific topics, identify priorities and determine what steps may be made to move forward, Johnson said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Members of the Canora in motion committee are: Deleena Faryna, Katherine Rewkowsky, Leona Kitchen, Barb Messinger, Aaron Herriges (recreation director) and Jill Gulka. Members of the Kamsack in motion committee include: Kev Sumner (recreation director), Chantel Kitchen, Michelle Irvine, Andrea Verigin, Megan Peters, Hillary Walter and Audrey Horkoff.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Persons planning to attend the symposium were asked to register by March 23 in care of Chelsey Johnson at Parkland Valley Sport Culture and Recreation District in Yorkton. She may be reached at [email protected].
