Join us on February 12th for our next Lunch N’ Learn designed to introduce you to the features and benefits of your new ARPA member portal! This membership portal serves as a virtual hub where you will gain unique access to member-only resources and networking opportunities, be able to register for our events, join or […]
Communities ChooseWell is excited to welcome our dear friends and fellow ChooseWell Champions, Elder Edna Desjarlais, Cherilyn Cardinal and Jessica Smith, as they share wisdom on the topic of Indigenous Food Sovereignty in a free webinar on February 24th from 12:00pm-1:00pm MST. This webinar will feature the story of Edna and Cherilyn’s health initiative in […]
Join Community Compass for two insightful webinars, led by Selections Career Support Services, on creating a more inclusive workforce by addressing the common barriers employers face when hiring people with disabilities. Throughout these two sessions we'll tackle stigma, the perceived cost of accommodations, and safety concerns while providing actionable strategies to make your hiring process […]
Communities ChooseWell is excited to welcome our friends at Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society for a free webinar on March 7, 2025 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM MST on Fostering Diverse Parks for Healthy Communities! Research demonstrates that nature connections improve community building, health and wellbeing, and care for nature. However, a majority of this academic […]
Join Community Compass for two insightful webinars, led by Selections Career Support Services, on creating a more inclusive workforce by addressing the common barriers employers face when hiring people with disabilities. Throughout these two sessions we’ll tackle stigma, the perceived cost of accommodations, and safety concerns while providing actionable strategies to make your hiring process […]
The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association (ARPA) in partnership with the Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta (ISCA), invites you to a powerful and timely webinar exploring the connection between the MMIWG2S+ movement and the role of recreation and parks in advancing truth, reconciliation, and justice. Learn as Taylor McPherson highlights how sport, recreation, and traditional […]
Join the Alberta Recreation & Parks Association (ARPA) and Calgary Adapted Hub Powered by Jumpstart for free webinar highlighting Inclusive Recreation Week, and its connection to June is Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM) in Alberta. The webinar will explore how inclusive recreation initiatives are shaping more accessible, welcoming, and diverse recreational spaces across the province. […]
Join us for the next webinar in our Healthy Communities Framework Webinar Series: Promotions Pillar! When: December 3, 12:00pm – 1:00pmThis webinar will feature three panelists:Suzy Rounce, Creative Director and Owner of Switchback CreativeJulie Venner, Program Manager of Communities ChooseWellCallie Woodley, Communications and Marketing Specialist of ARPAIf you want to learn more about how to promote […]
It is widely understood that a high quality of life is essential to the economic wellbeing of a community and a key aspect of quality of life within a municipality’s controls is their recreation and parks programs and services. The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association (ARPA), with the support of the Government of Alberta, have […]
It is widely understood that a high quality of life is essential to the economic wellbeing of a community and a key aspect of quality of life within a municipality’s controls is their recreation and parks programs and services. The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association (ARPA), with the support of the Government of Alberta, have […]
Join us on March 6 for a FREE webinar on Becoming Conscious Allies! This workshop is grounded in the newly created 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Workplaces toolkit, developed by the Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity in partnership with Community Compass. Topics covered include:
What does it look like when a farm becomes a meeting place between cultures, generations, and ways of knowing? In this story-based webinar, regenerative urban farmer Rod Olson shares the journey behind Land of Dreams: a living farm and cultural space in Calgary where newcomers and Indigenous people grow food, build relationships, and heal together […]
The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association would like to acknowledge the First Nations, the Métis, the Inuit and all of the people across Alberta who share a history and a deep connection with this land. We dedicate ourselves to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.