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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 and encouragement of the AUMA, RMA and the Government of Alberta, have developed a professional development workshop on Recreation and Parks in Alberta for elected officials.
This workshop is complimentary to the Elected Officials Education Program of AUMA and RMA and provides a certificate upon successful completion. The workshop will provide Council members with an understanding of the national framework documents, Framework for Recreation in Canada 2015 – Pathways to Wellbeing and Parks for All – An action Plan for Canada’s Parks Community and Common Vision for Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Living as well as the linkages to the Municipal Government Act and other applicable legislation. A significant portion of the day will be devoted to exploring practical examples that you can implement in your community.
We are very pleased to advise you that we have retained the services of the recently retired Mayor of Leduc, Mr. Greg Krischke to deliver the recreation and parks course. The course can be delivered to your Council in various ways:
Since graduating from the University of Alberta in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education Mr. Krischke has been a passionate supporter of recreation and parks. Greg has been involved in sport and recreation at a community, provincial, and national level.
Starting in 1995 Greg served on Leduc City council for 22 years including the last 13 as Mayor. Since 2004 the City of Leduc doubled in size, built a 309,000 sq ft recreation facility, constructed more than 60 kms of multiway paths and hosted many provincial, national and international events. Greg has served on the boards of the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA), the Recreation For Life Foundation (RFLF) and the ARPA Energize sub-committee. Among his several awards, Greg is most proud to have received the Lieutenant Governor’s inaugural Active Community, Elected Official award and in 2016 was named the Canadian Sport Tourism Champion of the year.
The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association would like to acknowledge the First Nations, the Métis, 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.