Get the Scoop!
September 2018
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Information is key to success in today's sport, culture and recreation environment. In Get the Scoop, you will find the latest news, funding and resources from the
Southeast Connection Sport, Culture & Recreation District.
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2nd Annual MAXIMIZE Your Community's Potential!
Location: Weyburn Travelodge
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Registration Deadline: September 18. Limited space so register now!
Our event is low cost, so it's easy for volunteers and leaders to attend! And you don't have to travel to the big city to participate! Registration Fee: $25 for full day and $15 for half day
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Sport Taping and Concussion Management Protocol Clinic
This is a great opportunity for participants (coaches, teachers, parents) to gain the knowledge and first-hand experience dealing with minor injuries to help keep athletes performing at their best!
The Sport Taping clinic is a practical course requiring participants to understand situations that require taping. Such as, ankle taping and wrapping, taping wrists, thumbs and fingers and tensor bandaging.
The Sports Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan has developed a six-step process to assist sport organizations in the development of their Concussion Management Protocol Plan.
Clinic Facilitator: Scott Anderson, Sport Physiotherapist
Location: Weyburn Sun Room
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
Cost: $20
Pre-registration required by the deadline of: September 14
Note: Session coming to Carnduff on October 20-21
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Mini-Workshops - New!
Check out this video to learn more about our South East Rural Mini-Workshop Cafe.
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Recreation Board Support Workshop
to improve recreation structures, processes and volunteer boards through the sharing of best practices,
tools and resources that are utilized by many communities across the province. Stuck in your old ways?
Want to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how recreation services are delivered, and facilities
are managed? Want to enhance communication between groups and the municipality? Then this
workshop is for you!
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Spotlight Story: Horseshoe Pitching in Whitewood a Success!
The Whitewood Horseshoe Club and Horseshoe Saskatchewan hosted the
2018 Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Championships from August 15-18, 2018 in Whitewood! Volunteer club member president, Ken White, reported the event was a huge success for their small town.
“We had a total of 88 throwers, ages raging from 17 years of age to 98 years, and 130 people attended our supper banquet. There were people from all over Canada that came to watch and participate in the event. There were three (3) draws per day and five (5) games in each draw,” explains White. “The event helped our local club by sparking more interest in the sport and it brought tourism to our community.”
The whole town came together to prepare for the championship event that took place in the Whitewood Community Centre (rink). People donated their skid-steer loaders, and what would normally take a couple of days to set up pits and put sand in them, took only a few hours.
Horseshoe pitching has a long tradition in Canada. Most of the organizations (local, provincial and national levels) were formed in the 1920's. There are currently 11 clubs in the province affiliated with Horseshoe Saskatchewan.
The community of Whitewood is no rookie at hosting other large events. The top Saskatchewan men’s curling teams from across the province will hit the ice February 6-10, 2019 in Whitewood for the 2019 SaskTel Tankard Men’s Provincial Curling Championship!
Photo Credit: Horseshoe Canada
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Cheer Stories - Redvers Library Self-Defense Class
Check out our latest
Cheer Stories profiling the amazing work that happens in communities in sport, culture and recreation.
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Culture Days Events in South East Saskatchewan!
The Culture Days national awareness campaign culminates in a three-day celebration of the arts starting on September 28.
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Agreements to Operate Recreation Facilities: Who Owns the Building?
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Seeking Funding for Programs? Look no Further!
Southeast Connection has the
GROW Your Community Grant available! A grant that helps cover the deficit of programs that meet at least one of our grant program streams: sport development, physical activity and recreation development, arts/culture development and equipment.
If you are seeking funding for programs and activities happening between December 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, apply for our November 1 DEADLINE! Planning some winter events or activities and need support? Apply now!
Not sure if your program fits? Then give us a call to chat! Contact Dallas Cossar, Administrative Coordinator, at 306.842.4023 or email at [email protected].
Also, visit our
GRANTS GARAGE on our website - it's full of tips and tools to help you write successful grant proposals!
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Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan
How will you make reconciliation part of your day-to-day life?
Chief Joseph often speaks to the need for all of us to create a Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan to always carry with us. A Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan is a starting point for individuals to think about how to make reconciliation part of their lives. It is designed to be:
• Portable – Carry your Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan with you. Refer to it often.
• Shareable – Spread the word! Let the world know how you’re delivering change. Take a photo of your Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan to share on social media. Use the hashtag #namwayut.
The Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan is part of Reconciliation Canada’s national engagement strategy to build a national narrative on reconciliation and catalyze action. Your Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan will contribute to the national narrative on reconciliation by illustrating the ways that Canadians are taking action. By sharing your Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan, you are inspiring others to think about reconciliation and to create their own plans.
Click here to download the Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan.
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Saskatchewan Nonprofit Organizations Research Survey
Insightrix was commissioned by the Saskatchewan Nonprofit Organizations to conduct the SNP Research Survey in the summer of 2017 which saw 1,643 respondents. This survey helps profile the scope of the nonprofit sector and its contributions to our province through gathering insights into the diversity of nonprofit organizations in the province, the employee and volunteer workforce that supports nonprofit operations, finances, the top challenges experienced by nonprofit organizations, and understanding the changing circumstances experienced by Saskatchewan nonprofits.
The infographic is the first in a series to be released. Keep connected with SNP as we continue to work with the research data over the next weeks and months to create and share a series of mini reports.
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Fernie Memorial Arena Incident Report
On July 25, 2018, Technical Safety BC released their report on the ammonia release at the Fenie Memorial Arena. This Report contains 18 recommendations. It is important that all municipalities, owners and operators review this report and pay special attention to the causes and recommendations.
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Get Your 2018-2019 Arena Log Books
Winter is fast approaching, and it's time to order your 2018-19 Arena Log Books. Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation has produced three (3) log books to help communities be prepared: Compressor Log Book, Ice Thickness Log Book, and Ice Resurfacer Log Book.
Visit the SPRA website for pricing and details on how to order.
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Celebrate Saskatchewan Coaches during National Coaches Week!
September 22-30 is #CoachesWeek! Coaches Week celebrates the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach. With events held across the country to celebrate coaching, National Coaches Week provides coaches with the recognition they deserve for the time they devote to ensuring Canadians live an active, healthy lifestyle.
Getting involved is easy and there are many ways to celebrate your coaches and the contribution they make to sport in Saskatchewan. A number of tools are available for download from the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan website and can be used on your website, distributed through your social media channels or forwarded to your clubs or membership to encourage them to get involved.
Stay up to date with everything happening leading up to
National Coaches Week by following along on Facebook and Twitter using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach.
Let's show all of Canada our pride in Saskatchewan's amateur sport system and the amazing coaches that help make your sport possible. Get involved by saying #ThanksCoach and celebrating #CoachesWeek with us.
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Script Scramble
Have you ever wanted to learn how to produce a play? Have you ever wanted to try acting? Directing? Stage Managing? How would you like to bring a 10-15 minute script from page to stage at TheatreOne 2018 in Yorkton?
Sign up for our Script Scramble and we will bring you to Yorkton, pair you with other artists from across the province, give you instruction on play production, and the opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Space is limited so sign up soon to guarantee your spot!
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Play More Sports: The Importance of a Multi-sport Approach
When kids specialize early in one sport they miss out on important movement skills and many get injured, burnout, or quit. That’s why top athletes and sports experts are saying the same thing:
Let kids play as many sports as possible. This website features a video featuring prominent Canadian elite athletes who grew up playing multiple sports, as well as essential links for educating parents and coaches on the multi-sport advantage.
A few of the bigger sport organizations have created a
public service announcement highlighting the benefits of multi-sport participation. And of course,
Active for Life continues to promote multi-sport to parents.
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Physical Literacy for Communities Video
In an effort to bring further awareness and knowledge of physical literacy into communities accross Canada, Sport for Life has developed a physical literacy video as a first acquaintance to the concept. The video touches on the three mains factors contributing to physical literacy: competence, confidence and motivation, along with some staggering statistics surrounding health and physical activity. The video showcases opportunities for incorporating physical literacy into a variety of sectors as well as a diverse range of populations, and finishes by offering a call to action for its viewers.
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Walking to School: A Great Idea!
A recent
article suggests that kids can prepare for their return to school by learning how to get there.
Having kids walk to school can ensure that they receive the following benefits:
• Getting regular exercise,
• Ability to settle down & focus on school work,
• Developing personal responsibility, independence & self-esteem,
• And more!
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Upcoming Training Opportunities
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We Want to Meet with You!
Guess what? Southeast Connection staff are available to attend your next board meeting or can come to meet with members of your town council! We can give you a glance of different resources that are available. To set up a meeting, contact Tara-Leigh Heslip, Community Development Consultant, at 306.695.2006. Don't know much about us? Check out our
2018 Year in Review video.
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Share Your Story!
We would like to feature a monthly story about one of our communities, volunteers, recreation directors or a local event taking place in the Southeast District. Sharing these stories and tips will help build bridges and link communities together in our district, so we can learn from each other and highlight and recognize what we are doing well.
We are proud of what we do and where we live and we know you are too!
Send your stories, highlights and information in monthly to Dallas Cossar, Administrative Coordinator, at
[email protected] and you may be featured in our next Get the Scoop!
The deadline is the 1st day of every month.
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