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Building healthy, active and creative lifestyles through sport, culture and recreation.
July 2025
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We’re Hiring: Community Consultant (Sport, Culture & Recreation Champion)
Location: Anywhere in the beautiful Lakeland District | Full-Time | Flexible Hours
Are you a community builder at heart? Do you believe in the power of sport, culture, and recreation to bring people together? Do you know your way around a grant application like a boss and have a knack for turning ideas into action? Then you might be our next Community Consultant!
The Lakeland District for Sport, Culture and Recreation (LDSCR) is looking for someone dynamic, dedicated, and passionate to help strengthen and support the amazing communities across our region.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Acting as the go-to person for community groups, rec boards, and local legends who make things happen.
- Connecting communities with provincial sport, culture, and recreation opportunities.
- Helping local groups dream big (and find the funding to make it real).
- Supporting programs that reflect what people actually need and want.
- Running consultations, building partnerships, and championing volunteerism.
- Promoting events and programs like a marketing wizard (social media skills welcome).
- Keeping your finger on the pulse of community needs—then helping turn those needs into awesome initiatives.
Ready to Apply?
Send your resume and a cover letter telling us why you’re our next community hero to Helen Meekins, Executive Director or for the full job description visit our website.
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Lakeland District had a very busy year facilitating capacity building that enhances sport, culture and recreation to strengthen communities.
To see all of the wonderful things that took place in 2024/2025 please see the Annual Report on the LDSCR Website.
Inside you will find:
Message from the Chairperson
Message from the Executive Director
2023/2024 Board of Directors
Strengthening Capacity
Community Support & Engagement
Network Connections
Partnerships & Collaborations
Diversity & Inclusion
Organizational Development
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National Drowning Prevention Week
National Drowning Prevention Week promotes awareness of the drowning prevention problem in Canada and the need for individuals, communities, organizations, and government to take action in an effort to save lives. Drowning is preventable!
National Drowning Prevention Week occurs every year in mid-July, when Canada's drowning rate is at its highest. This year, NDPW will take place from July 20 - 26, 2025.
In 2025, National Drowning Prevention Week will include World Drowning Prevention Day, which occurs every year on July 25.
Learn More!
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ArchaeoCaravan
Bring archaeology alive with the ArchaeoCaravan! This mobile activity centre travels the province with our summer staff and is available upon request.
Activities
Our ArchaeoCaravan program includes a number of activities:
- Rock Art
- Ceramic Reconstruction
- Pottery Making
- Atlatl & Bison Hunt
- Trappers and Traders: The Fur Trade Card Game
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And more (see the brochure)!
Learn more about the program in our brochure including program options and costs. To request the program in your community, please fill out our Resource Request Form.
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Join the Saskatchewan Soccer Association in Prince Albert,SK on July 19th as we celebrate Soccer in Saskatchewan!
Registration is now open!!!
FESTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- 3 vs 3 Tournament (U9-U13) | $20/team **spots are limited & filling up fast**
U9 - Register Now! U11- Register Now! U13 - Register Now!
- Walking Soccer Festival- Register as a team(Ages 15+) | $20/team (5-6 players)
Register Now!
- Mini Camp (2017, 2018, 2019) $10/player | 10:00-10:45am
Register Now!
- Youth Camp (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) $15/player | 11:00-11:45am
Register Now!
- All Abilities Camp (All ages) $10/player | 1:00-2:00pm
Register Now!
- Youth Futsal Clinic | $10/player
Register Now!
- Futsal Clinic (Ages15+) | $15/player
Register Now!
For more information, please contact:
Neysa Strueby
Coordinator, Registrar & Administration
n.strueby@sasksoccer.com
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And your 2025 Rec Rumble Champion is… SHANNON MARSHALL!
She’s officially taking home the Rec Rumble Championship Belt, but the real win? The joy, inclusion, and belonging she’s created through her work in Melfort.
Thank you to EVERYONE who voted, shared, hyped, and supported our nominees, you made Rec Rumble 2025 a celebration to remember.
Congratulations to this well deserving & hard working Lakeland District Board Member and Recreation Practitioner!!!
Way to Represent Shannon!!!
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Saskatchewan Queer Entrepreneurs and Professionals is seeking panelists to share their experiences and insights at upcoming SQEP events across Saskatchewan. Urban, rural, or small community - we're excited to hear what's important to you.
We are currently accepting proposals for events in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert. Deadline: July 31st at 5:00pm CST.
Learn more here: https://www.saskqueer.ca/work and/or see attachment.
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Free Regional Park Pass Program Returns this Summer!
The Regional Park Pass Lending Program is back in 2025!
From June 16 to September 15, 2025, people with a valid library card can borrow a pass from any Saskatchewan library and enjoy a seven-day loan period with free access to nearly 100 regional parks across the province.
This year, 864 passes will be distributed to all regional library branches, libraries in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, and university libraries in Saskatoon and Regina.
Learn More
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Webinar: Learn how to build community support for your event
Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn how to engage and amplify your Culture Days event and foster community support. This webinar will explore practical strategies to engage elected officials, community leaders, and local organizations in meaningful and collaborative ways.
The session includes how to communicate the value of arts and culture using Culture Days’ key messages, how to align your event with broader community priorities, and how to build visibility through effective outreach. Read more
| | CARFAC SASK is thrilled to announce artist Linda Duvall as Travelling Mentor from September 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026! The Travelling Mentorship program welcomes Sask-based artist participants at any stage of their career, working in any medium, living on rural routes, hamlets, villages, towns, and cities other than Regina and Saskatoon to apply for this 10-month mentorship opportunity: https://carfac.sk.ca/travelling-mentor | |
Culture Days registration open
Registration is now open for organizers to add their interactive arts, culture, or heritage experiences to the nationwide network of free events, activities, and more happening during Culture Days 2025.
Registering an event allows you to take advantage of free promotional campaigns while also supporting artists and creators in your community. Organizers ready to register an event /activity can sign in or create an account by visiting the Culture Days website.
Read more.
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Visit the Saskatchewan Games Council webpage for information on Getting Involved with Team Lakeland at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games hosted by Flying Dust First Nation and the City of Meadow Lake.
Sports Schedule
February 15-18
February 18-21
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Future-Proof Your Aging Ice Rink
The Climate Ready Infrastructure Service (CRIS), in collaboration with SUMA, is launching a 12-week Ice Rink Cohort in Summer/Fall 2025. Municipalities with populations under 30,000 are invited to participate in this no-cost program focused on upgrading aging ice rinks.
Participation includes access to energy and emissions experts, 4 interactive webinars, and 60 hours of tailored one-on-one guidance.
Deadline to Apply: July 25, 2025.
Apply Here!
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Aboriginal Coaching Modules
The Aboriginal Coaching Modules are a professional development training tool for coaches, Indigenous or non-Indigenous, who coach Indigenous athletes. Offered as a three-module workshop through the National Coaching Certification Program, its content reflects the uniqueness of Indigenous cultures, values, and lifestyles.
Module 1: Holistic Approach to Coaching
Module 2: Dealing with Racism In Sport
Module 3: Individual and Community Health and Wellness
July 31, 2025 - register today
Aug. 2, 2025 - register today
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High Five virtual training
Live Training Calendar
Here at HIGH FIVE®, we believe that recreation and sport leaders play a huge role in the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children. In other words, you can make a lifelong impact on the children you work with. We're here to help you do that.
PHCD is designed for recreation and sport leaders working with children aged four to twelve. Through this, you will learn how to develop and deliver programs that are fun, engaging, and encourage long term participation in recreation and sport programs.
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