The Games are now scheduled to run from February 19-25, 2023. Please check the SaskGames.ca website as information will continue to be updated closer to the Games! 

Tickets are available now. For more information and the link to purchase Click Here
 
2023 SWG Merchandise: Order now for the perfect holiday present at https://www.merch.ca/collections/2023-sask-games

For further information visit the Sask Games Council website
Give the Gift of Creativity, Change a Life

Did you know Creative Kids removes the financial barriers for children and youth to participate in cultural activities? There are a number of ways you can give this holiday season. Select a gift that meets your budget and touches your heart here.
 
Another option is to participate in Giving Tuesday on November 29! All donations made to Creative Kids will be doubled by our friends at SaskTel, until we reach $10,000. Donate here or call 1-855-277-9469 and have your donation make TWICE the impact!
The Saskatchewan Sport Awards are back and in person on Thursday, Jan. 26 at TCU Place in Saskatoon with celebrity guest emcee Tara Slone!  

Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. 
Awards Gala at 7:30 p.m. 

In addition, Slone will lead a Women in Sport Breakfast panel while in Saskatoon on Friday, Jan. 27. Slone will be joined by several female leaders in varying sport roles. This event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Saskatoon. 

Tickets to attend both the 2022 Saskatchewan Sport Awards and Women in Sport Breakfast are $30.

Canada Summer Jobs Information Sessions from Service Canada
This December, Service Canada is offering info sessions on the Canada Summer Jobs program!
If you are an eligible not-for-profit or public sector employer applying for CSJ funding in the Western Canada and Territories Region (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), information sessions are being held via Microsoft Teams on:
  • Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. MT
  • Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. MT
  • Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. MT
To register for the English Information sessions, please sign up via Eventbrite.
 
Sessions are also being held in French on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. MT and Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. MT. To register for the French sessions please visit this link.
Take the Lead! Training Assistance
The 2022/23 Take the Lead! Training Assistance Program grant is available now!
 
Groups are eligible to apply for up to $500 in support of implementing or maintaining a Take the Lead! program to build youth leadership and promote active play.
 
The Grant will remain open until Jan. 31, 2023 or until all available funds have been allocated.

Training | Education | Workshops
SPRA Regional Recreation Practitioner Pilot Program
The Regional Recreation Practitioner pilot program will provide support to a service area to employ a full-time recreation practitioner position who will be responsible for managing recreation services within a designated geographical area. A service area is considered a partnership of a minimum of 3 organizations including at least 1 urban or rural municipality or First Nation in a designated geographical area. 

SPRA will provide financial support over a 2-year period to subsidize the recreation practitioner position and ongoing support for the practitioner and the service area. 
Brochure and Application Form: Download
Deadline - January 27, 2023
S.A.R.P.'s Mentorship Program
It's baaaack! 
S.A.R.P. is excited to announce the return of the Mentorship Program! 
S.A.R.P.'s Mentorship Program matches Professional and Student members for a 5-month program.

The goal of the program is to match students with mentors who are employed in an area of recreation services chosen by the student. The main focus for this program is the career development for the mentor as well as career awareness for the student.

Find more information here.
Have any questions? Contact us here. 
Ethnocultural Community Engagement and Equity: Building Meaningful Relationships
Date: TBD
Where: online (zoom)
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Rhonda Rosenberg, Executive Director and Yordanos Tesfamariam, Education Coordinator of Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan
This interactive Zoom session for museum and gallery staff and volunteers builds on themes of intercultural competence, community engagement, and relationship-building, addressed in the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan’s presentation at last spring’s MAS Conference. The emphasis for this session is on participants' own experiences as we explore the success and challenges of integrating ethnocultural and newcomers organizations and individuals into museums and galleries. We are also seeking input for the tip sheets that we will be developing for the museum and gallery on the types of resources that would be helpful as you strive to make your museums and galleries inclusive for all.
Organizing Special Events
When: Seven module course, completed at your own pace.
Where: Online
Who: Tourism Saskatchewan
$30 registration fee, click here to register; contact [email protected] for more information.
4 Seasons of Reconciliation
When: Ten module course, completed at your own pace
Where: Online
Who: RBC, First Nations University of Canada, Reconciliation Education
Certificate awarded for completion. 
Grants & Funding
Upcoming

Community Rink Affordability Grant - Released: Oct. 17, 2022 Deadline: Jan. 16, 2023

Tourism Diversification Program - deadline Dec 15, 2022

Coop Community Investment Fund - deadline Dec 31, 2022

Walmart Community Grants - deadline Dec 31, 2022

Community Service Recovery Fund - opens Jan 6, 2023

Young Canada Works - deadline Jan 20, 2023


 
Ongoing

Indigenous Community Sport Development Grant  - next intake deadline Dec 10


Canadian Tire Jumpstart - Receive funding for registration fees, equipment, travel, etc. 

Creative Kids Funding - Online application information available - next intake deadline Dec 2

KidSport Saskatchewan - Contact your local Chapter

Get in touch with LDSCR Staff: