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Sport, recreation and cultural activities are all essential to the health and well-being of individuals and communities in general.
Recreation refers to programs or services which serve to promote the physical or mental health and well being of community residents. Recreation programs and services are funded through the community government and usually administered by a recreation coordinator.
Under MACA’s Recreation and Sports Contribution Policy (www.maca.gov.nt.ca/sport/sport_and_rec/Recreation_andSportContributions.pdf), community governments can obtain funding to support the delivery of sport and recreation activities. Eligible activities include:
• Participation in recreation and sport events; • Development and delivery of recreation and sport activities including a public aquatics program and traditional Aboriginal recreation and sport activities; • Development and delivery of recreation training, skills workshops or clinics; • To obtain sport and recreation equipment for public programs; and, • To develop recreation and sport plans.
There are a variety of organizations in the NWT involved in promoting sport and recreation that may be of assistance to community recreation coordinators in the development and delivery of sport and recreation programs and events. These include:
• NWT Sport and Recreation Council (www.nwtsrc.com); • Sport North (www.sportnorth.com); • Aboriginal Sport Circle of the NWT (www.ascnwt.ca); and, • NWT Recreation and Parks Association (www.nwtrpa.org)
Most communities have a Recreation Coordinator (www.maca.gov.nt.ca/school/programs_courses/recreation/index.html) position that takes care of recreational facilities and organizes and delivers recreational and cultural activities. Under the general supervision of the LGA, the Recreation Coordinator is typically involved in:
• Ensuring that recreation facilities are maintained; • Planning and developing sport and recreation programs and activities; • Planning and delivering cultural activities such as special events, feasts, festivals etc • Scheduling and promoting upcoming activities and events to the community; • Leading or supervising recreational and cultural activities and events, particularly for youth (www.maca.gov.nt.ca/sport/sport_and_rec/Youth_Initiatives_Bulletin_2011.pdf) and elders; and, • Administering recreation and cultural programs by developing plans, preparing and monitoring budgets and preparing regular and yearly reports.
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