About
What is the Northern Links Initiative?
The Northern Links initiative and website is a new endeavor to reach out specifically to Sport and Recreation professionals in Canada’s Aboriginal, Rural and Remote communities.
Northern Links provides and improves peer networking, support and communication for all community leaders looking to create more culturally relevant and engaging programming.
Through our searchable online database community leaders are able to find a wide variety of programming information – policies, forms, program models and information, action kits, research and more. Or by joining our listserv, to network and discuss their community’s Success, Challenges, and Progress with their colleagues across Canada.
Northern Links is a place for sport and recreation leaders to help themselves and each other.
Who is behind Northern Links?
Northern Links is managed by the Lifestyle Information Network. With over 10 years of success, L.I.N. is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyle awareness throughout all of Canada, and the home of the National Recreation Database. “L.I.N. is Canada’s repository for the knowledge and collective wisdom that will help you get the work done faster.”
Funding for the Northern Links Initiative has been provided by:
The Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion
The Sport and Recreation Program supports the development of healthy communities. The program promotes widespread participation in sport and recreation, encouraging physical activity, the pursuit of athletic excellence and the development of Ontario as the sports event capital of Canada.
Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism & Sport
“To support the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of northern communities and Aboriginal people. “
Northern Links is also supported by the numerous Sport, Recreation and Community groups, organizations and people who have shared their knowledge and experience by contributing to the Northern Links database. Northern Links thanks the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity, and the Northern Links Manitoba Recreation & Wellness Workshop for use of photos throughout Northern Links.