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To see what's going on in the Sport, Recreation or Health community. Please view the list below. You can also view the events in calendar mode. If you have an upcoming events you would like to promote, please send them our way.

Webinar: Positioning Parks and Recreation as Essential

With budgets tighter than ever, it is vital that we know how to position parks and recreation services as essential for community sustainability and citizen well-being.

Join Parks and Recreation Ontario for a one-hour webinar entitled From Frill to Essential: Building Support for Recreation and Parks in your Community on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 1 pm.

In this webinar, you'll gain tools and learn strategies that will help you articulate the importance of parks and recreation with messages that resonate with citizens, board members, and elected officials.

For more information and/or to register, follow the link below.

Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) 2011 Annual Conference

The Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) would like to personally invite you to attend CIRA’s “That’s ‘Intra’tainment” Conference on April 8 & 9, 2011, at Geneva Park, Orillia.

The conference will cover a broad spectrum of subjects relating to intramurals, recreation, and daily physical activity. The conference is ideally suited for teachers, health promoters, intramural co-ordinators, and recreation professionals.

Please see attached flyer or website for more information.

BCRPA In Your Face Youth Workers' Conference

BCRPA In Your Face Provincial Youth Workers’ Conference November 6, 2010 Steveston Community Centre Richmond, BC A one-day conference that focuses on best practices, programming and networking for front-line youth workers. Sessions include The Magical Teenage Brain, Drug Trends & Youth, Supporting Youth with Mental Health & Addiction Concerns, An Introduction to Restorative Justice, Play through Improv and much more. Early bird prices of $45/per person, including lunch, are in effect u

Return to Play Series: Brain Injury 101

The Coaches Association of Ontario is partnering with Sunnybrook’s RBC First Office for Injury Prevention to educate coaches, parents, officials and sport administrators on the latest Injury Prevention topics including managing and reintegrating players with injuries and preventing injury from occurring or reoccurring.

The first webinar, Brain Injury 101, will be held at noon on August 24. The webinar will be 60 minutes long and will include a 30-40 minute presentation by sport and medical panel experts followed by a 20-30 minute question and answer period.

Currently, brain injury is a serious and commonly reported injury for children, adolescents and athletes participating in sports and recreational activity. It is important that everyone (coaches, parents, trainers) understand how to prevent, recognize and manage brain injuries among their athletes and to recognize when an athlete is safe to Return To Play.

FREE Registration at: http://returntoplay.eventbrite.com

Sport Alliance News Service, August 16

2010 Northeastern Ontario Recreation Association (NeORA) Educational Forum and Trade Show

The 2010 NeORA Educational Forum and Trade Show takes place September 21-24, and has activities, programs and workshops, tips on ACTIVE / healthy living, and special events.

The forum's theme, “55 Ways to Re-create,” was chosen partly in recognition of the City of Elliot Lake’s 55th Anniversary. Check out the attached brochure for a complete agenda, accomodations, and registration details.