Last month, the federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, launched two initiatives to support the development of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy; a nation-wide consultation process and a call for nominations for a ministerial advisory committee on poverty. To participate in the discussion, visit the links below for more information.

Canadians will have their say on the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=1187479&crtr.tp1D=1

Consulting Canadians on poverty reduction: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/poverty-reduction/consultation.html?_ga=1.232465687.984308037.1403301325

Several presentations from the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association and Communities in Bloom - Healthy Communities - Harvesting the Benefits event are now available for download through the Leisure Information Network. 

Available presentations include:

• Age Friendly Communities
• Assessing Risk in Recreation Facilities 
• Canadian Landscape Standards/Our Downtown: How Are The Trees? 
• Creating Mutually Beneficial Partnerships: Engaging Youth in Saskatchewan
• And many more! 

Rivers West District wants to know what workshop you would like to hold in your community! We offer a variety of workshops and want to provide exactly what your community needs to succeed. 

Current workshops available include:

• CAAWS Women and Leadership
• Communities in Bloom / We ♥ Our Communities
• Community Gathering with Animateurs
• Cultural Awareness
• Culture Days Information Session
• Effective Meeting / Board Governance
• Forever… in motion ^TM
• Grant Writing
• Marketing and Event Planning
• Municipal Cultural Planning Workshop
• Museum Grant Workshop
• NCCP Introduction to Competition Part A Workshop
• HIGH FIVE ® PHCD & Play Leadership
• Recreation Practitioners Meeting / Friends Around the Table
• Social Media Workshop
• Sport First Aid / Sport Taping
• Take the Lead! Trainer Workshop

To let us know you are interested in hosting a workshop in your community, please fill out the Expression of Interest and return it to Bonnie Mills Midgley by:

• Mail: P.O. Box 717, St. Walburg, SK, S0M 2T0
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• Fax: 306-248-3484