ACCESSING FACILITIES SUMMIT - PRESENTATION -May25,2016 - rfans

ACCESSING FACILITIES SUMMIT
  P R E S E N T A T I O N – May 25, 2016

             VICTORIA COUNTY, CAPE BRETON
         Rural & Isolated - Northern, Nova Scotia

https://naturallyactivevictoriacounty.com/funding/accessing‐facilities‐in‐victoria‐county/

Complex Challenges – INPUT: We Don’t Own Recreation Facilities
• Access to schools     • Facilities four • Insurance costly
• Want action &           seasons         • Coordinated
   accountability       • Many great      • Volunteer
• Sensitive to local      assets to build   Support
   district (8) needs;    on
                                          • Sustainable
   Be fair/all areas    • Maintain Ski
                                          • Active
• Certified/Qualified     Cape  Smokey
                                            Transportation
   Leadership             Ski
                                            (AT)
                        • Access to
                                          • Affordable and
                          community
                                            accessible
                          halls

Access of Recreational &
Community Centre’s Below
Cdn average

Low income
Families do not access
recreational facilities

OUR TEAM APPROACH
   TO INCREASING
  FACILITY ACCESS

Increasing Physical Activity
& Healthy Eating Through Accessing Facilities
     # of Hours of Free    # of Participants,
         Access: 837       Free Access 6235

   GRASSROOTS HELPING HANDS TAKING ACTION:
 LEADERS
 VOLUNTEERS
 ORGANIZATIONS
 SERVICE PROVIDERS
 FACILITY OPERATORS
 STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP & VCAN
 COUNCIL
 PARTNERS

Facility Access in Rural Victoria County
                 You’ll Discover:
 Creativity
 Build on Strengths
 Active in Natural Environment
 Buy‐in & Ownership = ACTION
 Affordable / FREE & Accessible
 Partnerships / Collaboration
 All Ages, All Areas
 Physical Activity, Social & Mental
 Promotion of Healthy Living
 ***Wonderful Spirit of Cooperation
 Exposure & Developing Life‐long Skills

2015‐16: Top 4 Priorities
•#1: Learn To / Try It
•#2: Active Pass

•#3: Community Wellness Rooms
                                Jan. 11, 2015 – over 100
                                  participants enjoy
                                     open house

•#4: Community Schools

2014‐15 Priorities
#1:
Learn to/ Try It
–Open Houses
& Instruction

#2:
Active Pass

#3:
Increased
Community‐use of
Schools & Awareness

#4:
Fitness Facilities
–Wellness Rooms

Free Access Day April, 2014
             North Highlands Nordic

    “It was a great day! Around 50 skiers /
   snowshoers came out for a lovely time on
    snow. Having the free pass and rentals
incentive really boosted our numbers for "late"
       in the season. Much appreciated”

Jan. 10, 2016

Community Wellness Room Baddeck Academy

                                                FREE
                                                 with
                                             LEADERSHIP
                  (Season 4 completed: 2015‐16)
Lisa Dixon “It’s a great facility with good leadership. Would
love to see it continue” (April 19, 2016)

“I had the pleasure of using the gym for the first time.
Great facility and seemed to be in high demand. So job well
done on this and look forward to making it part of my
workout regiment” – thanks Katie (Feb. 2, 2016)

“Excellent” (Steps in
                   Flight Walking
                   Returns 2015‐16)

                   “Great. Thanks Am so
                   happy access to AGB
                   (Alexander Graham
                   Bell National Historic
 Steps in Flight   Site) is back” – Eileen
    Walking        Woodford (Dec. 9,
at Bell Museum     2015)

Zumba “Try It” & Program
    Baddeck Academy &
        Washabuck
     Pd for School use

                             BRING BACK PLAY
                              POND HOCKEY

Open House /
 Snow Day

“Good news Vince” (Accessing
Facilities Support for St. Ann’s Yoga
Program Fall 2015) – Mary Ann Wilson,
St Ann’s Bay Health Group Society
(Nov. 26, 2015)

FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
         Merry 7mas Free Family Skates 2015
          Victoria Highland Civic Centre (Baddeck Rink)
    “Merry 7mas Free Family Skates” are Proudly Presented by Your Partners in Health:
•   Midway Motors
•   Naturally Active Victoria County
•   Victoria County
•   Tim Hortons
•   Victoria Highland Civic Centre
•   NS Thrive
•   NS Health & Wellness Active Living Branch

Free Swims
                                                   with Lifeguard
                                                  Inverary Resort

       Sun Gym
    Bay St Lawrence
Leadership, Access &
Youth Exercise Program                        North Victoria Community
                                               Centre 4 Seasons – Free
 “ (Sun) Gym looks good with the new
 floor and is also getting some use.                    Skate
 Thank you so much (Accessing Facilities
 Grant) There is even some left over for an
 exercise ball and replacements for a
 couple of boxing gloves” ‐ Margrit
 Gahlinger – Feb. 8, 2016 Bay St.
 Lawrence Health Society

Bras d’ Or Archery Assoc.
Supported School use at Baddeck
           Academy

                  “Thank you for your
                  ongoing support of
                      the Bras d’Or
                    Archers Assoc.!”
                     (Sept. 23, 2015)

                    ‐ Terry Murray

Leadership / FREE
Community Wellness Room
     Wagmatcook

Free Indoor Walking
  “Boularderie Blazers”
Boularderie School Gym

SUP Baddeck!
  Stand Up
Paddle Board
FREE “Try It” ‐
 40 attended

    FREE Taekwondo
    Try‐it

Ski Cape Smokey Free Access
              Day
“Extremely successful”
‐61 lift passes
‐57 rentals
‐Largest revenue day of the
year in cafeteria, 40%
increase

Over 120 on mountain. A few
did take free lessons.

A lot of new faces, young and
old. A number of people
commented that they will be
returning.

Thank you for all your assistance

Initiatives Supported (2015‐16)

Initiatives Supported (2014‐15)