2017-18 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Programs Fund (OSRCF) Local/Regional NORTH REGION Organization Centre Passerelle pour femmes du Nord de l'ontario Timmins $104,294 Programme bien-être de Timmins City of Thunder Bay - Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre Thunder Bay $17,436 Fitness Leaders 55 'Team All Abilities' will increase the capacity of sport and recreation programs to deliver quality programming to people of all abilities and Community Living Parry Sound Parry Sound $63,680 increase the opportunities This project will assist the Centre Passerelle pour femmes du Nord de l Ontario in collaboration with partners to deliver a new project called Timmins Wellness Program (Programme Bien-être de Timmins). This program will provide occasions for 1300 women and their children to participate in sports and workshops about physical literacy. The activities will be provided in separate and private sessions to empower these women as a foundation for lifelong wellness. This project will enable the 55 Plus Centre of Thunder Bay to offer older adult fitness certification training to volunteer instructors over a 2 year period. The project outcomes are;70 trained volunteer leaders, 3 Fitness 55 and 1 Aqua Fit certification course offered and the creation of 2 partnerships is anticipated. This project will allow Community Living Parry Sound engage sports organizations and families with disabilities in the "Team All Abilities" initiative, creating Fundamental Movement programs with community partners, 50 coach/training sessions and ongoing multisport networking events.
Dryden Go-Getters Dryden $1,215 Dryden Ski Club Dryden $216,080 EcoSuperior Environmental Programs Thunder Bay $18,320 Huntsville Curling Club $61,674 for physical activity for people of all abilities in the Parry Sound district. To develop two Floor Curling Systems for use by seniors in our Activity Centre. Winter Outdoor Physical Education Experience WALKstock: Getting Thunder Bay Walking To grow and enhance the Youth Curling Program for This project will provide the funding for the Dryden Go-Getters Elderly Person's Centre to bring in two floor curling kits. With in-house programming and staffing to run floor curling during the week, over 120 participants weekly (65+, those with accessibility constraints) will be able to enjoy the sport of curling without the risk of icy surfaces. This project will support the "Winter Outdoor Physical Education Experience" at the Dryden Ski Hill. With 5 different alpine hills and over 45km of groomed nordic ski and snowshoe trails available the Dryden Ski Hill is a potential regional outdoor recreation hub that is currently underutilized. This 2-year project will help procure the equipment and training necessary to promote an enhanced ski-school program, offering 5000-8000 outdoor recreation opportunities peryear to youth ages 6-29 throughout the Northwest Region. This project will enable EcoSuperior to host the WALKstock: Getting Thunder Bay Walking. The project will increase participation rates for one thousand people, will train twenty new leaders and will create five partnerships. Develop a sustainable youth program that will grow the capacity to offer youth age 6-17 skills
Iroquois Falls Preschool Centre Prescolaire Iroquois Falls $61,935 LEE GOLF CLUB Cochrane $40,130 Huntsville and area. EMBEDDING PHYSICAL LITERACY- A TRUE RESULT FOR YOUR INVESTMENT The Lee Golf Club Diversification Project Majiishkaa Community Organization Fort Frances $36,498 Wilderness Workshop development to promote active living and physical literacy for lifelong health. This two year project will assist the Huntsville Curling Club to offer the "Youth Curling Program" to 468 children and youth and build coaching capacity with 16 new volunteers in the Huntsville area. This project will provide physical activity opportunities for children, adults and seniors. "Embedding Physical Literacy- A true result for your investment" will provide swimming classes, a day camp for children, and family snowsheoing that will engage 450 participants. This project will support the Lee Golf Club Diversification project, a sustainable summer program to help increase membership and instill the love of golf in 150 new participants in the Town of Cochrane. The project will increase physical activity through participation in golf clinics, practices using the driving range and the development of tools to make the sport more affordable for people to join the club. This project will provide physical literacy, leadership and sport-specific training to one hundred and twenty four Indigenous youth from communities across Northwestern Ontario over a period of six weeks at Mink Lake Camp near Quetico Park. 'Wilderness Workshop' programming includes a mix of traditional activities including hiking, canoeing
Sudbury Action Centre for Youth Sudbury $49,680 The City of Dryden Dryden $5,980 and portaging with sports including volleyball, basketball and disc golf. Youth will be empowered to return to their communities with new sport-specific knowledge and skills. Additionally, the funding will enable a trained Recreational Student to provide one hundred and twenty hours of physical literacy training in the community of Lac La Croix First Nation to upwards of eighty participants. The Hip Hop Dance Program Learn to Skate for All Blades This project will enable Sudbury Action Centre for Youth develop a Hip Hop Dance Program for underpriviledged youth with access to free dance sessions. The funding will allow the organization to offer additional physical activities with classes three times a week, the project will assist with decreasing childhood obesity in Greater Sudbury. This project will pilot the Dryden Skate Club's program called "Learn to Skate for All Blades." Approximately ninety-five local children will be provided the opportunity to learn fundamental skating skills by trained instructors regardless of the types of blades they choose to wear. This instruction and introduction to base skating skills will help children be more successful in their sport of choice or will give them the foundation for a life-long recreational opportunity. Instructors will receive training in
updated evaluation software allowing them to provide better feedback to parents and children about their skating skill progress. The City of Elliot Lake Elliot Lake $86,921 Get Trekking Elliot Lake The City of Kenora Kenora $9,612 The City of Temiskaming Shores Haileybury $94,860 Get Active AquaMats - enhancing our WaterFit program with new and innovative low impact fitness classes. This project will allow The City of Elliot Lake to fund the project "Get Trekking Elliot Lake" to encourage, motivate and enable community members of all ages and abilities to participate in active living based activities. This will be achieved through planning and development of a series of urban and nature trails that provide points of interest, guided and self-guided tours. In addition, workshops will be planned and delivered that will focus on teaching new trail related sports and activities. An interactive mapping application will ensure that every citizen can find a reason to be active. This project will allow the City of Kenora Recreation Division to purchase Aquamats and offer low impact fitness classes to more people. The Aquamat Fitness Program will target approximately 2,300 women, ages 25-50 who are enticed by the more adventurous fitness trends of stand up paddle boards and yoga based classes. This project will partner with Francophone and Indigenous groups to engage over 1,100 adults and seniors in physical and recreational activities. Get Active is the development, promotion, and implementation of over 5344
The Municipality of Temagami Temagami $31,000 Fit Now, Fit For Life The Town of Bracebridge Bracebridge $27,450 physical activity opportunities that will be held indoors and outdoors. The Municipality of Temagami will implement "The Fit Now, Fit For Life" two year project that will focus on the providing various development opportunities in sports and recreation in the summer targeting indigenous RIDE - Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Equality The Town of Cochrane Cochrane $18,400 Start Moving Cochrane The Township of Assiginack Manitowang $14,624 Using Water to Get Active and Fit children and youth ages 2 to 12 years old. This project will enable The Town of Bracebridge to implement RIDE - Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Equality a training program focused on building capacity for thirteen staff partner agencies to offer their clients free group cycles classes targeting 60 low income persons. This project will assist the Town of Cochrane to offer the Start Moving Cochrane project. The project aims to increase participation of participants through kayaking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Participants will learn the basics of movements and physical literacy in an affordable and safe environment. This project will allow the Township of Assiginack to deliver the "Using Water to Get Active and Fit" program by assisting with the costs associated with purchasing eight inflatable stand-up paddleboards and accessories, as well as training four individuals to deliver the program safely. The program will target 100 youth in Assiginack, as well as 300
The Township of Emo Emo $3,064 Emo Learn to Run The Township of Terrace Bay Terrace Bay $9,972 Thessalon First Nation Thessalon $64,000 youth in neighbouring Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve. This project will give 100 youth and adults the opportunity to participate in a Learn to Run program and receive coaching by an elite marathon runner. The program will take place over four months and will prepare runners to Terrace Bay "Get Outdoors, Get Active" Program Naadmaadsaan Qwe Zans Wee Zans (Living the Good Life - Girls and Boys) participate long distance running events. This project will enable the Township of Terrace Bay to offer a "Get Outdoors - Get Active" program to children and youth. Project will create opportunities for increased participation and skill development in water sports (kayaking and paddle boarding), hiking, cross country and downhill skiing. This project will allow Thessalon First Nation to hire a Youth Traditional Recreation Worker for the community to develop programs and services that combine physical activity, nutrition awareness and teachings within a cultural holistic approach and environment. The Naadmaadsaan Qwe Zans Wee Zans (Living the Good Life - Girls and Boys) project will fill a gap in services for these children/youth in the community. The culturally based physical activities will build resilience and improve the overall fitness and health of local children/youth while learning more about and Thessalon First Nation culture and traditions.
Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association Thunder Bay $30,600 Safe Flooring Initiative Thunder Bay Nordic Trails Association Thunder Bay $16,206 Timmins Family YMCA Timmins $31,519 Thunder Bay Nordic Trails Youth Community Outreach MobYle Communty Program Town of Kearney Kearney $29,507 Rev Up Your Life! This project will allow Thunder Bay Gymnastics to purchase 7400 sq feet of high density foam rollup mats that will improve and expand the safe area of their facility. This initiative will allow program expansion with improved safety standards and strengthen capacity to deliver quality programming. This project will assist the Thunder Bay Nordic Trails Association to increase physical activity opportunities to Indigenous and low income youth by offering a two year cross country skiing and snowshoeing program by trained volunteer instructors at no cost. This project will enable the Timmins Family YMCA to increase the capacity of the MobYle Community Program by adding a physical literacy component as well as increasing the length of the program throughout the year in order to reach 2500 children between the ages of 3-12 years old. The children will learn a variety of fundamental movements, build motor skills and in turn begin a lifelong enjoyment of sport and physical activity. This project will support the Town of Kearney to implement "Rev Up Youth Life program focused on providing five days of weekly physical activity classes and mobility and strength training classes targeting participation of 30 older adults and seniors.
Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig Keewatin $46,950 Ambe Niimidaa Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve Wikwemikong $120,640 Active Living This project will allow Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig to train its health promotion staff and provide ten first nation communities, as well as the urban aboriginal population in Kenora, the opportunity to participate in a regular fitness routine that incorporates powwow dancing. This project will reach approximately 260 Indigenous people and provide them with a culturally relevent physical activity. This project will provide funds for the "Active Living" program to deliver physical activity programming ranging from yoga, jiu-jitsu, hip hop, kick boxing, step dancing, boot camp and P90X for community members from toddlers to older adults. The two-year program will offer up to 672 individuals to participate in 8 - to 12- week sessions, four times per year.