Annual report of the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation

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by  Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation

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Our province is a d ynamic, progressive and beautiful home to over 3.5 million
people, and it i s known world-wide not only for its natural abundance, but also
its energetic spirit. We are dedicated to enhancing quality of life for Albertans by
encouraging active lifestyles, promoting athletic excellence and multi-sport
games, partnering with and funding community initiatives and fostering the
conservation of natural areas.
Alberta in action
inspiring, investing, involved + i nformative
Introduction
Driven by the spirit of goodwill, sportsmanship and an abiding sense of
responsibility, we strive toward new heights and horizons, championing initiatives
that enrich lives and communities. The Foundation is supported by the Alberta
Lottery Fund, and reports to the Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation. We
are pleased to present the Annual Report for 2009-1 0.
We are Alberta in action
contents
chairman’s message 02
funding and partnerships 04
active living 10
multi-sport games 14
parks and wildlife 18
financial statements 22
board members 32
corporate sponsors 33
Alberta’s future leaders 33
Our mission in Alberta
The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation was incorporated in 1994 under the Alberta Sport, Recreation,
Parks and Wildlife Foundation Act with the Government of Alberta as the sole shareholder.
Our mission is clear: Promote, facilitate and enhance active lifestyles and our provincial legacies by developing dynamic
partnerships in sport, recreation, parks and wildlife programs.
Our values are: EFFICIENCY - w e deliver comprehensive services to our clients. RESPECT - w e show consideration and
appreciation for diversity. INTEGRITY -we conduct ourselves ethically and are open, honest and fair. ACCOUNTABILITY
- w e are responsible for our actions. EXCELLENCE - w e are committed to continually improving the services we deliver.
LEADERSHIP - we will initiate collaborative partnerships to achieve our goals. CREATIVITY - we will use innovative
approaches to achieve business goals.
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Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Chairman’s Message
The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation (the Foundation) provides provincial
leadership in inspiring wellness, celebrating achievement, guiding stewardship and enabling
participation for all Albertans. The Foundation offers a w ide variety of programs and services, from
our grant programs that assist local clubs, organizations, communities, provincial sport and recreation
associations; to the support provided to our provincial and inter-provincial games, and preservation
of acquired natural areas. The Foundation supports the Government of Alberta’s core business of
“Recreation and Culture through its commitment to help people live active and healthy lives and
enhancing the quality of life in Alberta’s communities”.
During the past year, the Foundation has provided financial and consultative support to 1 03 provincial
sport and recreation association partners. In addition, through the Development Initiatives, Event Support,
Future Leaders and Municipal Recreation/Tourism Areas programs, hundreds of local clubs, organizations,
villages, towns, cities and municipalities have been impacted.
In collaboration with Sport Canada and through the Sport Participation Initiative, the Foundation was able
to encourage participation in sports for under-represented groups, such as girls, women and persons
with disabilities, through support provided to provincial sport and recreation associations that specifically
targeted these groups. The Foundation also has a b ilateral agreement with Sport Canada to increase
capacity of the Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta in p roviding sport opportunities for Aboriginal peoples.
Through the Active Living Program, we emphasize and promote the benefits of an active and healthy
way of life for all Albertans. A h ealthier, more active lifestyle will ultimately positively impact the quality of life
we experience and generate a d ecrease in health problems and associated costs.
Airdrie hosted a v ery exciting 2009 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games and Bonnyville/Cold Lake hosted a
very well-organized 201 0 A lberta Winter Games. The Foundation coordinated Team Alberta’s involvement
in the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island and the 2010 Arctic Winter Games in
Grande Prairie. The Foundation also coordinated the Pathway to Excellence Program for aspiring
athletes to attend the 201 0 O lympic Games.
Through consultation, facilitation and collaboration, the Foundation provides opportunities for sport,
recreation, active living, park and wildlife programs and services. The Foundation recognizes the invaluable
role that volunteers play in the delivery of sport and recreation at the provincial and local level - v olunteers
are indeed the cornerstone in the delivery of sport and recreation.
William Persley, Chairman
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Leadership in Alberta
William Persley, Chairman
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The Foundation offers development initiatives, grants and event support programs
to create opportunities for Albertans of all ages to participate and thrive. The
Foundation contributes approximately $8.5 million to 103 provincial sport and
recreation associations every year through the Association Development Program
which in turn provides services to over 1 .2 million Albertans.
funding + p artnerships in Alberta
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High Performance Coach Development
The Foundation provides funding to 24 Provincial Sport Associations
employing High Performance Coaches who directly and indirectly
mentor the development of Alberta coaches and athletes looking
to participate and achieve at provincial, interprovincial, national and
international levels including Canada Games, Alberta Games, the
Olympics and Paralympics.
In 2009-10, participating provincial sport associations received
$561 ,894 in support of 38 high performance coaches. The reach of
the program extended to over 4,000 athletes in individual and team
sports and provided the groundwork to mentor 834 apprentice
coaches at all levels.
Coach and Officials Initiatives
The Coach and Official Initiatives program provides opportunities
to further coaching and officiating development in Alberta. These
initiatives address the priorities identified in the Alberta Sport Plan
and the Canadian Sport Policy. In 2009-10, the Foundation awarded
$66,920 to 36 individual coaches and officials and sport
2009 award winners were as follows:
organizations in Alberta.
Female Athlete of the Year 2009 Leadership Summit
Kristina Groves, Speed Skating
Paula Findlay (junior), Cross-Country/Triathlon The 2009 Alberta Sport & R ecreation Leadership Summit - t he third
Male Athlete of the Year biannual conference - w as held April 16-18, 2009, at the Banff
Centre. Overall, 362 individuals attended the 2009 Summit, including
Jeremy Wotherspoon, Speed Skating
286 Summit registrants. This represents the largest number of
Thomas Hickey (junior), Hockey
delegates at a L eadership Summit in recent history.
Team of the Year
The 2008 Athletes and Team of the Year, along with the volunteer
Kevin Martin Rink, World Men's Curling Champions
sport, coaches and officials award recipients were announced at the
Officiating Recognition Award Leadership Summit Awards Banquet.
Jim Negenman - C algary, Chris Grabowecky - C algary,
Cam Dickson - C algary, John Jacobs - S tettler
Coaches Recognition Award
; Glen Playfair ~ E dmonton, Monika Schloder - C algary,
Dale Currie - H inton , C huck Lee - L undbreck
Sport Volunteer Recognition Award
William (Bill) Hatter — R edcliff, Pennylee Leshenko - A lberta Beach,
; G eorge Kallay - D rumheller, Harold Albrecht - R ed Deer
FAST FACT:
Over 231, 000 Albertans coach
amateur sports.
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Pathway to Excellence Podium Alberta
Pathway to Excellence was a p rogram sponsored by the Alberta In 2009-10, the Podium Alberta program provided support to
Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat and coordinated by the Alberta’s nationally carded high-performance athletes. Podium
Alberta was established to:
Foundation to provide a s porting experience to some of Alberta’s
most promising emerging athletes.
• help athletes continue their pursuit of athletic excellence at the
One male and one female Alberta athlete from 1 3 d ifferent Olympic highest levels of national and international competition;
disciplines had the experience of a l ifetime as they took in the • encourage athletes to live and train in Alberta ;
atmosphere and environment surrounding actual Olympic • enable athletes to fulfill their educational goals while successfully
competition in VancouverAA/histler in February 201 0. Twenty-six pursuing excellence in sport;
athletes and 23 parents and guardians were able to see top-level • increase athlete access to high-performance coaching and sports
athletes in their chosen discipline compete at the highest level. science practitioners; and
• enhance training and competitive opportunities available
Upon meeting former national team luger Kathy Salmon, one to athletes.
- participant said, “Being able to talk to her was interesting... she was
asking (us) questions about sliding on the Whistler track. They were The program reimbursed 254 athletes in 35 sports for training and
the type of questions a c oach would ask another slider. . .a test to competition expenses totalling over $1 million.
see if t he slider is ‘getting’ the track - ‘What is the toughest corner?’ Development Initiatives Program
‘What makes it t ough?’ Thank you again for the experience of
a l ifetime.”
The Foundation supports Albertans from all walks of life in their
Sport Participation Initiative pursuit of sport and recreation. From the individual applicant to a
wide variety of organizations, the Development Initiatives Program
| The benefits of sport are numerous and should be available to grants funding for creative and innovative projects that benefit people
everyone, but there are groups in our province that find it c hallenging and their communities.
to access sporting opportunities. The Sport Participation Initiative, in
1 partnership with Sport Canada, allocated over $756,760 in funds to For 2009-10, grants totalling $709,500 were provided for 290
| 1 1 different projects which provided opportunities for under- community projects relating to sport, recreation, parks and wildlife
represented populations. programs, equipment, athlete training and research projects.
Of 400 applications, 290 were granted funding, including $461 ,871
Girls and women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and for sport, $1 52,891 for recreation, $1 5,21 9 f or parks and $80,01 9
economically disadvantaged youth have all benefited from the for wildlife.
I success of the Sport Participation Initiative.
In 2009-1 0, ongoing programming with InMotion Network, Hockey
Alberta (Sledge Hockey), Alberta Curling Federation (Wheelchair
Curling), Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta, FunTeam Alberta,
I D evelopment Centre (Capital Region) all contributed to the Initiative.
\ Alberta Amputee Sports and Recreation Association, Alberta Sport
In addition, 35 organizations were granted one-time project funding
of $1 89,964 to enhance or increase sport for these populations, or
to advance the Canadian Sport for Life movement.
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Coaching
Canadian Sport for Life
The province of Alberta is committed to the Canadian Sport for From the playground to the podium, Alberta’s coaches are a v ital part
Life, or CS4L movement, and the concept of Long Term Athlete of every community. Serving as positive role models, they help guide
and mentor our children, while certified coaches and trainers are of
Development (LTAD) - a s even stage model that focuses on three
vital benefit to athletes of every calibre throughout the province.
key outcomes - l ifelong participation, physical literacy and
improved performance.
The Foundation trained over 1 ,800 coaches, hosting 10 clinics in
In 2009-1 0, the Foundation created the Alberta Ambassador seven communities through the multi-sport National Coaching
Network, so individuals and sectors could be identified in terms of Certification Program in 2009. New partnerships were established
their CS4L engagement. These individuals came from widely diverse with Alberta Education in the creation of two Coaching Career
areas of expertise, allowing them a p erfect avenue to link Technology courses, and the Foundation partnered with the National
Government policy and facilitation of CS4L with those who are Coaching Institute - C algary and Calgary Board of Education to
actually engaged in activities or training right at ground level. design and facilitate a s pecific sport and multi-sport coach
training program.
There are six sectors engaged in the network: Sport, Recreation,
Education, Health, Early Childhood and Physical Activity. This The Foundation trained 22 FUNdamental Movement Skills Learning
ambassador network has allowed for the smooth transfer of Facilitators at a w orkshop held in Calgary. Even with this support
information and strategies to be shared both vertically and and care, the need for experienced and certified coaches continues
horizontally between sectors.
to grow.
Alberta hosted the CS4L Experts and invited the Alberta Aboriginal Sport Bilateral
Ambassadors to Edmonton in January to provide feedback on
the CS4L Moving Forward Plan. The Foundation collaborated The Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta (ISCA), through a t wo-year
with Alberta Recreation and Parks Association in the development (2008-201 0) bilateral funding agreement between Sport Canada
of a t ool for municipalities to implement CS4L principles. and the Foundation, continued to deliver programming and new
leadership services to Aboriginal communities throughout the
A c onnection was also created with the Alberta Native Friendship province. Sixty-six coaches received their Aboriginal Coaching
Centres - a s 23 youth leaders were trained in the FUNdamental Manual (ACM) certification, meaning that an additional 22
communities now have certified ACM coaches to deliver courses
Movement Skills - C ommunity Leader modules. As well, a t otal of
$99,889 was provided to 19 not-for-profit organizations to implement to other coaches and youth leaders.
LTAD initiatives and complete CS4L projects.
Community athlete services engaged through the Run Jump Throw
program were delivered to 25 communities throughout the province.
The ISCA is now targeting the newly qualified ACM coaches and
directing them towards National Coaching Certification Program
certification, to help strengthen both coaching and sport in Aboriginal
communities. This will also help provide qualified coaches and well-
trained athletes for the Team Alberta play-downs in p reparation for
the North American Indigenous Games in 201 1 .
Donation Fund
The Foundation has established the Donation Fund Program to
assist recognized not-for-profit sport and recreation organizations
and athletes in obtaining financial support. This program was
established by the Foundation to help enlist donor support in sport
and recreation development.
In 2009-10, the Foundation took in 262 donations representing a
total of $627,433. From these donations received, the Foundation
provided grants to provincial associations totalling $600,633 and
grants to Alberta Games host communities totalling $26,800.
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