Information is key to success in today's sport, culture and recreation environment. In Get the Scoop, you will find the latest news, funding and resources from the South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District.

This one-hour virtual session provides tips and ideas on inclusive programming for sport, culture and recreation. Take 20 new program ideas back to your community!

Presenter: Joni Hagen, South East District

Date: Wednesday, March 16

Location: Online Zoom Webinar

Cost: Free (Pre-registration is required.)

Is your community planning a trail or upgrading an existing trail, but don’t know where to start? Sign up for Trails 101 and learn everything you need to start a trail project! You’ll want to also register for the bootcamp on March 22 to hear about a local trail project!

The Trails 101 presentation will cover:

Presenter: David Powell, Landscape Architect

Date: Wednesday, March 30

Location: Online Zoom Webinar

Cost: Free (Pre-registration is required.)

We will once again be hosting an Infrastructure Funding Bootcamp profiling four panelists from communities who will share their facility and infrastructure success stories. Learn from the best when it comes to raising funds and project management when renovating and building!

Date: Tuesday, March 22

Location: Online Zoom Webinar

Cost: Free (Pre-registration is required.)

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.) 1:00 - 2:30p.m.

Consider joining the South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District Board of Directors in 2022!

Learn more from our Board Prospects Package on our website!

Rally together with the Saskatchewan Lottery Sport, Culture & Recreation Districts as we team up to offer an EPIC SERIES of online sport-focused workshops facilitated by the Sport Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan.

Team Building and Group Dynamics: A 60 minute workshop educating on cohesion, trust, and team building.

Facilitated by: Lisa Hoffart, Mental Trainer

Date: Tuesday, April 12

Time: 12:00 -1:00 p.m.

All sessions are free of charge and open to everyone. Pre-registration required!

South East District offers consulting services to community groups, organizations, and municipalities to support their work in building healthy and creative communities through sport, culture and recreation. To meet your specific needs, our consultants can work with you by providing valuable resources, tools, problem-solving, advice and mentorship in a variety of areas.

We currently offer many of our services online and/or in a virtual format. Download the guide or contact our staff team for more information!

This toolkit has been designed as a learning aid for individuals working in small sport, culture and

recreation organizations who have been nominated as a chairperson or are considering volunteering for a chairing position.

This toolkit provides essential guidance on the nature of the chairing role and best practices for success.

The Town of Whitewood is one of several communities that have benefitted from the GROW YourCommunity Grant funding this year. This winter, the Whitewood Public Library applied to purchase outdoor equipment to host a "Winter Community Fun Day."

The Games are now scheduled to run from February 19-25, 2023. Please check back as information will continue to be updated as we get closer to the Games!

Designed for those involved with children's sport, the HIGH FIVE® Sport 4-hour on-demand training helps those working with children aged 4 to 12 enhance program quality. In response to the Government of Canada's goal to increase gender equity in sport, this training focuses on how to best engage girls in sport. Support for this training was provided by the Government of Canada-Sport Canada.

This training equips coaches, managers, and trainers with essential knowledge about the physical, social, emotional and cognitive attributes of each age and stage of a child’s development. Learn how to ensure that programs are inclusive, safe, and fun for your participants using the HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development: A Caring Leader, Friends, Mastery, Participation, and Play. Register by March 31, 2022.

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association is pleased to announce the return of the Spring Training Symposium after a two year hiatus!

The Spring Training Symposium will be held in Humboldt on April 25-28, 2022. 12 different courses will be offered in-person throughout the week to enhance the skills of front line parks and recreation operators, volunteers and supervisors.

The National Volunteer Week theme for 2022, Volunteering Is Empathy In Action, affirms the strong connection between volunteerism and empathy. This profoundly human connection is at the heart of healthier individuals and stronger communities.

Use the hashtags #NVW2022 #EmpathyInAction #VolunteersBringHeart during the week!

This 1-hour webinar will explore recognizing and rejecting racism in preparation for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We will share concepts and terminology around race, racism, and systemic racism. We will learn that racism is about power and explore how racism operates in all levels of society, from personal to systemic. Together we will look at strategies to create equitable organizations and communities.

This session is hosted by the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association and facilitated by the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan.

Becoming a Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) HIGH FIVE® Trainer is a 2-day training designed for people responsible for training staff in an organization or simply interested in helping to deliver training to multiple agencies who believe in ensuring children have the best way to play! It helps organizations improve the quality of programs by making a commitment to continuous improvement in the area of healthy child development and training delivery. After attending this training, participants will have the tools to deliver HIGH FIVE® PHCD courses in virtual and in-person environments.

Indigenous Community Sports Development Grant Program (ICSDG) Deadline April 15

Canada Saskatchewan Jobs Grant 

Sask Lotteries funds over 12,000 sport, culture and recreation groups across Saskatchewan. Every time you purchase a lottery ticket in Saskatchewan, a portion of that revenue supports a wealth of organizations in our communities. Subscriptions allow lottery players to play draw-based games – including LOTTO MAX, LOTTO 6/49, WESTERN MAX, WESTERN 649, DAILY GRAND and EXTRA – for up to a year in advance. Subscriptions can be purchased by phone, by mail, or on the Sask Lotteries website.