Victoria County Municipal Physical Activity Leadership Program Annual Report April 2017 March 2018 – -NATURALLY ACTIVE FOR LIFE VICTORIA COUNTY SINCE (June 13) 2011- Please reflect on the implementation of your community physical activity strategy over the last fiscal year, and fully complete the template below. 2017/18 Main Priority Area or Policy, Social MPAL Role Physical activity Describe Were existing Estimated Notes Accomplishments/Initiatives Priority Environment barriers community provincial or reach. Population and/or Physical engagement for this national Environment initiative. initiatives leveraged Active Gear Loan Program Affordable (Free) All residents MPAL facilitated bringing Cape Breton Time, cost, access MPAL, Cape Breton Back to nature, $2,000 To date: accessing walking Regional Library, local Libraries, to top quality regional Library, local Re-connecting to Borrowers: 50 budgeted for Access to outdoor poles (walking, Municipality, NS Dept CCH together, equipment, etc. Libraries, nature the great New Library equipment – equipment hiking), on-going leading to sustainability available for free Municipality, NS Dept outdoors is Members as a next year for skis/poles/boots, ice with library card to CCH waiting, naturally Result of the year 3. grips, loan for a week active for life program: 15 Continues to snowshoes/poles People Who be popular, supporting residents Renewed build on our to be naturally Memberships as a successes active and inspiring Result of the them to purchase Program: 8 their own equipment Checked Out: 23 sets Checked Out: 23 sets Checked Out: 43 sets (15 men’s, 14 women’s, 7 youth and 7 kids) Poles Checked Out: 37 (29 Adults, 8 kids) Boots Checked Out: 24 pairs Traction Cleats Checked Out: 10 sets
Victoria County Municipal Physical Activity Leadership Program Annual Report April 2017 – March 2018 -NATURALLY ACTIVE FOR LIFE VICTORIA COUNTY SINCE (June 13) 2011- Please reflect on the implementation of your community physical activity strategy over the last fiscal year, and fully complete the template below. 2017/18 Main Accomplishments/Initiatives Priority Area or Priority Population Policy, Social Environment and/or Physical Environment MPAL Role Physical activity barriers Describe community engagement for this initiative. Were existing provincial or national initiatives leveraged Estimated reach. Notes Active Gear Loan Program Affordable (Free) Access to outdoor equipment All residents accessing walking poles (walking, hiking), skis/poles/boots, ice grips, snowshoes/poles supporting residents to be naturally active and inspiring them to purchase their own equipment MPAL facilitated bringing Cape Breton Regional Library, local Libraries, Municipality, NS Dept CCH together, on-going leading to sustainability Time, cost, access to top quality equipment, etc. available for free with library card to loan for a week MPAL, Cape Breton regional Library, local Libraries, Municipality, NS Dept CCH Back to nature, Re-connecting to nature – the great outdoors is waiting, naturally active for life To date: Borrowers: 50 New Library Members as a Result of the program: 15 People Who Renewed Memberships as a Result of the Program: 8 Checked Out: 23 sets Checked Out: 23 sets Checked Out: 43 sets (15 men’s, 14 women’s, 7 youth and 7 kids) Poles Checked Out: 37 (29 Adults, 8 kids) Boots Checked Out: 24 pairs Traction Cleats Checked Out: 10 sets $2,000 budgeted for equipment next year for year 3. Continues to be popular, build on our successes
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