About Us by Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association

Quality Parks and Recreation

Our team has decades of experience helping communities, non-profit organizations, and individual providers with their parks and recreation needs. If you have an issue, we can help

We get you.

For everyone

You wake up early to flood your local rink. You’re a green thumb getting a community garden off the ground. You want to make everyone feel welcome at your fitness class. You’re making life better in your community, and we’re here to help!

| WE’RE HERE TO HELP |

Funded by Sask Lotteries, SPRA is a non-profit dedicated to connecting, educating, and inspiring parks and recreation providers to create parks and recreation spaces for the benefit of everyone.

We get you.

| WE GET YOU |

We Grant FUNDING

Funding parks and recreation makes cents! And it takes cents! And dollars! That’s why we strive to make it easy for providers like you to access grants and funding.

We connect you to funding that supports:

• Leadership and professional development

• Parks and recreation plans, programs and initiatives

• Active living

• Diversity, inclusion and access to parks and recreation

Once you’ve decided on a grant that works for you, our online grant portal makes it easy to apply!

To learn more about the grants we offer, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, visit www.spra.sk.ca/funding and download our Grants and Funding Guide which features over 200 grants every year.

If you can’t find the grant you’re looking for right now, our team can connect you to the funding source you need. We can also offer you advice, tips and resources to make the grant writing process easier for you!

| WE GRANT FUNDING |

We Offer TRAINING

Recreation isn’t all fun and games. There are also risks and liabilities involved. Our ongoing training, certifications, and professional development will ensure your programs, services, and facilities are run to the highest quality standards.

Since 1985, we’ve certified hundreds of dedicated fitness leaders to instruct fitness classes at facilities throughout the province. Our certification gives fitness leaders national recognition through Fitness Leadership Canada and the qualifications to instruct across Canada.

In-person workshops, courses, and events in communities throughout Saskatchewan cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Arena and park operations

• Facility management and maintenance

• Physical activity and youth leadership

• Community development and beautification

Accessible, affordable online training-on-demand is also available and great for learning everything from exercise theory to managing large recreation projects.

| WE OFFER TRAINING |

We Build BRIDGES

Recreation connects communities and people, but it also builds bridges between agencies. That’s why we have made it a priority to partner with others who share our vision and coordinate their programs here in Saskatchewan.

Some of the partner programs we deliver include:

• Communities in Bloom – A national program that recognizes community participation in projects involving beautification, heritage, and environmental awareness

• Forever...in motion – An initiative to help older adults be physically active in their community through volunteer, peer or staff-led physical activity groups

• HIGH FIVE® – A nationally recognized certification that assists leaders working with children and older adults in recreation and sports programs

• Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders – An online certification program designed to provide tools to recognize and prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination

| WE BUILD BRIDGES |