of Okotoks Social Wellness Framework (2010)

The Framework connects and brings coherence to the factors identified as playing a key role in social wellness in Okotoks. The Framework is also a decisionmaking and planning too. Six community values comprise the Social Wellness Framework; these include the following.

Personal growth: supporting education, lifelong learning and personal development.

• Natural environment: preserving the natural environment and adopting sustainable environmental practices.

• Sense of community: fostering connected and caring neighbourhoods

• Economic vitality: providing a range of opportunities to engage in meaningful work that benefits the individual and the community.

• Social inclusion: providing the community infrastructure that allows all residents to meet their basic needs and be engaged in and make a meaningful contribution to the community.

• Health and wellbeing: supporting individuals and families to realize physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing.

While several are pertinent to the provision of recreation, parks and leisure, one recommendation in particular directly aligns with service provision: develop strategies that provide reduced costs for enrolling in multiple recreation, sport and cultural programs.