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Using the Benefits of Recreation to Create Effective Community
Programs
Presentation to Parks and Recreation
OntarioMarch 2007
Brenda Librecz General Manager
Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation
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Agenda
1. Process Overview
2. Strategic Planning
3. A Living Document
4. Informs decision-making and service delivery
5. Questions & Answers
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Benefits of Recreation
Strategic Plan
Pillars
Staff, Stakeholders
PublicPoliticians
Community & Corporate
Leaders
Our Common Grounds
1. Environmental Stewardship
2. Child & Youth Development
3. Lifelong Active Living
Decision-MakingService Delivery
Process Overview
Engagement
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A Plan Takes Shape
• 15-year strategic plan• 53 recommendations• Identifies key targets in
three strategic areas:
Environmental Stewardship
Child & Youth Development
Lifelong Active Living
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A Living Document
Stay loyal in planning, budget and focus…
and ensure shared ownership.
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Report on progress
Show the difference …
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Deliver the goods that the public notice first.
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Use it as a mechanism for public engagement and public ownership.
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Connect into Council priorities & corporate objectives
Community Safety
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“We are responsible for our common grounds – the urbanforest that enfolds us, the parks and public spaces that enliven us, the activities and skills that give our children their
first thrills and triumphs.”
Develop consistent messaging…
Use it everyday
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Decision-Making & Service Delivery
A framework for decision-making & service delivery
Ensures ownership of partners: staff, Council, community
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Questions & Answers