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 The Recreation
and Regional Services Branch supports the development of healthy people and healthy
communities. The Branch strives to improve individual well being and to foster the social
and economic health of communities through recreation, physical activity and wellness
promotion.
Regional offices provide a decentralized delivery system
that supports rural and northern communities in stimulating positive change, sustainable
growth and an improved quality of life. Municipalities, First Nations, School Boards, and
organizations mandated to promote the arts and culture, heritage, recreation, fitness,
sport, libraries, tourism and community service have access to this delivery system.
Services of the Branch include:
Consultative Services: to assist communities and
organizations in meeting their desired needs, including organization, program, facility
and community development.
Program Accessibility: Regional offices provide a convenient first point of
contact for rural and northern based clients, and provide community-based access to
programs, grants and resources, recognizing the unique and specific needs of communities.
On February 21, 2003, Federal-Provincial/Territorial Ministers
responsible for physical activity, recreation and sport set a new
national target to increase physical activity by ten (10) percentage
points in each province and territory by the year 2010, in addition to
setting specific directions aimed at improving the health of Canadians
through regular physical activity, recreation and sport.
The Manitoba Policy for Recreational
Opportunities. (PDF format)
 Note: The Policy for Recreational Opportunities is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to
access it. Click here to go
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