Programs and Initiatives

Recreation Facility Locator

The Recreation Facility Locator is a digital mapping tool developed by Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador which shows recreation facilities throughout the province. This online tool is available to allow recreation practitioners, governments, and community members to use an interactive map when locating any community recreation facility in the province.

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Eat Great and Participate 

Eat Great and Participate is a provincially funded program administered through Recreation NL that works to create healthy environments by increasing access to nutritious foods and beverages in recreation, sport, and community settings.

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Volunteer Recreation Leadership Toolkit

The Volunteer Recreation Leadership Toolkit was created by Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation. It provides support and guidance to volunteer recreation leaders by means of accessible resources. The toolkit includes detailed information about incorporation, programming for success, building capacity, access to schools and additional information to support volunteer recreation leaders in communities throughout the province.

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Recreation Resources 

CPRA (Canadian Parks and Recreation Association)
Recreation NL
National Recreation and Parks Association
Activate Your Neighborhood
Measuring Impact
CAN Active Insights
Parks for All, An Action Plan for Canada’s Parks Community
Gender Equity Toolkit
Establishing Healthy Food Environments in the Recreation Sector
Outdoor Play Canada
Canadian Infrastructure Report Canda 2019
Canadian Tire JumpStart
ParksNL
Provincial Historic Sites of NL