Leadership for
ACE Communities

We invite you to join us as we work to enhance the quality of life in rural Alberta by strengthening community leadership, collaboration, and innovation through recreation, parks, arts, culture and heritage.

ACE Communities - Active, Creative and Engaged Communities - is a community development initiative of the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) made possible with funding provided by the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF) and the corporate sponsorship of EnCana, Cenovus and CanWest Media.

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Community Highlights

Introducing ACE Communities

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Youth Making a Difference

ACE Alumni Communities and youth are in the news! Youth are making a difference by being committed to their communities through volunteerism and leadership.Award recipients in High Level, Hinton, and Innisfail were part of a recent ceremony accepting the Queen's Golden Jubilee Citizenship award...

Kudos to Killam!

Amazing what a small community (population just over 1,000) can do when everyone comes together! Killam citizens are working to revitalize their Heritage Park with an outdoor amphitheatre, a bike/skate park, a new walking trail, an outdoor fire pit/barbecue and some beautification. They've held a...

Nanton Builds a Playground and Connects a Community

Early ACE Communities work in Nanton identified that while there were a lot of strengths in the community, efforts weren't always connected and coordinated.That changed on Saturday, June 19th when over 300 volunteers came together to build a playground after connecting with ACE Ambassador Ian Hill...

Bake it Don't Fake It!!

Check out this innovative project by Chestermere - one of our ACE Communities! "Bake It Don’t Fake It" is a fun, creative opportunity for everyone to come and learn an old fashioned skill in a new way! Bring your family, make up a baking team and learn how to bake a Red Ribbon Apple Pie—for...

Didsbury Finalizing Their ACE Initiatives

Didsbury is leaping forward with the plans for their ACE initiative. Essentially, they will be focusing on three components:-communication, which includes the two way communication between organizations and the community as well as communication and collaboration between organizations-youth,...