ACE Update

Posted on: Dec 04 2009 | Posted in: ACE Announcements


In this issue….
1. COMMUNITY BUILDING IN CAMROSE
2. ANNOUNCING THE ACE ARTS TOUR COMMUNITIES
3. ACE IGNITE TOUR WITH ACE AMBASSADOR IAN HILL
4. WE’RE TWITTERING
5. BLOGGER HIGHLIGHTS
6. COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
7. NEW RESOURCES
8. YDRS SYMPOSIUM – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
9. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
10.CHRISTMAS HOURS
11.DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION

1. COMMUNITY BUILDING IN CAMROSE
ACE Communities’ first Community Building workshop was a huge success with over 40 participants! Organized in partnership with the hardworking Camrose Healthy Lifestyle Coalition on November 26th, the workshop conveyed an understanding and a variety of tools and resources for applying a community development approach to planning. The Community Leaders Toolkit was highlighted as well as other ARPA programs and resources. Final dates for future workshops are being confirmed shortly. Please email Carolyn Mead, Community Liaison, with any questions or interest: cmead@aceleaders.ca Upcoming community building workshops to date include: Okotoks – January 2010, Red Deer County & City of Red Deer – January 2010, Airdrie & Irricana (co-host) – March 2010, Kitscoty & Mannville (co-host) – March 2010, Drumheller – March 2010, Fort Saskatchewan – March 2010, Special Area 3 Consort – March 2010, Jasper (TBD), Wood Buffalo (TBD) and St. Albert (TBD).

2. ANNOUNCING THE ACE ARTS TOUR COMMUNITIES
ACE Communities is pleased to announce the 4 successful applicants for its ARTS Tour. Frog Lake, Grande Cache, Hanna, and Longview were chosen from a pool of 21 applicants. The ARTS Tour is an initiative that will bring music and dance to rural Alberta through a series of 4-day workshops and performance opportunities. The dates for the tour are: Frog Lake : February 24 – 27, Grande Cache : March 24 – 27, Hanna : May 17 – 20, Longview : June 2 – 5

3. ACE IGNITE TOUR WITH ACE AMBASSADOR IAN HILL
The Ignite Tour has begun for the Flight 3 Communities with presentations by ACE Ambassador Ian Hill! The dates are as follows: Entwistle – November 30, Trochu – December 1, Chestermere – December 2, Nanton – December 3, Killam – December 4, Vulcan – January 19, Longview – January 20, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation – January 21, Innisfail – March 17.

4. WE’RE TWITTERING
Yeah! ACE Communities is now twittering! Tell your friends! Spread the word as we tweet about the importance of parks, recreation, arts, culture and heritage. Please follow us at: http://twitter.com/aceupdate

5. BLOGGER HIGHLIGHTS
Capturing the community voice has been a thread in many of this month’s blogs. For fascinating insight into this theme see blogger Les Brost’s ‘His Community’s Voice: http://conversationcatalyst.blogspot.com/2009/11/his-communitys-voice.html Carol,yn Mead’s ‘Neighbour Power!’: http://rollinghillsalberta.blogspot.com/2009/11/neighbour-power.html Janet, Naclia’s ‘The Writing Challenge…http://artsandculturewithace.blogspot.com/2009/11/writing-challenge-are-you-up-to-it.html, and Ian Hill’s ‘Principles for ‘Ensuring Community Change’: http://www.ltbk.ca/kids/index.php/site/comments/principles_for_ensuring_community_change_per sonal_journey/
For equally interesting insights on leadership also see Brenda Herchmer’s ‘To be a leader’: http://brenda.herchmer.net/index.php?/site/to_be_a_leader/ Looki.ng for something a little lighter, check out ‘Dancing for Collective Joy’ at http://brenda.herchmer.net/index.php?/site/comments/dancing_for_collective_joy/

6.COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
The Town of OKOTOKS has been selected by the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) as one of six communities to participate in the “Canada Gets Active” pilot project. As a project participant, the Town has received $15,000 for the implementation of various physical activity programs for local grade 5 students, in addition to providing them with Recreation Centre facility passes. The project is designed to increase physical activity involvement of grade 5 students across Canada by increasing their access to participation in community recreation facilities.

Congratulations to HINTON for the great progress being made on their community garden and greenhouse initiative. Two greenhouses have been donated by Kinder Morgan Canada that will be available to anyone in town to grow their own food, with a small portion of it going back into the community. Along with the grant from ACE Communities, the society was also the recipient of a $22,000 Quality of Life grant from the Town of Hinton earlier this year. More recently, they were a beneficiary of the Skid and Steer Rodeo, held on Sept. 26. http://acecoaches.blogspot.com/2009/11/hinton-moving-forward.html

DRAYTON VALLEY residents were recently involved in the development of the Municipal Sustainability Plan. While the involvement piece may not seem new, engaging people throughout the process can be challenging and new for some. What an opportunity to really hear from one another about what is important to residents and how the community can be shaped. http://acecoaches.blogspot.com/2009/11/involve-involve-involve.html

After intensive research and community consultation, ECKVILLE is now ready to move forward with a recreation strategic plan and hopes of hiring a recreation director. The recreation plan will focus on quality of life issues associated with parks, arts, culture, and heritage for town citizens across all sectors.

IRRICANA’S Trailhead project is going forward! Funding for the project has been secured and TrailNet will be working with the town. Potential partners for the project have been identified as the Irricana Lions Club, Irricana Volunteers Fire Fighters and the 1st Irricana Scout Group.

7.NEW RESOURCES
ACE Communities is diligently adding new resources for community development on our website. Examples include: All Kids have Dreams, ATCO Celebrating Youth Leaders, and A Resident’s Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities. Also check out the ‘Arts, Culture, & Heritage’ Resource section for weekly updates. Check out these and other resources at: http://acecommunities.ca/main-links/

8. YDRS SYMPOSIUM – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
ARPA’s next Youth Development through Recreation Services (YDRS) Symposium has been scheduled for March 15 – 17, 2010. It will be held again at the Banff Centre with a theme of ‘Creating Youth Friendly Communities’. The YDRS 2010 Provincial Symposium is your opportunity to come together as practitioners involved in the delivery of youth programs and intiatives. Come hear from both front line staff and youth policy makers about their unique youth programs. The YDRS is also pleased to invite you to submit a presentation. The deadline is December 15. For more information see: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JkDthD676A9U1Un_2bZy783A_3d_3d

9. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Beginning in January 2010, ACE Ambassador Ian Hill and a guest will discuss each of the 6 competencies for community leaders in a monthly webcast.This webcast will take place on the last Friday of each month at 10:00 am for six months. Mark these dates on your calendar: January 29, February 26, March 26, April 30, May 28, and June 25.

10. CHRISTMAS HOURS
The ACE Communities office will be closed over the holidays from December 24 – January 3. Have a HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!

11. DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION
Do you have ACE-related news to share for inclusion in the newsletter? Please submit any news to Janet Naclia jnacliaaceleaders.ca by the 20th of every month.

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