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Vote for us and for our aboriginal communities
I’m not even going to attempt to hide the fact that this is a blatant plug for our...
Preparing for Tomorrow
It would be so nice not to have to work in July and August. Unfortunately for many of...
What are our messages???
So...What do you think of these pictures?How do they make you feel?Who relates to...
Book of the Year
Active, committed, and engaged communities happen when individual citizens decide that...
Garage Sales Unite
My neighbourhood is in an older area where there is a mix of long term residents and...
Becoming a Community Builder: Part 6
A great woman once said: “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to...
Building Community Capacity
From April 30 - May 1, 2010 the Indigenous Sport Council (Alberta) hosted their Sport...
Facilitate … with the 3Fs
Fun, Fervor, and Focus … When I started my blog about facilitation, I thought long and...
Revving it up
Next time you step into your vehicle or hop on your bike rev up the engine. It'll put a...
Being Host(ed)
We explored how conversational leadership takes place, and how through conversational...
Update on Children in Nature
It has been a while since my last mail out, but there is some interesting work being...
Professional Competencies and TrendScanning
ACE Communities has developed a leadership competency framework that places emphasis on...
ACE Youth
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation: Mary-Anne Mustus Memorial Round Dance
May 30 2010Alexis Community HallTyler AlexisACE youth reporterThe event drew a wide...
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Monday, July 12, 2010
VOTE FOR ACE COMMUNITIES’ PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT!!
Pepsi is currently funding a variety of community projects through their Pepsi Refresh Project...
Monday, July 05, 2010
ACE Commun ities June Update
In this issue:
1. VOTE FOR ACE COMMUNITIES’ PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT!!
2. WE SANG & DANCED ACROSS...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Community Building Through Effective Planning
Join ACE Communities’ Ambassador Ian Hill for a free webcast this Friday. Simply click on this link...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Ever consider running in a municipal election?
Free ACE Communities teleconference on June 16th to help get you started…
ARPA’s ACE Communities...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ACE at the Mannville Small Communities Conference
ACE Communities will presenting this Saturday, May 29, 1 pm, at the Mannville Small Communities...
Community Toolbox
An online repository or library of tools and resources specifically for practitioners working to create more active communities...
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Personal Security Index
http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2003/psi/
The Personal Security Index (PSI) measures annual changes in the security of Canadians along three key dimensions –
economic security, health security, and physical safety. Report here: psi03-1.pdf
Healthy Cities Analysis of European Cities
http://www.who.dk/healthy-cities/hcppub.htm#Indic
World Health Organization, Regional Office for EuropeReviewed all conventional QOLwa30094ac.pdfQuestionnaire in pdf: ehcpquest.pdf
New styles of action: Partnerships and Participation
Focus on neighbourhoods (grassroots)
Responses: Action for...
Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Quality of Life Indicators
http://www.fcm.ca/english/qol/indicators.html
Developed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Quality of Life Reporting System (QOLRS) measures, monitors and reports on the quality of life in Canadian urban municipalities using data from a variety of national and municipal...
Ontario Healthy Communities - Principles, Process and Qualities
http://www.healthycommunities.on.ca/about_us/healthy_community.htm
What Makes a Community Healthy?
The OHCC promotes healthy community principles across all sectors, providing support, facilitation, resources and tools to communities that pursue local healthy communities goals.Qualities of a...
Sustainable Development Indicators - Jacksonville Florida
http://www.iisd.org/ic/info/ss9504.htm
List of Resources geared to sustainable development.
Quality of Life Indicators - City of Winnipeg
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/wpg.qoli.pdf
Adopted in 1993, Plan Winnipeg is a long-term plan intended to guide Winnipeg into the 21st century. The Plan sets out a vision for Winnipeg developed in consultation with community stakeholders. The vision is for Winnipeg “to be a vibrant and healthy city...
Hamilton Indicators Report Survey Tool
http://www.vision2020.hamilton-went.on.ca/survey/survey.asp
Vision 20-20 HamiltonThis is an Indicators Report survey developed by the City of Hamilton to help generate public input necessary for ensuring fairness, equity and open and participatory government. The survey results are used by the...
Toronto Vital Signs
http://www.torontovitalsigns.com
Vital Signs is a community report card created by the Toronto Community Foundation to measure issues that are important to Toronto and Torontonians. The annual check-up is monitored through various sources and released to the community every fall: for impact...
Quality of LIfe Research Unit - U of Toronto
Research Unit here!
The Quality of Life Research Unit has been developing conceptual models and instruments for research, evaluation and assessment since 1991. In partnership with the Department of Occupational Therapy and Centre for Health Promotion, at the...
Canada’s Cities- Urban Cities and Quality of Life
http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=v5n1_art_06
Canadian Policy Research InitiativeArticle on Urban Spaces and Quality of Life: Moving Beyond Normative Approaches
Sustainable Niagara
http://www.sustainableniagara.ca/portals.lasso
Sustainable Niagara is a diverse group of private, and public, individuals and organizations. Their purpose includes impacting and influencing decision makers and a general public by providing information and resources, and by fostering regional...
Heart and Stroke Society
A collection of information, quizzes, and links to tools to improve personal, family and community health
Go there!
Does your community make the grade – Active Community Quiz
Ten ways to get active
How active is your family Quiz
Advocacy Tools
Annual Report on Health of Canadians in Active...
New Brunswick Active Community Grants Program
10 examples of programs to increase physical activity with an emphasis on walking and cycling.
(USA 2004 24 pgs)
Some case studies are based on Rails to Trails Philosophy
http://www.gnb.ca/0131/acgp-e.asp
A good social incentive program producing grants to organizations that can inspire new...
Creating Active Communities: 10 Case Studies of Programs and Partnerships
Ten examples of programs to increase physical activity with an emphasis on walking and cycling. Examples include: Walk and Talk with the Mayor, 10,000 Steps a Day, Bike/Walk Buck Reward Program, Wellness Trails etc.
Go there!
Workplace Walkability Tool
An audit tool to assess 9 elements of walkability in the workplace: pedestrian facilities, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, crosswalks, route maintenance, walkway width, roadway buffer, accessibility, aesthetics, and shade. Walkway planners may use these ratings as a way to improve utilization of...
Journal of Urban Design
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/rudi
Urban designers have a long tradition of examining the pedestrian environment. With recent attention to active transportation, health issues in urban planning and design, new urbanism, transit-oriented development, and traffic calming, there...
Active Living By Design
http://www.activelivingbydesign.org
Active Living by Design is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is a part of the UNC School of Public Health in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This program establishes innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community...
CDC Verb Campaign for Youth
InterestThe VERB campaign encourages young people ages 9–13 (tweens) years to be physically active every day. The campaign combines paid advertising, marketing strategies, and partnership efforts to reach the distinct audiences of tweens and adults/influencers. VERB is a national, multicultural,...
CDC Materials for Tweens
Make physical activity cool and fun for tweens and encourage them to keep moving every day. Download activity ideas and resources for use with tweens in classes, programs, and clubs.
