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Maple Ridge SPORT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STRATEGY | 2016-2021
Sport & Physical Activity
Policy
Guiding Principles
The following principles support Maple
Ridge’s vision and provides a framework for
Parks and Leisure Services to work collab-
oratively with new, forming and established
Community Groups in the growth of physical
activity and sport.
We believe:
1. All children and youth should have the op-
portunity to access affordable sport and
recreation in their community.
2. In providing inclusive, accessible and life
long opportunities for sport participation
in the health and well being of residents.
3. All residents should be provided a variety
of physical literacy competency opportu-
nities towards being active for life.
4. In enhancing working relationships and
partnerships between recreation, edu-
cation, sport, health, transportation and
tourism.
5. Collaboration and sharing knowledge and
expertise benefits the development of
quality sport in the community.
6. In recognizing the relationship and mutu-
al benefit between sport, community and
business stakeholders.
As the policy informed the strategy, together
the documents identified issues, pressures
and opportunities within the community sport
delivery model recognizing the role municipal
recreation plays in supporting and improv-
ing community health and physical activity.
These components were identified through
sport group consultations.
The strategy is intended to be a five year
working document, that will provide a longer
term vision of sport and physical activity, yet
recognizes the need to be flexible to allow for
refocusing as needed, in response to com-
munity trends, best practices and industry
standards.