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Cheer Story: Celebrating our Volunteers: Board Member, Karen Holloway
Karen Holloway lives in Wapella and was appointed to the South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District Board of Directors in 2015. Karen consistently offers her time and knowledge and has attended countless board and committee meetings over the past five (5) years. She will retire from the...
Cheer Story: Southeast Regional Libraries Find Creative Ways to Stay in Touch!
Video-based programming and online learning is gaining momentum. With participants being unable to attend events in person, there is a significant demand for video-based learning! Libraries across the south east are taking advantage of this to stay in touch with their audience. Submitted...
Cheers To Our Volunteers
South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District would like to recognize and thank our volunteers who have contributed their time and efforts to supporting our mission throughout this past year! Cheers to OUR Volunteers! Thank...
#MakeTheAsk Contest!
We have a huge contest starting on March 31 leading up to National Volunteer Week! We have two prizes that you could win to go towards your community group or organization. Our #MakeTheAsk Campaign helps communities improve their volunteer recruitment processes by making simple changes. One...
2020 Survey: Complete our survey and win a prize!
South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District is conducting our yearly Member survey. Each south east municipality is a member of our organization. It is your input that drives what we do and helps us set organizational priorities that meet the sport, culture and recreation needs of...
SPRA Host Committee seeking Presenters and Exhibitors for 2020 SPRA Conference in Estevan!
The 2020 Conference will be held in Estevan from October 21 - 23, 2020. SPRA will be inviting people who live and work all over the province to congregate in Estevan to learn about the latest trends and issues in Parks and Recreation. The aim, to provide Education, Networking and Energy Building...
Cheer Story: Artists and Community Collaborate to Offer Community-Engaged Art
The Estevan Art Gallery & Museum (EAGM) hosted two mini artist residencies in 2019. Ruth Langwieser and Sarah Timewell were EAGM’s creative residents for two weeks, interacting with the community, sharing their talent and working on their own art. South East Sport, Culture & Recreation...
Walking Soccer
Looking to stay active?To keep fit and have a ton of fun?To enjoy being part of a team?To try something new? What is walking soccer? This new, low-cost soccer format is breaking through barriers of traditional soccer and helping players get back on the pitch and introducing people to the game...
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District hosted a KAIROS Blanket Exercise on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the Weyburn Public Library. Thank you to our event sponsors/partners who helped make the event possible: Canadian Mental Health Association, Southeast Regional Library, Weyburn Arts Council...
Cheer Story: Non-traditional Sport is a Win-Win!
Why did the community of Pilot Butte offer fencing as an activity? What was involved/offered? Regina Fencing was the organization that came out to Pilot Butte to offer a Children’s Fencing program. They reached out to us to see if we would be interested in offering a session. We worked with...
Active Living Ideas in the Library
Check out these great ideas to use your local library for active living activities and programming. Forever...in motion helps older adults become physically active in their community through volunteer, peer or staff led physical activity groups. The initiative was developed by the...
Cheer Story: “Stick” Around for the Roaring Game of Curling! It’s Truly a Game for Everyone!
"Stick Leagues" are becoming increasingly popular with beginners, older adults, and those with injuries or mobility issues. No matter what your age, flexibility or skill level, Stick Curling ensures that anyone can enjoy the sport of curling. Stick Curling involves delivering a curling rock...