Winter Town Initiative

Welcome to our “Become a Winter Town” web page designed to connect you to ideas, tips, resources, and tools to help you join the Winter Town movement! The benefits are endless – decreased social isolation, enhanced public community spaces, improved well-being, and increased access to outdoor activities! There’s so much living to do outside during winter! We have a plethora of resources, tools, and information to help your community embrace winter instead of hiding from it! Make your community a vibrant and welcoming place for residents in the cold, snowy months! Join the Winter Town movement now!

Become a Winter Town Poster

OUR Become a Winter Town! Toolbox includes:

Become a Winter Town: A Toolkit for Embracing Winter

This Toolkit was created to help communities embrace winter activities and boost engagement. Whether you are looking for inspirational ideas or ways to help take your winter programming further, there’s something for ever stage of your Winter Town journey. 

Gain a better understanding of what it means to a Winter Town, why it’s beneficial, and how to become one. In this toolkit you’ll find:

 

• Resources for planning and evaluation

 

• Tips for community engagement and promotion

 

• Real examples of Winter Town ideas in the South East and beyond

 

This Toolkit is for municipal leaders, recreation coordinators, community groups, and local leaders that want to help their communities embrace winter.

Become a Winter Town Toolkit

Our Mission Moments Inspiration Winter Town Video

This video will inspire you! It features the Village of Kenosee Lake and the Town of White City - learn what they are doing to embrace winter for their residents!

Resources Handout

Check out these articles and links that are sure to inform you of best practices to help you optimize your current assets!

Become a Winter Town Resources & Ideas

Winter Town Ideas Webinar Recording

This recording will give you the who, what, why, and how of becoming a winter town!

Become a Winter Town! Think Tank Request Form

Our friendly staff offer free, facilitated virtual or in-person sessions to help kick-start the planning process! Apply a winter lens to your community now and request a think tank session.

Become a Winter Town! Think Tank Request Form