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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: A Toolkit for Embracing Winter
OUR Become a Winter Town! Toolbox includes:
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.
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!
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.