Municipal Physical Activity Strategy (Est. 2011)

Department Happenings at a GlanceSeptember - December 2017

September 2017

Hike NS Summit 2018 Committee Meeting – Sept. 21st (Program Sept 14, Youth program Sept. 12th)

Facility Access Program Application to NS Comm’s, Culture & Heritage Display Booth - Cape Breton Fiddlers Run Health Expo (Sept. 9, 2017) Wellness Zone Publication After the Bell After-school GO Programs (North of Smokey, Baddeck

Academy, Wagmatcookewey & Rankin School of the Narrows) Hike NS Fall Guided Hikes 2017 Promoted Baddeck & Area Karate Program (Sept 2017 - May 2018) AMANS Workplace Wellness Awards Submission Health Promotion (Social media ads, FaceBook, Website, Twitter) Share the Road Signage with NS TIR – Big Baddeck Loop, Baddeck Bay PowerTalk Professional Development – Municipal Dept Heads Share the Road Signage Recommendations with NS TIR (Sept. 28th) Coordinator off Sept 1 (VAC) Community Wellness Rooms (Baddeck, Cabot, Rankin Schools; Ski Cape

Smokey & Sun Gym) Victoria County Age-friendly Action Plan Launch (Sept. 23, 2017)

OCTOBER 2017

Oct6th Annual Victoria County Fall Harvest ActiveFest (Oct 6 -31, 2017)ACBC (Active Cape Breton Communities) in Baddeck (Oct. 16 or 19)Raising the Villages with Stakeholders Oct. 18th

Oct

Cape Breton (CS4L) Community Sport For Life PartnershipRural Chronic Disease Program Development Committee North of Smokey-Oct. 5thHealth Promotion - Social media ads

Oct

Workplace Wellness Municipal MeetingStrategy Management Partnership MeetingStrategy Victoria County Action Network Implementation Team MeetingFacility Access Application and Policy Developed Victoria County Outdoor Active Gear Loan Program Meeting - Oct. 20 Groomed Track Set cross country skking trails meeting (Oct. 25)

Oct

MPAL Program Check-in with NS Dept CCH (Oct. 27th)es Zone Zone Publication Huckle Buckle Festival, IngonishFit Yoga and Get Outside Programs Info Session at Baddeck Aca (Oct. 12, 2017) Wellness Zone PublicationCape Breton Connect Partnership Meeting (Includes Be Fit Kits at local Libraries) Coordinator Off - Oct. 6th, VAC

NOVEMBER 2017

DECEMBER 2017

-Raising the Villages Planning for Action Summit - Nov. 20, 2017-Velo cape Breton AGM (Nov. 2)-Wellness Zone Publication

-MPAL's Practitioners Exchange: Provincial Session-Coordinator Off - Nov. 10 VAC

-Request to Bell Museum re: Access for Walking and Discovery Program (4th season)

Dec - Active Cape Breton Communities (ACBC) Meeting: -Hike NS Summit 2018 Presentation to Council- Wellness Zone Publication

- Call for Program Proposals for 7th Annual Victoria County Winter ActiveFest 2018 Activities, Events &/or Programs- Strategy Update Presentation to Council-Coordinator off Dec. 27,28 & 29 VAC

Respectfully Submitted,

Vince Forrestall,

Physical Activity Strategy Coordinator