Defining Funding Priorities

As we plan our investments in recreation infrastructure, we need to ensure recreation funding is strategic and based on priorities. The following principles should guide the evaluation of potential recreation facility projects.

  1. Distribute projects equitably throughout the province using region- and province-wide planning to reduce facility redundancy and gaps and maximize benefits.
  2. Encourage partnerships between adjacent municipalities, private organizations, NGOs or other agencies.
  3. Design projects to anticipate and respond to current and future recreation needs and trends.
  4. Target strategic outcomes that can be measured and reported.
  5. Balance investment in indoor recreation and sport facilities with improvements and additions to outdoor spaces.
  6. Create facilities that are multi-purpose and flexible, integrating sport and recreation and allowing for adaptation to meet changing programming trends.
  7. Develop effective life-cycle maintenance programs and educate personnel to successfully perform these programs.
  8. Encourage well-planned, multi-year initiatives that support effective facility planning.
  9. Set high environmental standards for new recreation infrastructure and seek opportunities to retrofit existing infrastructure to reduce recreation’s carbon footprint.
  10. Engage recreation organizations, sport communities and key industry stakeholders when making decisions about the future of recreation facilities.
  11. Assess the capacity of municipalities to take on the maintenance, operations and rehabilitation funding required for new recreation facilities.
  12. Choose inclusive projects that target all segments of a community.
  13. Seek opportunities that address economic, health and social outcomes.
  14. Coordinate projects to contribute to community renewal.
  15. Support creative design and use of up-to-date construction techniques.
  16. Compliment and respond to existing federal, provincial and local recreation related initiatives.

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