COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE OPEN MEETING Date:
Thursday, June 8, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall, Fredericton
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Committee Membership Councillor Steven Hicks, Chair Councillor Mark Peters, Vice-Chair Councillor Greg Ericson, Member Councillor Bruce Grandy, Member Councillor Dan Keenan, Member Councillor John MacDermid, Member Councillor Henri Mallet, Member Councillor Eric Megarity, Member
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Agenda 2.1
Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team (FAST) PowerPoint Presentation by: •
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Sarah Kelly and Members of the FAST Swim Team
Odell Park/Killarney Lake Park Master Plans Verbal Update by: •
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Julie Baker, Landscape Urbanist
Kick Start Summer 150 & Summer Programs 2017 PowerPoint Presentation by: •
Justine Blizzard, Recreation Officer
FREDERICTON AQUANAUTS SWIM TEAM OUR STORY.
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1967
FAST A FREDERICTON LEGACY 1967 - 2017
YOUTH. TEEN. SPECIAL NEEDS. NATIONAL / OLYMPIC ATHLETES.
2017
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2016 / 2017
FAST IN NUMBERS
245: # of kids in program 110: # of 5-9 year olds 103: # of 10-14 year olds 32: # of 15-19 year olds 2007 - 2017
1826: # of kids in FAST 15: # of para and SO swimmers 35: # of national ranking swimmers 19: # of Canada Games swimmers
85% RETENTION RATE
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Safety & Wellness
WHAT DO KIDS LEARN AT FAST?
Mental Health
Physical Health
FAST Athletic Performance
Life Skills 4
SAFETY AND WELLNESS
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PHYSICAL HEALTH Erik Staeben
Veronica Belsh
Determination. Overcoming Obstacles. Belief. Passion. Perseverance. 6
MENTAL HEALTH Jesse Canney
Maya VanSnick
Charisma. Ability. Resilience. Friends. Confidence. Courage. 7
LIFE SKILLS The Grind
Girl Chat
Boy Banter
Yoga
School Work (always comes first)
Work Ethic. Discipline. Respect. 8
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Jacob Gallant
Jessica Pelletier
Leah Smal. David Thibodeau. Cassidy Richards. Duncan Burns. Lauren Adam….
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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE THIS AMAZING STORY
PLEASE FIND A SOLUTION TO SEPTEMBER 2018
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THANK YOU
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Zig Zag 2016 “This is a fantastic program. The kids enjoy it. The staff is wonderful. Very pleased that the city is able to offer this program. My daughter looks forward to this every summer. …The staff are what makes this program so much fun. They are always friendly and eager and I hope they enjoy it as much as they appear to. Thanks!!” 12
Zig Zag 2017 Schedule WEEKDAYS FOR ONE WEEK Every weekday-except Statutory holidays 8:30 am-12:00pm & 1pm-4:30 pm for the week indicated date
PARK
June 26-30
Bliss Carman School
Garden Creek School
McAdam Ave School
Park Street School
July 4-7 (short week)
Connaught St School
Case St Park
Barkers Point School
Hughes St./ Trailside Park
July 10-14
Sierra Dr. Park
Randolph St Park
July 17-21
Gilridge Dr Park
Kent St. Park
July 24-28
Evans/Estey Park
Queen Square
July 31- Aug 4
Aug 8-11 (short week)
Reading ST. Park Stoneybrook/Pugsley Park Islandview Dr Park Clayton St Park
Eagle / Birdie Crt Park Downing St. Park
Cambridge Cres. Lincoln Murray Ave Park Cowperthwaite St Park Park Heights/Piercy Park Reading St Park Barkers Point Hughes St./ Mannington Lane Park School Trailside Park
Aug 14-18
Malloy Park
Massey St Park
Aug 21-25
Heron Drive Park
Barton Cres. Park
Randolph St Neville St Park Park Limerick Rd Park Lincoln Heights/Piercy Park
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KICKSTART SUMMER 150 • Sunday, June 25th, 11:00-4:00pm • Come for an hour or spend the afternoon at Killarney Lake Park • We invite you to come and try out some summer activities in partnership with the ParticipACTION 150 Playlist
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Mayors Activity Awards •An exciting awards program which encourages healthy eating and physical activity for youth aged 3 – 16 •This popular activity awards program will keep youth active and eating well all summer. •Youth receive points for each task completed and upon reaching minimum point levels earn bronze, silver or gold medals! •This program will be held from June 5th to August 11th. The program is offered free-ofcharge to all interested youth.
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Wednesday Walkers An adult walking group that meets at prescheduled places on our trail system each Wednesday at 10:00 We walk for ½ an hour and then turn around to walk back
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Northside Youth Centre •The Northside Youth Centre & Indoor Skateboard Park is a safe, alcohol and drug-free facility for youth of the Fredericton area to participate in positive recreation, and social and learning experiences. • NYC offers DDR games, Wii games, a canteen, in-house skateboard shop, skateboard day camps, youth groups, and many other youthcentred activities. NYC & Indoor Sk8board/BMX Park Hours Summer Hours: July 2 to Aug 20 (closed July 1 & Aug 7) Mon Closed Tues 1-8pm Open Skate Wed 1-3pm Elementary School Skate 3pm-8pm Open Skate Thurs 1-8pm Open Skate Fri 1-8pm Open Skate Sat 1-5pm Open Skate Sun 1-4pm Open Skate 4-5pm Open Bike
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Northside Youth Centre • Skateboards and helmets are available for rental. The Northside Youth Centre will be offering 8 weeks of full day (8am-5pm) skateboard camps. Starting the week of June 26th Our skateboard camps are pre-planned, and we have flexible schedules to customize each day’s activities. Campers spend 8am-1pm daily in the skate park and will have both one on one and group lessons, afternoons are spent doing planned activities such as active games, outside play and weekly outings. *There will be no camps on Canada Day or New Brunswick Day
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ScotiaBank South Dirt Jump Bike Skills Park • A specialized cycling facility • Geared to BMX and free-ride cyclists of all ages and abilities • Has; a small pump track • A large pump track • A cross country single track and three indiepndant lines for riders of different skill levels 19
Art on the Go! • New for this year from the “Culture” focus • “Pop up Art” will travel to different parks and events this summer with a program that is designed by a local artist • The Zig Zag playgrounds will be visited once a week per park for an exciting variety of art projects as well
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