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>>Funding
athletes means more than just medals: Investment in sport benefits
everyone (Mar, 2006)
[While we celebrate the recent sport achievements of Canadian
athletes], it is also necessary to challenge our assumptions about how
and why these results were achieved, and whether they can be
replicated, particularly if we want to be No. 1 in 2010 and
beyond...We believe two changes are needed. First is acceptance by the
provincial legislature of the Sport Plan for
Alberta
originally presented in 2000. The second need is an Alberta Sport Fund
not unlike the Alberta Arts Stabilization Fund. Read the full article here. |
>>Activation
Alberta schools every day - helping schools implement daily physical
activity (Dec, 2005)
This
article from the Alberta Centre for Active Living gives an update
on daily physical activity in Alberta's schools. |
>>Alberta
government invests $600,000 into modernizing ski jumping training
centre in Calgary
(Oct, 2005)
The Alberta Government injected $600,000 into the Ski Jumping Training
Centre at CODA’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, a critical
investment that will provide Canada’s ski jumping and nordic
combined athletes with a place to train at home leading up to the 2010
Olympic Winter Games.
Read the full news release here. |
>>Alberta's sports and recreation deserve their own
cut of the province's oil windfall
(Sep 17, 2005)
Read this great column by the Calgary Herald's Bruce Dowbiggen. Bruce
writes an open letter to Premier Ralph Klein about the sad state of
provincial funding to sport. Read the full article here.
(Calgary Herald) |
>>The Economic Impact
of Sport in Calgary
The results are in and they are impressive! The Calgary
Sport Council has written a summary of the study commissioned
as part of the development of Calgary's Civic Sport Policy. “The
results are huge!”
says Daryl Leinweber, Chair of the Calgary Sport Council.
“
Calgary
is a young, vibrant city
and this report refers to how activity, and being active,
can generate an incredible economic impact.”
Read the summary article here.
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>>The Socio-cultural
Impact of Sport in Calgary
The Calgary Sport Council has also summarized the recent
report on the Social and Cultural Benefits of Sport in
Calgary. "The report showed our sport community is
expanding and thriving,” says
Dale Henwood
, President of the Canadian Sport Centre Calgary and Chair
of Sport Alberta. “There are so many different
opportunities for people of all ages, ability levels and
backgrounds.”
Read the article summary here.
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>>Buying
lunch at school leads to weight problems (Sep 13, 2005)
Kids who buy their lunch at school are more likely to be overweight
than kids who bring their lunch from home, says a new University of
Alberta study. Read
the full article here.
(Calgary Herald) |
>>Obesity
rates in Canada (July 6, 2005)
Obesity rates among children and adults have increased substantially
during the past 25 years, according to new results from the
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Read
the full article here.
(Statistics Canada) |
>>Canadian
children get Fs in phys-ed
(May 26, 2005)
A new evaluation of children's fitness gives
Canada
a failing grade, the head of a national charity devoted to boosting
healthy living said Thursday. The report by Active Healthy Kids Canada
gave
Canada
a D average on its report card and found that less than half of the
country's children are active enough for good health.
(CBC News) |
>>Sport
benefits health and social skills (May 26, 2005)
Across
the city, thousands of Calgary kids are playing a variety of sports including soccer and baseball,
and what's more, it's good for them. Studies show children have to be
active every day. Physical activity stimulates growth and leads to
improved physical and emotional health. Read
the full article here.
(Neighbours, Calgary Herald)
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>>How
parents, teachers can help counter child obesity
(May 5, 2005)
Childhood obesity is an epidemic in
Canada
for which there is no vaccine or antibiotic, but parents and teachers
can help fight it by setting a good example, a conference heard
Thursday. For generations, children have lived longer and better than
their parents. Childhood obesity could reverse the trend. Read
the full article here.
(CBC News)
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>>Californian's
weight hikes medical costs, hinders productivity (April, 2005)
Overweight,
obese and inactive Californians cost $21.7 billion annually in medical
care, workers' compensation and lost productivity, according to a
study commissioned by the California Department of Health Services. Read
the full article here.
(Union Tribune) |
>>Addressing
Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Canadian Children: National Study
Shows it Can Be Done (March, 2005)
A study released today showed that Canadian children can achieve
healthy levels of daily physical activity, regardless of
socio-economic status, if parents and teachers encourage the
principles laid out in Canada's Physical Guides for Children and
Youth. Read
the full article here. |
>>How
to get kids moving: improving school phys-ed (Aug 31, 2004)
Overweight,
obese and inactive Californians cost $21.7 billion annually in medical
care, workers' compensation and lost productivity, according to a
study commissioned by the California Department of Health Services. Read
the full article here.
(CBC News) |
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