Activity Plan Has Hefty Budget

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 03:48 AM

The strategic plan to make Prince George more active has been unveiled. The overall goal is to increase physical activity and healthy eating in Prince George by 20% by 2010.

The plan was developed following public consultation which identified the following areas to improve or increase physical activity:

Increase Priority for Active Transportation
Lower user fees for sport and recreation
Develop solutions to seasonal issues
Assist resident’s to make positive change
Recruit volunteers
More health and wellness programs in the workplace
Increase communication and coordination of recreation programs
Create awareness and education
City take an active role
Subsidy programs more user friendly
Getting schools involved; better school usage agreement
More family programming and events
More entry level recreation and sports programs for sedentary or inactive
Improve maintenance of school and city community fields
Enhance or increase culturally relevant information and role models

Five Strategic Indicators were identified for the Strategic Plan with Visions and Goals

1. Plans and Policies

2. Opportunities and Participation

3. Supportive Environments, Collaboration and Partnerships

4. Communication, Education, Community Identity and Involvement

5. Accessibility

Of course, to implement the plan, there needs to be a budget:

The item will be back before Prince George City Council at budget time in the new year.

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Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 03:48 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on September 19 2007 8:07 AM

I just can't see any of the large people waddling around town making any changes for their own good. The first change has to be to their mental attitude and self respect. Maybe the city needs to start traffic fines for parking those huge butts? The city was happy to go after butts in the pubs, so why not the other butts?

It's not as if there is any question that those butts in public places are disgusting and encourage our youths to adopt an unhealthy life style. Super-healthy butts should be banned from pubs for a start because the food is so fatty, and pubs are almost worthless now anyway, then we will work our way into their homes, cars and workplaces. The WCB must have a butt meter to pinch the butt fat to hand out warnings?

Remember, it's for the good of the people and our health system, so lets get behind this folks and ban the lard butts from public.

The NDP could have the population lard free in no time by killing the economy and taxing the rest to death. Soon everyone would be back down to skin and bones, so lets just vote for the NDP and save all that money the city wants to spend.

Posted by: diplomat on September 19 2007 8:54 AM

Proper constructed PG sidewalks that are kept free of snow and properly sanded in the wintertime would be a great idea to increase peoples' opportunities for physical activity when summer outdoor activities are impossible because of the weather.

Where I live, it has always been impossible to safely navigate the sidewalk in the winter. Children regularly have to walk in the street on their way to school.

Can't some of that $300,800 bucks be used for timely sidewalk plowing and sanding?

No, I guess not...

Posted by: Bridge on September 19 2007 9:43 AM

We also need more beer and wine stores within walking distance from home. Wouldnt that encourage people to walk?

Cheers

Posted by: Harbinger on September 19 2007 11:42 AM

Gonna stop with all the moms with SUVs picking up the little chubbos from elementary schools? In my day I had to walk to school every day. Uphill both ways. And I still aint a lardbutt.