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Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
November 11, 2025
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CPRA is the national voice for recreation and parks, advancing the collective interests of our members through leadership in advocacy, policy and research.
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Today, Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne presented the 2025 federal budget, the first under Prime Minister Carney. In response, CPRA issued the statement below which we wanted to share with you....Read More
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
November 05, 2025
CPRA’s Parks, Recreation and Sport Infrastructure Database Reaches 10,000 Mapped Sites—A Milestone for Community Planning Across Canada The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is celebrating a major milestone in...Read More
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
August 05, 2025
Rain Hye always saw farming as a potential career, but didn’t know how to get his foot in the door. Although he had volunteered as a community gardener, which sparked...Read More
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
May 07, 2025
As a youth from the Town of Three Rivers, Faith Haight didn’t come across many job opportunities in the small Prince Edward Island community of roughly 7,883 people. However, in...Read More
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
May 07, 2025
Qumangaapik Arnatsiaq still vividly recalls the knots in his stomach and the tremble in his voice as he spoke on a panel for Nunavut’s recreation and sport leaders in the...Read More
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
May 07, 2025
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