2017 Bursary Recipients
Sarah Ane
Community Development and Volunteer Coordinator, City of Welland, Ontario
Participating in the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association Professional Development Certification Program
Sarah works for the City of Welland in the Recreation and Culture Department as their Community Development Coordinator. Her primary role is to enhance recreation opportunities for residents of the community. She has also taught at Niagara College in the Recreation and Leisure Studies program, as well as acting as the Community Engagement Coordinator for Brock University’s Recreation and Leisure undergraduate program. Sarah is an avid volunteer and serves as the First Aid Program Chair for the Niagara Region Area Chapter of the Lifesaving Society.
Sarah contributes to the recreation field as a longstanding member of Parks and Recreation Ontario, the Ontario Recreation Facilities Association and as an Instructor-Trainer for the Lifesaving Society. She believes in lifelong education and professional development, and is currently completing a certificate program with Fleming College in Sustainable Trails Management. She also completed CPRA’s Professional Development Certificate in 2017.
Shelly Howe
Shelly is a longtime resident of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with her family of four almost-grown children, her husband and her dog. She works for the City of Moose Jaw as the Recreation Program Supervisor, programming the pools and arenas. Her passion for drowning prevention has been fostered by a lifetime of involvement in aquatics through her own years of lifeguarding, teaching swimming lessons, and now training others in these areas. Through her volunteer work with the Canadian Red Cross Water Safety Program and as part of the Lifesaving Society Critical Incident Stress Team, Shelly works to spread the message of drowning prevention to all that she can. For Shelly, attending the World Conference on Drowning Prevention in 2017 was an amazing experience, and she looks forward to sharing her newly-gained ideas and knowledge.