2018 Bursary Recipients

Signourney Hoytfox

Sigourney has been the Director of Leisure Services for the Town of Wynyard since February 2016. Her primary role is to enhance and facilitate local recreation opportunities and maintain town-owned recreation facilities. Sigourney has been a member of the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association for three years, is a Lifesaving Society Instructor-Trainer, serves on the Board of Directors for the Prairie Central District for Sport, Culture and Recreation and is actively involved in various local fundraising groups. The Harry Boothman Bursary is supporting Sigourney as she participates in the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association’s Professional Development Certification Program.

“I strongly believe in lifelong education to keep the field of recreation moving forward.”

Michelle Horncastle

Michelle is the Recreation Director for Assiniboine Valley Recreation based in Russell, Manitoba. She used her Harry Boothman Bursary to attend the Gathering Strength: Framework for Recreation in Canada Forum held in Regina. This national event focused on building relationships, continuing dialogue, and working in cooperation towards achieving the goals of the Framework for Recreation in Canada: Pathways to Wellbeing. Attending this national conference allowed her to expand her knowledge base, and learn best practices from communities across the country. It confirmed that our organization is on the right track for implementing the Framework in our strategic planning and specifically our programming philosophy. Lastly, it reiterated the importance of collaboration with other sectors for all those working in the recreation industry to achieve our goals and improve our communities.