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\nPrepared For:  \nMarch 2022  \nTable of Contents  \nTable of Contents  \nList of Figures Executive Summary  \nDefinitions  \n1.0 Introduction  \n1.1 Importance of Recreation  \n1.2 Potential of This Plan  \n1.3 Plan Scope  \n1.4 Plan Inception  \n1.5 Plan Vision  \n2.0 The Plan Process  \n2.1 Methodology  \n2.2 Anticipated Outcomes ofthe Plan  \n2.2.1 Resolving Strategic Questions  \n2.2.2 Over-Arching Questions to Resolve  \n2.2.3 Ensuring Plan Coordination  \n2.2.4 Creating A Made-in-Medicine Hat Roadmap  \n2.2.5 Translating What We’ve Heard into Action  \n3.0 Assessing the Playfield  \n3.1 Community Profile  \n3.1.1 Location  \n3.1.2 Demographics  \n3.1.3 Geology, Climate and Environmental Influences  \niii  \nviii  \nix  \nxii  \n1 1  \n3 3  \n4 5  \n6 6  \n7 7  \n8 9  \n9  \n10  \n11  \n11  \n11  \n12  \n14  \ntable of contents iii parks+rec   \n3.1.4 Social Context 17  \n3.1.5 Land Use 17  \n3.1.6 Political Support 24  \n3.2 Background Study Review 24  \n3.3 Indoor and Outdoor Recreation System: Then and Now 29  \n3.3.1 A Look Back: Recreation Program Priorities for Medicine Hat in 2011 30  \n3.3.2 A Look Back: Indoor Recreation Priorities for Medicine Hat in 2011 30  \n3.3.3 A Look Back: Outdoor Recreation Priorities for Medicine Hat in 2011 30  \n3.3.4 Today’s Perspectives: Current Recreation Priorities 31  \n3.4 Service Delivery Models 33  \n4.0 Planning Legislative Framework, Governance and Planning Initiatives 35  \n4.1 Federal 36  \n4.1.1 Federal Acts and Legislation 36  \n4.1.2 Parks for All (2017) 36  \n4.1.3 Truth and Reconciliation 36  \n4.1.4 A Framework for Recreation in Canada: Pathways to Wellbeing (2015) 37  \n4.2 Provincial 38  \n4.2.1 Provincial Bills, Acts and Regulations 38  \n4.2.2 Active Alberta (2011-2021) 38  \n4.2.3 Spirit of Alberta: Alberta’s Cultural Policy (2008) 39  \n4.3 Regional 39  \n4.4 Local 40  \n5.0 Trends and Leading Practices 41  \n5.1 National Trends 42  \n5.1.1 Spontaneous and Unstructured Recreation 42  \n5.1.2 Physical Literacy 43  \n5.1.3 Decreased Physical Activity 44  \n5.1.4 Stronger Human-Nature Connection 44  \ntable of contents iv parks+rec   \n5.1.5 Youth Sport Participation 44  \n5.1.6 Overscheduled Children 45  \n5.1.7 Physical Literacy 46  \n5.2 Recreation Sector Advancement 46  \n5.2.1 Performance Measurement 46  \n5.2.2 Climate Change Resiliency 47  \n5.2.3 Digital Transformation and Technology 48  \n5.2.4 Changing Family Structures 49  \n5.2.5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 49  \n5.2.6 Reconciliation 50  \n5.2.7 Wellness Through Recreation 51  \n5.3 Local Trends 52  \n5.3.1 Event Hosting and Tourism 52  \n5.3.2 Planning for Expandability 52  \n5.3.3 Multi-Use Spaces and Sport Trends 53  \n5.3.4 Sustainable Design and Facility Management 54  \n5.3.5 Managing Aging Infrastructure 54  \n5.3.6 Regional Collaborations and Partnerships 55  \n6.0 Public and Stakeholder Engagement Program 56  \n6.1 Recent Relevant Engagements 56  \n6.1.1 2020 ARPA Survey 56  \n6.1.2 2020 Municipal 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