Media Advisory – Canadian Parks and Recreation Association to launch initiative increasing participation and physical activity in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children

Winnipeg, March 30 – Join the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) and The Hon. Jim Rondeau Minister of Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors, at an event to launch this innovative program targeting First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.

Who: Paul Huntington, CPRA Board Member and President, Recreation Connections ManitobaLynn Lavallée, PhD. from Ryerson University and creator of
CPRA’s new First Nations, Inuit and Métis supplement

The Hon. Jim Rondeau, Minister of Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors for the Province of Manitoba

When: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Sport for Life Centre, 145 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg

For further information: Chantal Courchesne, Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, Phone (613) 864-2686, cfcourchesne@cpra.ca