priceless fun Spring • Summer 2019 free programs Recreation is for Everyone! What services are eligible for fee subsidies? 1. Facility Passes 2. Program Subsidies Admission to the City of Winnipeg’s recreation facilities Registered Leisure Guide activities (including skating & (swimming pools and leisure centres). Valid for one year swimming) as well as drop-in active living programs. from the date issued. Who qualifies? You must be a City of Winnipeg resident People in Household Household Income & one of the following must apply: 1 $25,338 2 $31,544 hold a social assistance case number 3 $38,780 4 $47,084 hold a refugee assistance number 5 $53,402 family income is below the low income cut-off (LICO) 6 $60,228 listed in chart 7 $67,055 More than 7 for each additional person, add $6,827 Other considerations may be made for special circumstances. *Sources: Statistics Canada & Canadian Immigration & Citizenship How to apply Fill out an Provide verification Mail or email 1 application form 2 of economic need 3 application form Forms available at: Include a copy of one of the following: and verification of • winnipeg.ca/feesubsidy (If it has not already been supplied in the past economic need 12 months) • City of Winnipeg Mail: Fee Subsidy Program • Social assistance budget letter Recreation Facilities Community Services Department (see listing in this guide) • Refugee assistance case number 7th Floor, 395 Main St. (including case worker’s name & phone number) • 395 Main St. Winnipeg, MB R3B 3N8 • Most recent Canada Revenue Agency Mon–Fri (except holidays), Notice of Assessment identifying Email: [email protected] 8:30 am–4:30 pm annual net income (including Notice of Assessment for your spouse / partner) What happens next? • Monthly income statement from You will receive a letter indicating the CPP Disability outcome of your application in the mail. (including income verification for your Please make sure you have provided a spouse / partner) daytime phone number; we will call you if we have any questions. 2 For more information: please call 311 or email [email protected] City of Winnipeg Children’s Free Play programs are committed to providing the highest quality recreation and sport opportunities to children ages 6–12, ensuring that every child who visits our programs has a positive and safe recreation and sport experience. We are a Registered Organization with HIGH FIVE®! HIGH FIVE® is Canada’s only comprehensive quality standard for children’s programs and holds true to the following five principles of healthy child development that their research indicates are essential for providing a positive experience for kids: 1. A Caring Adult—fosters positive relationships and acts as an anchor and role model 2. Friends—helps introduce children to the world beyond their families 3. Play—supports the enthusiasm of children for exploring ideas on their own 4. Mastery—discovering success and the feeling of being good at a skill 5. Participation—creating environments that maximize learning, growth and physical activity We also follow the three design guidelines: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities 2. Safe activities and environments 3. Welcoming of diversity and uniqueness Our leaders are HIGH FIVE® trained! HIGH FIVE® consists of Training and Development, Program Assessments, Policies & Procedures and Awareness. The City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide features leisure, SPIN is a City of Winnipeg led initiative to provide swimming, sport & fitness supports for free sports programming for 6–14 year-olds programs for the whole family! If you are a community-based service provider working with Pick up a copy of the Leisure 6–14 year-olds in the inner city, we want to help you offer Guide, call 311 or visit sport programs. winnipeg.ca/leisureonline SPIN offers a diverse range of sport opportunities such as Be sure to check out the online Leisure Guide, Paddling, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Water Polo, Leisure Guide Swimming Gymnastics and more! If you are a 6–14 year-old and want and Leisure Guide Skating to learn new sports, visit winnipeg.ca/spin to see what program guides by visiting sports are currently being offered and to find a host location winnipeg.ca/leisureguide near you. WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION For more information, please contact: [email protected] 204-986-SPIN (7746) winnipeg.ca/spin 3 Downtown Spring Children’s Free Play 6 to 12 years Come join in the fun! Free Swim Arts, crafts, games, sports, outdoor activities and more! Dates, times and location April 5–June 22 subject to change. Admission requirements apply location days hours ends notes Cindy Klassen Recreation Broadway Neighbourhood Centre: 185 Young St. Mon–Fri 4–8 pm Jun 21 Complex 999 Sargent Ave. Burton Cummings CC: 960 Arlington St. Tue/Thu 4–8 pm Jun 20 Sat 5–6:30 pm Mon–Fri *3:30–6 pm Jun 28 * Spence Neighbourhood Sat 7–9:45 pm Youth Swim (9–19 years) Magnus Eliason Rec. Centre: 430 Langside St. Sat/Sun 10 am–6 pm Jun 30 partnership Tue–Fri 4–9 pm Jun 28 Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool Mayfair Recreation Centre: 40 Mayfair Pl. 381 Sherbrook St. Sat/Sun 11 am–6 pm Jun 30 Fri 1–5 pm Sat 2:30–5 pm Youth Action Centres 13 to 18 years, unless otherwise stated Participate in activities, get fit & make new friends! Basketball, volleyball, badminton, floor hockey, outdoor activities, crafts, board games, video games and special events. Dates, times and locations subject to change. Fish Winnipeg location days hours ends notes Cindy Klassen Rec. Complex: 999 Sargent Ave. Sat 6:30–9:30 pm Jun 22 Youth General Wolfe School: 661 Banning St. Mon–Thu 6:30–9:30 pm Jun 13 12 years + Mon–Fri *6:30–9:30 pm Jun 28 Magnus Eliason Rec. Centre: 430 Langside St. * Spence Neighbourhood Fishing Sat/Sun 6–9:30 pm Jun 30 partnership Program Community Centres For information on programming and events at your local community centre, visit www.gcwcc.mb.ca/events.cfm Burton Cummings CC 960 Arlington St. ............................ 204-783-5330 Central CC Door #5-200 Isabel St. .................................. 204-775-5095 • FREE shoreline urban fish program Robert A Steen Memorial CC 980 Palmerston Ave. .................. 204-783-5616 • for organizations who deal with Valour CC youth ages 10–17 years Clifton site 1315 Strathcona St. .................................. 204-783-7340 • all equipment and transportation provided Isaac Brock site 715 Telfer St. N .................................. 204-775-3869 • we supply one guide Orioles site 444 Burnell St. ...................................... 204-783-6941 • maximum of 6 participants; one chaperon must accompany your group July 2–August 23 21 2 time slots daily: • 10 am • 1:30 pm Call 204-918-1353 to register, starting April 2, 2019 4 Call 311 or visit winnipeg.ca for program information Downtown Winnipeg Public Library Library The Library has hundreds of programs, workshops and concerts for all ages, for Branches free. There is so much we couldn’t fit it all here! This summer, kids of all ages are Register by phone, in-person invited to join the TD Summer Reading Club—read for the fun of it and sign up for or online special events. Pick up a copy of At The Library or go online at winnipeg.ca/library Cornish for full listings. Closed for renovations until Spring 2020 Baby Rhyme Time for newborn to 24 months & caregiver Millennium It’s never too early to introduce your baby to the wonderful world of books and 251 Donald St. reading. Discover the joy of songs, finger plays, simple books and bouncing rhymes. 204-986-6488 Program runs for 7 weeks. Registration required. Harvey Smith 999 Sargent Ave. Millennium Library: Wednesdays at 11 am, starting April 10 204-986-4677 Fridays at 1 pm, starting April 12 Harvey Smith Library: Mondays at 10:30 am, starting April 8 Time for Twos for ages 24–36 months & caregiver Explore the world of picture books, rhymes, finger plays and felt stories. Program Winnipeg Public runs for 7 weeks. Registration required. Library Millennium Library: Thursdays at 2 pm, starting April 11 At The Library is your guide to programs and events Family Story Time for the whole family. The whole family enjoys stories, rhymes and activities. Best enjoyed by ages 3–5 and their caregivers, but younger and older siblings can enjoy being part of the action too. Program runs for 7 weeks. Drop in, no registration required. Space is limited. Millennium Library: Tuesdays at 2 pm, starting April 10 Saturdays at 11 am, starting April 13 Harvey Smith Library: Fridays at 10:30 am, starting April 12 Visit WINNIPEG PUBLIC LIBRARY to join Pick up a copy or visit the TD Summer Reading Club! winnipeg.ca/library For kids ages 0-12. Get a free reading activity kit, and join in the fun with special events and performances. This year’s Club runs June 18–August 23. Kids have fun, improve their reading skills and reduce summer learning loss. winnipeg.ca/library Call 311 or visit winnipeg.ca for program information 5 Downtown Book-to-Movie Days Comedy Lunch Enjoy a free feature film screening at the Millennium Library. Hour Special Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium Hear world-class comics Goodbye Christopher Robin (Rated PG): Sunday, April 7 at 2 pm being louder than one Next dates: May 12, June 15 should in the library. Millennium Library: NFB Film Club April 9–May 2 The best of the NFB followed by a short discussion. from 12:15–1 pm Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium Window Horses (Rated PG): Sunday, April 28 at 2 pm Next dates: June 1 & 22 Top Docs Noteworthy documentaries to inspire, enlighten, and entertain. Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium Alive Inside (Rated PG): Sunday, April 14 at 2 pm Next dates: May 19, June 22 Folk Fest in the City Experience the music and atmosphere of the Folk Festival without leaving the city.