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Lieutenant Governor's Active Community Awards

Posted on Nov 27, 2008

The Speaker: The hon. Member for Battle River-Wainwright.

Active Communities Awards

Mr. Griffiths: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As many of our fellow
members in this House are aware, the Alberta active communities
initiative is contributing to the development of healthy, active
communities and the overall well-being of all Albertans. Albertans
have always been hard workers, but it’s vital to take time for
recreational activities in order to maintain overall good health on
physical, mental, and spiritual levels.
The Lieutenant Governor’s leadership for active communities
award recognizes the success of individuals who are leading and,
Mr. Speaker, transforming their communities towards an improved
quality of life. The awards categories are arranged into five distinct
categories: community leader award, group spirit of community
leadership award, community leader of tomorrow award, elected
community leader award, and, of course, the corporate community
leader award.
Mr. Speaker, few know more about the importance of leading a
healthy, active lifestyle than our very own Lieutenant Governor, His
Honour the Honourable Norman Kwong. His Honour’s life and
career have always been about healthy living and being active,
which was easily seen if you ever watched him burst through a
defensive line as he raced or, rather, stormed towards a first down or
a touchdown. With Grey Cup wins from two different teams His
Honour was one of the fittest, toughest, and healthiest athletes of his
day in the CFL. Knowing how important health and active living
are, who better to take up the ball, who better to storm the line, and
who better to champion the cause ofhealthy, active communities and
community leaders? We must take a moment to recognize His
Honour for his involvement in initiating this legacyawards program,
which will be managed through the provincial not-for-profit and
charitable Alberta Recreation and Parks Association.
The inaugural awards recipients will be honoured at the gala
awards ceremony on April 23, 2009. I encourage all Albertans to pick up a brochure, read the information, look around for those
active communities, and recognize those community leaders with a
nomination today. Members will be receiving their information
package in the upcoming days. Mr. Speaker, it’s my hope that this
encourages all of us to take up a healthy, active lifestyle.
Thank you.