About Us - Recreation Nova Scotia

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The RNS Board have created several committees to help support the organization's work in several key areas: Education, Membership Services, Government Relations, Anti-Racism, Finance, and HR. Chaired by board members and supported by staff, we’ll soon be looking for RNS members to join and help shape the direction of RNS!

Since 1998, Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS) has been serving Nova Scotians by advocating for recreation and leisure opportunities, and the associated personal, social, economic, and environmental benefits. In late 2020, RNS undertook a strategic planning process to clearly define the renewed purpose of the organization and establish realistic goals and objectives with a newly defined focus on equity. Four key priority outcomes emerged and are outlined in the document below, along with the key strategies RNS will use to achieve those outcomes and the performance measures they will use to track progress toward the outcomes.

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In January 2023, RNS invited five retired professionals, all former Board members and Executive Directors, to meet with the Board to discuss aspects of the association's past work dating back to its formation in 1998. After that meeting, Debby Smith and Brenda Robertson volunteered to record some of the 50-year history for the Board to use in making decisions about what the association is currently being called to do. This document represents fulfilling that commitment, covering roughly 1973 until the beginning of Covid 19.

Read the report here: pdf What work has Recreation Nova Scotia and its predecessors been called upon to do: A historical perspective.(446 KB)

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2025 Strategic Priorities

Recreation Nova Scotia Strategic Plan 2021 2024

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AGM Reports

Graham Mounsey
Executive Director
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Alan MacKeigan
Education Coordinator
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Fawn Logan-Young
Anti-Racism Coordinator
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Lisa Fedoruk
PRO and Membership Coordinator
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Kerri Jack
Inclusion and Accessibility Coordinator
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General Inquiries
902-425-1128
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Scenario Planning

To learn more about how COVID-19 has impacted the movement behaviours of children and youth with disabilities and how to ensure accessible, inclusive and quality programming, go to:
Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic on the Movement Behaviours of Children and Youth with Disabilities and Recommendations for Building Back Better Healthy Movement Opportunities

Nova Scotia Resources

The Re-Opening Playbook. Standards to Ensure a Safe Recovery

This Playbook is a living document, updated frequently as standards evolve.
Please note: this is from the States, but will likely still have best practice ideas that are applicable here.