BCRPA Fitness

10/07/2026

Our 2025-2026 Impact Report is now available!

Throughout the year, we engaged 21 million Canadians, advanced critical national research, invested over $900,000 in municipalities and organizations to help them expand equity-denied groups' access to sport and physical activity, and more.

Thank you to our staff, funders, partners, Board of Directors, and the community organizations who made it all possible, and to everyone who joined a challenge, read a blog or added a little more physical activity to your daily routine.

Together, we'll continue to make room to move for all.

Read the full report: https://hubs.la/Q04zrBMY0

10/06/2026

What is the difference between feeling welcome and feeling like you truly belong? 🫶

Langara College's research initiative, Innovate Recreation, is trying to understand how recreation services can be more accessible to everyone.

The research group has interviewed racialized community members who already engage with recreation — both formal program users and informal park-goers — people further from the system, and even newly arrived immigrants.

They asked each person:

· What motivates you to recreate?
· Who do you recreate with?
· What barriers keep you from recreating more?

Read more about this landmark study that aims to find out how to make recreation centres feel like a second home: https://bit.ly/4xO8kWD

10/01/2026

This past Sunday, BCFit®'26: The Movement Movement brought BC's fitness professionals together to learn & celebrate the work that keeps our communities moving.

A big thank you to the City of New Westminster for hosting 170 fitness professionals at the award-winning təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre to grow their skills, share ideas, and strengthen their practice through hands-on sessions and engaging lectures.

A special thank you to Alec Dan, cultural representative and knowledge keeper from the Musqueam First Nation, for starting the conference off in a good way.

The Movement Movement — the conference theme and new tagline of BCRPA Fitness — recognizes the everyday work of fitness professionals who help people move, build confidence, build connections, and create healthier communities.

This year, we celebrated Kate Lee, our 2026 Fitness Professional of the Year. Kate's work with the Vancouver Park Board's All Bodies Community reflects the meaningful impact fitness professionals have in their communities.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make BCFit®'26 a day of learning and fun.

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10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.

September 30 is also Orange Shirt Day, a time to recognize the lasting and intergenerational impacts of residential schools and to reflect on what truth and reconciliation asks of all of us.

As recreation and parks leaders, we have an important role to play in this work. Reconciliation is an ongoing commitment to learning and unlearning, listening to Indigenous voices, and making space for diverse knowledge systems and ways of being.

We invite you to take time today to reflect, learn from Indigenous voices and perspectives, and consider how you can support reconciliation in your community. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action are an important place to start.

Read more about BCRPA’s commitment to reconciliation and the work happening across BC’s recreation and parks community. https://bit.ly/4cXijBs

09/27/2026

🌟 Congratulations to Kate Lee, BCRPA’s 2026 Fitness Professional of the Year! 🌟

Creating belonging by providing welcoming, inclusive spaces and places matters now more than ever.

"Kate is an exemplary fitness leader who embodies the very best of our profession," said Katie Fenn, CEO of . "Her commitment to inclusion and accessibility demonstrates the essential role BCRPA Fitness professionals play in shaping healthier communities. We are honoured to recognize her contributions with this award."

Learn how Kate has built her career making fitness welcoming for everyone:

https://bit.ly/43m2Vt0

We presented the award today, during BCFit®'26: The Movement Movement.

09/22/2026

A staff day rooted in community, connection, and care. 🌿

On September 17, BCRPA’s staff team headed to Kits Beach to clean up the shoreline through Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Cleanup Party program. Important time to connect with nature, one another, and do our part to care for our beloved park spaces.

After lunch, we were guided through the process of creating medicine pouches. Seeds, sage, lavender, petals, stones, crystals, leaves, and feathers became reminders of the people, places, experiences, and intentions we each carry with us.

It was a great reminder that caring for ourselves, each other, and the spaces we share all contribute to healthier, more connected communities.

09/15/2026

Don't miss it! Online registration for closes Thursday at 11:59pm. https://bit.ly/45f1vBo

Register now for BCFit®'26: The Movement Movement. Early bird rates end September 3. https://bit.ly/45f1vBo

Every class you teach, every client you support, and every person you inspire creates momentum. Together, those moments become something bigger. They become a movement.

Join 200+ fitness professionals, students, recreation leaders, and industry experts from across BC for a day of learning, connection, and inspiration at BCRPA's premier fitness conference.

Customize your day with sessions in:

✔ Aquatic Fitness
✔ Group Fitness
✔ Older Adult Fitness
✔ Personal Training
✔ Weight Training
✔ Pilates
✔ Yoga

You'll leave with practical ideas, new connections, fresh perspectives, and up to 6 BCRPA Fitness Continuing Education Credits to help strengthen the programs and communities you serve.

📅 September 27, 2026
📍 təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, New Westminster

Register for today and be part of The Movement Movement. https://bit.ly/45f1vBo

09/15/2026