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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-02-04, Page 8PAGE 8 GODERIC"H SIGNAL, STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987 ere. tion Che following article is an excerpt from the Data Base Report ,of the Goderieh. Recreation Master Plan. The society as a whole experiences the rate of change at a faster and faster rate. It is extremely important to consider the different factors affecting change so that planning can take place to' try and meet these changes. The demand for recreation is likely to increase in the future, bringing with it the need for an expanded role for municipal recreation. But the nature of the demand, and the types of recreation ser- vices which will be needed, will be dif- ferent from those of the past! • It is well known that the population is ag- ing. But the population is not aging at an even rate. Growth is happening almost ex- clusively among two groups: • "baby boomers" - by the mid 1990s, there will be about. one third more people aged 35-49 than presently; • • seniors - a twenty percent growth. in the numbers of people 65 and over is projected over the next 10 years. A decrease is expected in the numbers of teenagers and young adults, with little change expected in the, numbers of young children. These are traditional users of municipal recreation services. These age trends have major implica- tions for. recreation. But generational dif- ferences also ,must be taken • into con- sideration. People behave differently from • °tl re of the same age even ten years ago. One profound, change is that people as they age, particularly those in the '.'baby . boom" generation, continue to participate in active recreation activities. Seniors of the 80s also are diffIn many ways from the previous Paden of older :adults. For. example, there not only are ren s must many more people of retirement age; they are much more likely to live independently in their own homes rather than institu- tions, drawing on community services such as recreation. Family composition is also changing in ways which have significant implications for recreation services. For example, there have been, and will continue to be large' increases in the numbers of: • single person households ( which have in- creased 107 per cent over the last 10 years! 1 - among all age categories; • childless families; • single parent families. Our society is culturally diverse. There are major differences in the ways in which people of different ethnic backgrounds view recreation. These differences apply . not only to recent immigrai is but fre- quently to later generations as well, and have implications for the design of recrea- tion programs. There have been many recent changes affecting the types of recreation programs most appropriate for women. While there are differences in the types of activities women and men prefer, women are now physically active at least as often as men; all indications point to greater participa- tion among women in the future. Patterns of employment are also undergoing major changes. The tradi- tional year round nine -to -five job is less dominant than it has been: For example, there has been a great increase in part time work, as well as in seasonal and other untenured contract work. There appears to be a trend towards more people working on more flexible schedules, as well as • more people working out of their homes all oe part of the time. IIt� "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" • • FEATURF REPORT The amount of leisure time available is also increasing. Time use studies indicate that less time is being spent working. And more and more people are not working at all, either for limited or extended periods of time, e.g.people who are unemployed or otherwise between jobs, retired people, and others. There is a need to identify specific target groups and their needs. ,Two particularly significant general trends, implicit in the above, include: • there is great and increasing diversity among the papulation, 'which includes many different subgroups, many of which have very different recreation needs and interests; • there is a high rate of change, with less stability than in the past. The trends for the future for the most popular activities include: . • Overall participation levels in sportsand physical activities will likely -continue at present levels -4 about 50-60%) or even in- crease slightly.. • As people get older, there will he general trend towards less strenuous activities. 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While the popularity of specific activities has been fairly consistent over the past few years, this may or may not continue and will require careful monitoring? • There are major differences in participa- tion patterns between blue collar .and white collar peopje and their families. Peo- ple from, a blue co lar background tend to participate more n group recreation ac-, tivities such sporting dames, rather than in individual fitness activities. Note that actual personal and family, incomes are not so significant in determining a per- son's recreation interests. • There also appears to be increased in- terest in outdoor recreation, and in con- cern for the environment and open spaces. Delivery of recreation services must be considered and listed below are some of these considerations: • Municipal recreation is not the only, nor the major provider of recreation services. There is an increasing trend for more, and a greater variety of public, non-profit, and private organizations to provide recrea- tion services. • There is an increasing trend for recrea- tion to happen at a more diverse variety of locations, e.g. at the worksite via employee fitness and employee recreation .programs. • There is a trend towards more mobile programs, which can be presented where people are I e.g. the worksite, community organizaLlwla i 1 dLllel wall e&cLuslvely at municipal recreation centres. A number of municipalities are beginn- ing to view their role as a service co- ordinator, facilitator, broker, rather than just a provider of recreation services. • Recreation is increasingly being viewed as part d a larger context, e.g.: • health promotion or "wellness", stress management, "leisure", etc. - a major economic industry • Demand for recreation will increase, even if the overall population size remains constant; but: - the nature of the demand will be different. , - the nature of municipal recreation clients will be different. • An increasingly well educated and ar- ticulate population will press for recrea- tion services as a basic right. • But public funds•available for recreation will continue to be limited. • The cost of maintaining existing facilities will escalate, as they age and' demand more costly maintenance. • More flexibility will be required regar- ding all aspects of a municipal recreation department, including programs, facilities, staffing, and other factors; recreation needs and types of services which will be required are sure to change. • Ina changing society, municipal recrea- tion department will have to devote more effort to planning, including: ,- refining of mission and purpose; - careful marketing, and focusing of defin- ed target populations; - more attention to monitoring and evalua- tion, to determine who.is ( and is not ) being reached by programs and how well. 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