Assessing the needs of residents within the City of Brantford regarding recreation, physical activity, and sport.

The City of Brantford is interested in understanding its community better with respect to how recreation centres, pools, parks and trails, neighbourhood associations are utilized by members. Surveys will be distributed across the community at events in the late summer and early fall. Part of the proposed work will be to engage directly with those members of the community who may be less inclined to complete such a survey. These include, but are not limited to, equity-deserving groups, older adults, and families with children with a disability. Follow-up focus groups and/or interviews will be conducted with a sample of the population to explore these issues in more detail. Following data collection, a report will be created for the City outlining the key findings. The report will also be helpful for Laurier’s Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities as it broadens its outreach to the Brantford area.

Faculty Supervisor:

Pamela Bryden;Mark Eys;Paula Fletcher;James Popham;Jennifer Robertson-Wilson

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Partner:

City of Brantford

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

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