The Caledon Recreation and Culture Strategy is a long‑term plan that guides how the Town will deliver recreation, culture, events, and community programs over the next decade. It includes detailed recommendations across three major areas of focus and outlines how the Town will meet current and future needs as the community continues to grow. The Strategy supports Caledon’s Strategic Plan priority of Community Livability and Vitality.
In 2023, the Town undertook a full review of how recreation and culture services are delivered across Caledon. The project was hosted on Have Your Say Caledon, where residents, user groups, sports organizations, cultural partners, and community agencies provided feedback through surveys, workshops, and online engagement. This community input directly helped shape the final recommendations.
Read the Recreation and Culture Strategy
Recreation Service Delivery
The Strategy outlines how the Town will strengthen the way it plans, delivers, and supports recreation and culture services. Key components include:
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Partnerships and Collaboration
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- Expanding collaboration with public, non‑profit, and commercial partners
- Working more closely with school boards to support shared‑use opportunities
- Developing a public access strategy for outdoor courts and sport surfaces
- Enhancing transportation‑based partnerships to reduce access barriers
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Service Support and Customer Experience
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- Reviewing investment and grant programs
- Strengthening volunteer supports
- Introducing a service pricing framework and affordable access program
- Expanding in‑person and self‑serve options at community centres
- Enhancing marketing, communications, and social media for all Recreation & Culture initiatives
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Planning, Evaluation and Workforce Capacity
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- Developing a centralized recreation data and planning system
- Establishing program evaluation and customer feedback processes
- Expanding staff training, recruitment, and succession strategies
- Improving evening and weekend staffing at community facilities
- Exploring specialized part‑time instructor roles (e.g., pickleball)
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Programs and Services
The Strategy provides direction for improving and expanding programming for all ages.
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Programs for Every Life Stage
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- Continuing and expanding preschool, child, youth, adult, senior, and family programs
- Introducing new workshops in arts, technology, and life skills
- Offering pathway sport programs that connect residents to local sport organizations
- Assessing the feasibility of Town‑organized sport leagues
- Reviewing the Town’s membership model for streamlined access
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Inclusive Recreation
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- Expanding culturally responsive and ethno‑cultural programs
- Ensuring new or redeveloped facilities consider diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Reviewing departmental policies for equity and accessibility
- Increasing supports for participants over age 21
- Creating an Inclusive Recreation Framework to guide service planning
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Events and Culture
The Strategy elevates Caledon’s cultural identity and strengthens community connection through arts and events.
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Events Framework and Community Activation
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- Creating a framework to guide Town‑led and partner‑led events
- Enhancing cultural inclusivity in community‑wide events
- Supporting events that activate downtowns and public spaces
- Expanding festivals that celebrate food, art, and cultural diversity
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Arts, Culture and Neighbourhood Initiatives
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- Enhancing the Neighbourhood Ice Rink program
- Developing a Neighbourhood Engagement program
- Introducing a comprehensive arts and culture programming strategy
- Expanding Movies in the Park and Music in the Park
- Introducing winter indoor cultural programs
- Establishing a Public Art Program and policy
- Delivering Culture Days with expanded collaboration
- Exploring strategies for future cultural spaces, museums, or galleries through adaptive reuse of Town assets
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