About Us
Rivers West District
for Sport, Culture & Recreation
Rivers West District for Sport, Culture & Recreation (DSCR) is an organization whose purpose is to enhance the delivery of lottery-funded sport, culture and recreation programming and services throughout the Rivers West District (please refer to map of the District). Click here for our one page, printable information document.
Rivers West provides the residents of the district with:
- Grants/Funding Assistance
- Direct Delivery Programs
- Program Support
- Networking Opportunities
- Communication Directory
- Liaison to the Global Organizations
- Partnership Opportunities
Vision:
To have all residents of Rivers West District live healthy, active lifestyles through community access to and participation in diverse sport, culture and recreation opportunities.
Mission:
Rivers West District is a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitate and foster the development and delivery of sport, culture, recreation and leadership programs and services.
Values:
- Respect – Acting with fairness, honesty and professionalism. Valuing each others’ perspectives, opinions, beliefs and contributions.
- Participation – Active engagement for all. Striving to minimize barriers to participation for all.
- Leadership – Taking a grassroots approach to enhance communities through collaboration and development.
- Inclusion – Striving to be an organization who embraces all cultures, practices gender equity, and inclusion of all ages and abilities.
- Transparency – Demonstrating honesty, fiscal integrity, ethical behaviour, openess and accountability in all we do.
Board of Directors
Arlene Southgate, Unity
Chairperson
Erin Poitras, Biggar
Vice Chairperson
Steven Schwartz, Unity
Treasurer
Jordan Schechtel, Battleford
Director
Ollie Marciniuk, Hafford
Director
Crystal Imrie, Kyle
Director
Lisa Watson, Elrose
Director
Nancy Schneider, St. Walburg
Director
History of Rivers West District
After a lengthy review of the Sport, Culture and Recreation Delivery System in Saskatchewan, SaskSport, SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) developed a plan whereby the delivery system would be stream-lined.
This plan included the amalgamation of the Regional Recreation Associations with the Zone Sports Councils (with the exception of Zones #2 Regina & #6 Saskatoon) to create nine new Sport, Culture & Recreation Districts.
Rivers West DSCR was born out of the amalgamation of the Battlefords Recreation Association, River Junction Recreation Association, Wild Goose Recreation Association and the Zone 7 Sports Council.
This amalgamation process began in the fall of 2004. The Transition Team consisted of members from all four of the amalgamating organizations and included (over the course of the process):
- Brian Marlowe
- Keith Wilson
- Carol Dyck
- Erin Poitras
- Dione Kardynal
- Nicole Dolezsar
- Mary Sawatzky
- Kerry Bailey
- Lori Bartee
- Terrance Sylvestre
- Crystal Imrie
- Joy Hallberg
- Arlene Wilkie
- Karen Simons
- Ollie Marciniuk
- Cheryl Myers
- Donna Johnston
- Cynthia Tymoruski
- Lyndsey Bowman
- Bernie Albers