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Richmond recognized by World Leisure Organization
Richmond has been bestowed with an award
lauding its use of leisure to improve residents’ quality of life.
The World Leisure Organization (WLO) has
designated the city as a World Leisure Community of Excellence for 2017, an
honour Mayor Malcolm Brodie said reflects the city’s commitment to supporting
leisure opportunities for Richmondites and “enhancing overall community
livability and well-being.”
“Richmond city council understands that to be
a healthy, vibrant and sustainable city, we must nurture opportunities for
recreation and for our rich arts and cultural communities. Richmond also
provides a variety of outdoor green space, celebrates our unique heritage and
waterfront roots, and provides meaningful opportunities for volunteerism and
engagement,” Brodie added in a press release.
Earlier this month, the WLO advised city
staff it was unanimous to recognize Richmond. In its announcement, the WLO
stated, “the City of Richmond receives this award for its substantive
contributions as a community to promoting leisure as a means to enhance the
human condition. Richmond serves as an exemplar of how broad-based citizen
involvement can effectively promote leisure as integral to the social,
cultural, economic, and sustainable environmental development of the
community.”
The contribution of Richmond’s many partners
in the delivery of community services was particularly recognized in the
awarding of the designation.
The title World Leisure Community of
Excellence is given to communities that have successfully used leisure in all
its forms to reinvent themselves. These cities have also used leisure to
improve the economic, social and cultural lives of their citizens.
For more about this award, visit http://worldleisure.org/the-city-of-richmond-designated-as-one-of-the-world-leisure-communities-of-excellence-for-the-year-2017/
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