It has long been recognized that the village of Aldershot is a unique treasure within the City of Burlington and the Region of Halton. It is no surprise than that the area is home to a one of a kind community based recreation centre known as Active Aldershot.

 The Active Aldershot Society was incorporated as a not for profit in October 2007. Before the incorporation, the organization had been operating for 3 years bringing much needed recreational activities into the community. Active Aldershot promotes health and wellness through physical activity for ALL ages – from young children to seniors.

The founders of Active Aldershot, Ron and Tracy Angus, are proud to live and work in Aldershot. Their new facility will be the mainstay of the community.

In this day and age of economic restraints and the desire to find cost effective ways to provide quality services, many organizations are finding the value of working together more than ever before. Active Aldershot supports the approach of working in a collaborative and integrated manner to better serve children, youth and families. When a program is community based it has the advantage of being flexible and responsive to the community’s needs. That is evident by the fact that the programs offered have evolved, based upon what the local residents and community have needed. Over the past few years programming such as safe weight lifting for teens, after school programs, March Break and summer camps, instruction in judo and swimming, physical literacy for school aged children and most recently a unique ‘Active for Life’ program for seniors have evolved. Planned activities are not decided upon at a corporate level but rather locally, in conversation with the same people who use the services.  Ron and Tracy actively participate with community partners to plan the array of services. Rather than operating in a straight line, they modify their service delivery based upon conversations with the local community about need. This makes Active Aldershot a truly unique organization. The synergy of this approach is obvious in the results that are achieved.

 Working in partnership with the community also ensures that the programs are accessible. Barriers that might prevent someone from participating in a program are identified and then removed. For instance, United Way funding ensures that isolated seniors are included in quality programs that are fun to attend. Active Aldershot collaborates with other community groups such as the Our Kids Network Aldershot Hub. The Hub works with Active Aldershot to ensure children and youth who want to attend camps with a focus on physical fitness are not turned away due to financial barriers. A community is stronger and everyone benefits when its members plan and work together.

 Programs that run through Active Aldershot are evidence based, expert lead, holistic and participant driven.