Outdoor Activities
Enjoy Fun and Free Outdoor Activities
Outdoor activities help keep us healthy and happy. Exercise, enjoying some fresh air, and getting to know your city are all important activities for newcomers. At CultureLink, we strive to introduce newcomers like you to the great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, in every season.
Wintegration
Ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and more–everything you’ll ever need to know to have fun and make new friends during our winter months! Wintegration is a program of our Newcomer Youth Centre, and is open to youth 14 to 24 year olds who are in school. Wintegrate with us! For more information, please contact Juan Arellano at jarellano(at)culturelink.ca or416-588-6288 x221.
NEAT – Newcomers Explore and Appreciate Toronto
Toronto is the most walkable city in Canada. New Torontonians are curious about their city and walking is the most healthy and inexpensive way to explore new places. Our NEAT program gives you a chance to learn more about the city’s culture and history, while also gaining valuable Canadian experience. If you join our NEAT Event Planning and Marketing teams, you will help organize walking trips, be mentored by experienced Canadian volunteers, network and socialize, and improve your English and project management skills in a Canadian context. Contact Fei Tang at ftang(at)culturelink.ca.
Cycling Program
CultureLink’s Cycling Outreach Program encourages newcomers to bike for everyday transportation and for recreation. Cycling is affordable, healthy, and convenient! Our Cycling Program activities are open to everyone and our activities are completely free. Click here for more information about CultureLink’s cycling project, and here to find out about our partnership with the Toronto Cyclists Union. Contact Kristin Schwartz at 416-588-6288, x229 or cycling[at]culturelink.ca.
Bike Host
Over half of adults in Toronto are born outside of Canada. Through the unique partnership between the Toronto Cyclists Union and CultureLink Settlement Services, cyclists are helping make Toronto more welcoming for newcomers, and newcomers are experiencing more of Toronto by bike. This summer and fall, we offered a new program called Bike Host Circle, to match volunteer mentors with newcomer “mentees” who cycle. It was a great learning opportunity for everyone – click here to find out more. We will offer the program again in 2012 – contact Kristin at cycling(at)culturelink.ca if you are interested.
Global Roots Garden
In the spring and summer of 2011, CultureLink linked youth and seniors together to plant a “Global Roots Garden” at the Green Arts Barns in midtown Toronto. For more information, please contact Carolina G’ala at 416-588-6288, x240 or cgala[at]culturelink.ca.
