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Event Details
Theme: Rooted in Community: Nourished Through Connection
Event Dates: Thursday March 19 – Friday March 20, 2026
Location: Wyndham Edmonton Hotel and Conference Center, Edmonton, AB.
Registration is NOW ClOSED.
Cost:
ARPA Members: $40.00
Non ARPA Members: $45.00
Event Schedule
What is the Alberta Healthy Communities Symposium all about?
The Alberta Healthy Communities Symposium (AHCS), brings together wellness champions from across the province to network, collaborate, and strengthen community well-being.
Guided by this year’s theme, “Rooted in Community: Nourished Through Connection,” the symposium celebrates Alberta’s diversity, from small towns to big cities, every corner has its own story, and the AHCS is where those stories meet. It’s a space to share ideas, celebrate wins, and reimagine what’s possible when wellness takes root locally, building upon the strengths, stories, and resources that already make our communities thrive.
Through inspiring speakers, interactive sessions, and a focus on well-being, attendees will leave with tangible and actionable tools to help them begin, deepen or evolve, and launch Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) initiatives in their communities. Whether your work aims to influence grassroots, organizational, or systems level change, the symposium will have inspiring content for all!
Community Stories Market — March 20, 2026
This year’s Symposium will feature the Community Stories Market, happening on Friday March 20, 2026.
This market will be a chance for Champions to showcase, share, and celebrate their amazing work happening in their community.
If you are interested, please let us know when you register!
If you have any questions please contact Alyssa awarwick@arpaonline.ca
Subsidies
We offer limited travel subsidies to support attendance – application is available after registering.
*Please note: travel subsidy applications are now closed.
Accommodation
If you’re in need of accommodation, we have a room block reserved at the Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center. To book a room under this block, please contact the hotel front desk at 780-437-6010 (OPT #0) or toll free at 1-877-999-3223 and provide the group name “Alberta Recreation & Parks Association’. Please reference our booking code, 031826ALB
Or Use Booking Link: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/hotels/57494?checkInDate=03/18/2026&checkOutDate=03/20/2026&groupCode=031826ALB
NOTE: Online Rates Include 4% DMF all other taxes will be calculated at checkout (Total Tax = 13.36%)
Contact
Questions or Concerns? Our Communities ChooseWell team is happy to help! Please contact Alyssa Warwick at awarwick@arpaonline.ca with any questions or concerns regarding the AHCS.
We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium in March 2026!