Welcome to another year of Live Well!
For the 2025-2026 year we have made a few changes.
You will continue to receive weekly reminders about upcoming Live Well activities in the weekly Staff E-news, but all activities, including entry forms, are linked below, in order of month.
You can also scan the QR code on your staff room Live Well Year Plan poster link directly to this page.
Set Your Intentions
Kick off the year with Live Well by setting an Individual Wellness Goal and a Staff Wellness Goal at your workplace for the year.
Complete the online entry form here.
Deadline: Sept. 19
Prize: Fitbit
SEPTEMBER
Theme: Get Moving
- Step Challenge
Sept. 15-21
Track your steps. Person with the most steps will win a prize!
Prize: $100 Gift Card for Lululemon
Complete the online entry form here. - Walking Challenge
Complete the four challenges:
Walk with a co-worker
Walk with a family member
Walk with a community member
Walk with a pet/animal
Try one a week, or whenever you fit them in throughout the month.
Deadline: Sept. 30.
When you've done them all, complete the online entry form here.
Prize: $100 Gift Card for Sport Chek
OCTOBER
Theme: Harness Your Hobby
Throughout the month of October, try a hobby with a coworker or as a staff group. Complete the online form here to enter the draw - one entry per activity.
Deadline: Oct. 31
Prize: One person will win an EXTRA $200 toward their staff wellness grant.
NOVEMBER
Theme: Nutrition
- Meal Prep
Share a picture of you preparing your favourite meal prep meals, or how you get ready for a busy week.
Get a bonus entry if you share your meal prep tips & recipes.
Get another bonus entry if you meal prep with a coworker!
Enter online here.
You can also email your photo to kaitlin.harman@nwsd.ca.
Deadline: Nov. 28
Prize: A Coop Gift Card & Meal Prep Kit - Water Challenge
Nov. 17-23
Track your daily water intake. One person will win a $100 Gift Certificate to the local business of their choosing.
Print or save this form and colour in the glasses.
Send your completed form by Nov. 28 to kaitlin.harman@nwsd.ca.
DECEMBER
Theme: De-stress
Identify 3 Ways You Address Stress.
Enter the online form here.
Deadline: Dec. 14
Prize: One person will win a $100 Gift Certificate to the local business of their choosing.
JANUARY
Theme: Active Living
Choose a personal challenge(s) that suits your physical ability. 1 entry per activity. Submit entries in the online form.
Deadline: Jan. 25
Individual Prize: $200 Sport Chek Gift Card
Group Prize: Staff Lunch
Awarded based on the overall percentage of staff participating at each location. Top 3 teams will win!
FEBRUARY
Theme: Share the love of a good story
Recommend a book, podcast, or show that you love and why it’s a favourite.
Submit entries through the online form.
Deadline: Feb. 22
Prize: $50 Indigo Gift Card (2 prizes)
MARCH
Theme: Mindfulness
Try a Mindful practice and track your progress throughout the month. Examples: Gratitude Journal, Meditation, Yoga, Sleep Diary, etc.
Submit your entry through the online form.
Deadline: Mar. 27
Prize: Mindful basket
APRIL
Theme: Reconnect
Reconnect with friends and loved ones.
Use the Connect Four board and complete a run of FOUR with your check-ins to enter for a prize.
Email completed form to kaitlin.harman@nwsd.ca.
Deadline: Apr. 24
Prize: One person will win a $100 Gift Certificate to the local business of their choosing.
MAY
Theme: Outdoor Fun
- Enjoy the Outdoors - Together!
Capture a picture of your staff enjoying the outdoors.
It could be for a walk, outdoor games, or just soaking up the sun. Enter the online form.
You can also email your photo to kaitlin.harman@nwsd.ca.
Deadline: May 22
Prize: Yard Games for your Staff - Love and Animal Week
Share a picture of yourself spending time with a furry friend or helping out an animal friendly cause, like volunteering with a local shelter. Enter the online form.
You can also email your photo to kaitlin.harman@nwsd.ca.
Deadline: May 29
Prize: $100 Gift Card to Pet Valu - Live Well Golf Tournament
The 3rd Annual Live Well Golf Tournament will happen in May. A date and location will be confirmed closer to May. People can sign up in teams, or as individuals to be placed on a team. There will be prizes and lunch following the tournament. A great way to spend a Saturday!
JUNE
Theme: Gratitude
Are you a bucket filler?
As the final activity of the year, complete the online form for every button you collected OR gave out this year.
Deadline: June 19
Prize: 1 night stay at the new Tipi Village at Waters Edge Eco Lodge on Greig Lake.