NEWS
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RELEASE DATE
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| ORFA Predicts a High Demand for Seasonal Outdoor Aquatic Facilities This Coming Summer | 2021 February |
| Provincial COVID Shutdown Requires Recreation Facilities to Consider Compliance Requirements | 2021 January |
| Ice Resurfacer Use Joint Statement | 2020 November |
| ORFA Board of Directors 2021/2022 | 2020 November |
| Stage 3 - Reopening Sport and Recreation | 2020 July |
| ORFA Professional Development Courses: 2020 Reboot | 2020 July |
| Hockey Return to Play Does Mean Buildings Are Open | 2020 June |
| Reentering and Reopening Guiding Principles and Best Practices | 2020 May |
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Outdoor Recreation Use During COVID-19 Emergency Order To Close All Outdoor Amenities
| 2020 March |
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Playground Use During COVID-19 Things to Consider About Playground Use During Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
| 2020 March |
| ORFA 65th Annual Professional Development Program and EXPO - Event Cancellation | 2020 March |
| 2020 Ontario Turfgrass Symposium | 2020 January |
| You Have the Power to Save a Life | 2019 October |
| Policy Review Recommendation - Ice Arena Net Anchoring Systems | 2019 October |
| ORFA Board of Directors Visit Town of Petawawa and CFB Petawawa | 2019 September |
| NEW... ORFA Accessibility and Inclusion Award Announced | 2019 July |
| ORFA Leadership Post Fernie Tragedy | 2019 March |
| New! Aquatic Facility Operations Course Announcement | 2019 February |
| Facility Evictions Can Be A Slippery Legal Slope | 2019 February |
| Facility AEDs Need to be Accessible | 2019 January |
| Warning: Recreation Facilities Are Potential High Risk Venues For Spreading Colds and Flu | 2019 January |
| The Risk of Using Skating Rink Ice Resurfacer Snow | 2019 January |
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Announcing ORFA Board of Directors
(2019 - 2020 Term of Office)
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2018 November |
| Responding to Regulation 565: Public Pools Operational Changes |
2018 September |
| Fernie Arena Tragedy Identifies Three Contributing Factors |
2018 August |
| Technical Safety BC - Investigation Report Ammonia Release Fernie Memorial Arena | 2018 August |
| Operational Awareness and Potential Impact of Modified-Ice Games (which includes cross-ice or half-ice) |
2018 July |
| Kraft Hockeyville – Your Vote Counts! |
2018 March |
| Rick Hansen Foundation - Leadership Forum Follow Up |
2018 March |
| 27th Annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium |
2017 December |
| ORFA’s #150RecFacilities Campaign Winner |
2017 December |
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NSPF Announces Partnership with ORFA Coalition Will Promote Collaborative Education
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2017 December |
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Are Ontario’s Ice Rinks Safe? Follow Up - Ice Arena Registered Refrigeration Plant Safety Bulletin
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2017 October |
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Ice Arena Registered Refrigeration Plant Safety Bulletin An Industry Specific Plan to Collectively Move Forward
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2017 October |
| Are Ontario's Ice Rinks Safe? |
2017 October |
| NEW! Professional Designation Recertification Process - Effective January 1, 2018 |
2017 September |
| Open for Public Comment: regarding potential amendments to the Operating Engineers regulation (O. Reg. 219/01) under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. |
2017 August |
| Structural Inspections – An Important and Vital Responsibility Toward Public Safety |
2017 June |
| Throwing Of Items By Fans Must Be Controlled By Policy |
2017 June |
| New Training Partnership With Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia (RFANS) |
2017 May |
| Supervisory Reminder - Summer Students |
2017 May |
| #150RecFacilities - Celebrate Recreation Facilities |
2017 May |
| Reminder - Refrigeration Plant Operations |
2017 May |
| Recreation Workers Who Use ATV’s or UTV’s Must Know the Rules |
2017 May |
| What is Legionnaires' Disease - should we be concerned about it in our operations? |
2017 April |
New Cross-Ice and Half-Ice Mandatory Policy From Hockey Canada Requires Communication and Careful Consideration With User Groups
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2017 March |
Recreation Facilities Asset Management (RFAM) Software Program Provided At No-Cost As A Benefit of Membership
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2016 April |
| REMINDER NOTICE – Section 39: Operating Engineers Regulation |
2015 November |
| ORFA New Logo and Tagline |
2015 April |
| Facility Manager Survey |
2015 January |
| Announcing your 2015-16 Board Members |
2014 November |
| PSHSA and ORFA Sign Memorandum of Understanding |
2013 December |
| ORFA and CHS Partnership |
2013 December |
