INTRODUCTION TO SYNTHETIC TURF & MAINTENANCE                  November 10, 2011

Following up on last years highly successful professional development opportunity, this repeat session is offered under the leadership and co-ordination of the Parks and Open Space Alliance and brings together leading industry speakers on the topic of synthetic turf and also provides practical hands-on turf maintenance opportunities.

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Civic Recreation Complex
99 Thornton Road South, Oshawa, Ontario (Map)

8:15 - 8:45am   REGISTRATION

8:45 - 9:00am   WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS / POSA & CITY OF OSHAWA

9:00 - 10:00am SYNTHETIC TURF - THE MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE

• Panel Discussion / Questions & Answers

Dru Chillingworth, Supervisor Parks Facility Maintenance, City of Oshawa

Mario Pecchia, City of Toronto

10:00 - 10:45am UNDERSTANDING SYNTHETIC TURF

• Evolution of turf, mono/slit, backing, standards/testing

Mark Nicholls, Turf Industry/UBU Sports

10:45 - 11:15am BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

11:15 - 12:00 CONSTRUCTION

• Base and turf installation

Darren Gill, FieldTurf

12:00 - 12:45pm LUNCH

12:45 - 1:45pm SYNTHETIC TURF MAINTENANCE

Cliff Towers and Carmen Roberto, City of Mississauga

1:45 - 2:45pm MEET WITH EXHIBITORS Q&A and ON-FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS

2:45 - 3:30pm  OPTIONAL FACILITY TOUR

The Civic Recreation Complex received government infrastructure funding for the modernization and expansion of the facility. This project includes:

• Replacing the Civic Auditorium Arena with an indoor multi-purpose field house that has an international size artificial turf playing surface;
• A reconstructed parking lot;
• A new lit outdoor artificial turf playing field;

• Replacing the natural grass turf on Civic Fields Stadium field with artificial turf playing surface;
• Replacing the existing running track with a higher quality rubberized track surface;

• Replacing the Stadium's field lighting, fencing, sound system and expanding parking; and

• Upgrading the Stadium.

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