| Risk Management Awareness Manual Release in Partnership with Intact Public Entities | November 1, 2025 | |
| PRESS RELEASE - Aging Recreation Infrastructure Symposium | October 3, 2025 | |
| Facility Focus: Winter 2025/26 Operational Reminders | September 4, 2025 | ALERT |
| Recreation Facility Overhead Service Doors - Risk and Safety Reminder | July 28, 2025 | ALERT |
| Ontario's Seventh Working for Workers Act Shifts OHSA Responsibility and Accountability Landscape | June 3, 2025 | ALERT |
| ORFA Strengthens Strategic Alliances | May 7, 2025 | |
| Supervisory Reminder - Summer Students | May 5, 2025 | |
| Grounds Season Opener | April 4, 2025 | |
| Risks of Ice Sheet Hot Water Over 49°C (120°F) | March 10, 2025 | ALERT |
| The Risks and Hazards of Unplanned Ice User Group Season Extensions | January 28, 2025 | ALERT |
| ORFA Members Raise Concern of Sporting Gear Storage Creating Facility Egress Obstruction Risks and Challenges | December 10, 2024 | ALERT |
| ORFA Board of Directors Announced for 2025/26 | November 15, 2024 | |
| AGCO Special Occasion Permit (SOP) Recreation Grounds Use Application Gap | September 17, 2024 | ALERT |
| Ice Sheet Facility Operations for the 2024/25 Season | August 12, 2024 | ALERT |
| Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Spectator Conduct Notice is a Reminder of the Importance of a Well-Crafted Facility Contract | August 1, 2024 | ALERT |
| MLITSD Inspector Visit Results in Positive Member Experience | March 21, 2024 | ALERT |
| Welcome to ORFA Information and Skills Development Coordinator | March 1, 2024 | |
| Prepare Employees for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse | February 16, 2024 | ALERT |
| Grounds Worker Railway Track Safety and Controls | February 16, 2024 | |
| ORFA/Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Ontario Branch/Conestoga College Student-Led Indoor Air Quality In Arenas | February 9, 2024 | |
| ORFA Advises Members to Consider Adding Lithium-ion Battery Emergency Management in Facility Response Plans | January 3, 2024 | ALERT |
| ORFA Raises Concern of Increased Risk of Violence and Abuse to Operators When Curfews Are Used In Hockey Games | December 18, 2023 | ALERT |
| ORFA Award Recipients Announced for 2023 | December 6, 2023 | |
| ORFA Members Share Recent TSSA Inspector Activity | November 27, 2023 | ALERT |
| ORFA Response to Hockey Canada Rule Book Update 2022-24 | August 24, 2023 | ALERT |
| Ice Plant Operational Limitations Warning | August 22, 2023 | ALERT |
| ORFA Registered Industrial Ice Surface Refrigeration Training Pathway | May 10, 2023 | |
| A Review of TSSA Registered, Unattended Ice Surface Plant Advisory | May 10, 2023 | |
| The Risks of Running in the Rink | January 30, 2023 | ALERT |
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Health and Safety Posting - Ice Resurfacer Operational Risks, Hazards, and Best Practices
| January 5, 2023 | ALERT |
| Professional Development Sessions - Spring/Fall 2023 | November 4, 2022 | |
| 2023 Professional Development Programs - Courses/Sessions | November 4, 2022 | |
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ORFA Professional Development Programs - Spring and Fall Sessions 2023
| October 25, 2022 | |
| Research Study that Examines the Level of Crisis Readiness of Professionals in the Ice Industry | October 25, 2022 | |
| ORFA Board of Directors Announced For 2023/24 | October 5, 2022 | |
| ORFA Recommends the Need to Evaluate Ball Park Facilities For Spectator Safety | May 31, 2022 | ALERT |
| Lone Star Tick Spotted in Ontario | May 6, 2022 | ALERT |
| ORFA Professional Development Program - Spring & Fall | May 5, 2022 | |
| Woodchipper Safety Guideline | May 4, 2022 | ALERT |
| Emergency Relief Community Sport & Recreation Grant | April 21, 2022 | |
| Recreation Facility Accessibility: Planning to Get Out Safely Guideline | March 10, 2022 | |
| Return to Hockey - ORFA and OHF Provide Additional Guidance | January 28, 2022 | |
| Understanding Facility COVID Contact Tracing Requirements | January 28, 2022 | |
| Canadian Red Cross is winding down its Swimming & Water Safety and Lifeguard training to focus on surging humanitarian demands | January 19, 2022 | |
| ORFA Adopts Risk-Based Regulatory Framework for Plant Rating and Attendance For Unattended Ice Sheet Plants | October 19, 2021 | |
| ORFA Position Statement on Return to Play | August 26, 2021 | |
| What Do Masks, Heat Stress and Urine Colour Have in Common? | June 16, 2021 | |
| Recreational Electrical Vehicle Battery Emergency Preparedness – Expect the Unexpected | May 11, 2021 | ALERT |
| How Often is “often” When It Comes To Washroom Cleaning? |
April 22, 2021 |
ALERT |
| Updated COVID-19 Recreational Greenspace Use During the Provincial Shutdown |
April 20, 2021 |
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| COVID-19 Recreational Greenspace Use During the Provincial Shutdown |
April 14, 2021 |
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| Building Air Management Health and Safety Best Practices |
2021 April |
ALERT |
| ORFA Open Letter to Members and Employers |
2021 March |
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| ORFA Predicts a High Demand for Seasonal Outdoor Aquatic Facilities This Coming Summer |
2021 February |
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| Provincial COVID Shutdown Requires Recreation Facilities to Consider Compliance Requirements |
2021 January |
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| Ice Resurfacer Use Joint Statement |
2020 November |
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| ORFA Board of Directors 2021/2022 |
2020 November |
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| Stage 3 - Reopening Sport and Recreation |
2020 July |
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| ORFA Professional Development Courses: 2020 Reboot |
2020 July |
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| Hockey Return to Play Does Mean Buildings Are Open |
2020 June |
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| 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
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2020 March |
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Playground Use During COVID-19 Things to Consider About Playground Use During Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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2020 March |
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| ORFA 65th Annual Professional Development Program and EXPO - Event Cancellation |
2020 March |
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| 2020 Ontario Turfgrass Symposium |
2020 January |
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| You Have the Power to Save a Life |
2019 October |
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| Policy Review Recommendation - Ice Arena Net Anchoring Systems |
2019 October |
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| ORFA Board of Directors Visit Town of Petawawa and CFB Petawawa |
2019 September |
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| NEW... ORFA Accessibility and Inclusion Award Announced |
2019 July |
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| ORFA Leadership Post Fernie Tragedy |
2019 March |
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| New! Aquatic Facility Operations Course Announcement |
2019 February |
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| Facility Evictions Can Be A Slippery Legal Slope |
2019 February |
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| Facility AEDs Need to be Accessible |
2019 January |
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| Warning: Recreation Facilities Are Potential High Risk Venues For Spreading Colds and Flu |
2019 January |
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| 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 |
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| Responding to Regulation 565: Public Pools Operational Changes |
2018 September |
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| Fernie Arena Tragedy Identifies Three Contributing Factors |
2018 August |
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| Technical Safety BC - Investigation Report Ammonia Release Fernie Memorial Arena |
2018 August |
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| Operational Awareness and Potential Impact of Modified-Ice Games (which includes cross-ice or half-ice) |
2018 July |
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| Kraft Hockeyville – Your Vote Counts! |
2018 March |
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| Rick Hansen Foundation - Leadership Forum Follow Up |
2018 March |
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| 27th Annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium |
2017 December |
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| 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 |
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| Are Ontario's Ice Rinks Safe? |
2017 October |
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| NEW! Professional Designation Recertification Process - Effective January 1, 2018 |
2017 September |
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| 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 |
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| Structural Inspections – An Important and Vital Responsibility Toward Public Safety |
2017 June |
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| Throwing Of Items By Fans Must Be Controlled By Policy |
2017 June |
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| New Training Partnership With Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia (RFANS) |
2017 May |
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| Supervisory Reminder - Summer Students |
2017 May |
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| #150RecFacilities - Celebrate Recreation Facilities |
2017 May |
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| Reminder - Refrigeration Plant Operations |
2017 May |
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| Recreation Workers Who Use ATV’s or UTV’s Must Know the Rules |
2017 May |
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| What is Legionnaires' Disease - should we be concerned about it in our operations? |
2017 April |
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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 |
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Recreation Facilities Asset Management (RFAM) Software Program Provided At No-Cost As A Benefit of Membership
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2016 April |
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| REMINDER NOTICE – Section 39: Operating Engineers Regulation |
2015 November |
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| ORFA New Logo and Tagline |
2015 April |
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| Facility Manager Survey |
2015 January |
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| Announcing your 2015-16 Board Members |
2014 November |
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| PSHSA and ORFA Sign Memorandum of Understanding |
2013 December |
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| ORFA and CHS Partnership |
2013 December |
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