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Understanding The Facility Contract Indemnity/Hold Harmless and Insurance Clause
Competent vs. Qualified Recreation Professionals
Defining Facility Staff Job Description Titles
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What We Learned and Forgot from the Pandemic
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Recreation Waste – Cradle to Grave
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Masking Recreation Facility Staff for the Winter of 2022/23
Managing The Risks From Above – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
King Charles III Picture Replacing the Queen
Bauer Raises the Issue of Fair and Equal Access to Ice But There is a Bigger Conversation to be Had
Monitoring the Shift Toward New Pool Chlorination Option
Dealing With 2022 Municipal Election Recreation Anxiety
Understanding Recreation Facility Relative Humidity Is Key To User Safety and Building Longevity
Thinking Outside The Traditional Ice Box
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Closing the Gaps of Section 6 of Regulation 565: The Public Pool Designated Operator
Recreation Facility IAQ – A Managers Asset Management Challenge
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Bill Vass - Mr. Refrigeration
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Is It Time to Rethink the Traditional Hot Water Flood?
Will We Really Ever Completely Turn The Corner on COVID?
History of Ice Sheet Refrigeration Plant Logbook Data Collection
Facility Management Challenges 2022
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What Constitutes Vandalism?
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Past Recreation Facility Deferred Maintenance Will Be This Generations Future Challenge
Increased Risk of Violence in Recreation Trend
Ice Maintenance Standard or Guidance
The Future of AI in Recreation Facility Operation and Management
Off-Season Recreation Grounds Risk Care & Control
Ice Resurfacer Indoor Air Quality Rests With Facility Management
Hockey Canada Dressing Room Policy Requires Contract Clarification
Compliance and Safety Must Percolate Down From the “Owner”
The Anatomy of Skating Ice Maintenance
Facility Worker Rental Equipment Risks and Responsibilities
The Past & Future of Recreation Facility Concessions
Understanding The Facility Contract Indemnity/Hold Harmless and Insurance Clause
Competent vs. Qualified Recreation Professionals
Defining Facility Staff Job Description Titles
Dealing with Ontario’s Recreational Aging and Environmental Tree Inventory Risk
The Rising Risk of Handling Recreational Medical Waste
Understanding Professional Accreditation
Dealing with Ontario’s Recreational Aging and Environmental Tree Inventory Risk
Recreation Facility Fire and Life Safety
Recreation Facility Roof Top Solar Panel Risks
Dealing with Forest Fire Smoke at an Evacuation Centre with Smoke Eaters
Water Clarity Makes the Pool Operator a Lifeguards Best On-Deck Assistant
The Shift In Provincial Regulations As They Relate to Recreation is Interesting
The Right to Disconnect Law May Not Be Applicable to All
Reasonable Cost Recovery Based User Fees Are Key To Asset Management
Cross Ice Barriers Shines Light on User/Facility Relationships
What We Learned and Forgot from the Pandemic
How Will Inflation Impact Recreation in 2023
The Evolution of Creating Industry Best Practice
Operating Outdoor Aquatics Facilities in 2023
What Hockey Canada Can Learn from USA Hockey
Recreation Waste – Cradle to Grave
The Quiet Evolution of the Recreation Facility Frontline First Responder
Masking Recreation Facility Staff for the Winter of 2022/23
Managing The Risks From Above – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
King Charles III Picture Replacing the Queen
Bauer Raises the Issue of Fair and Equal Access to Ice But There is a Bigger Conversation to be Had
Monitoring the Shift Toward New Pool Chlorination Option
Dealing With 2022 Municipal Election Recreation Anxiety
Understanding Recreation Facility Relative Humidity Is Key To User Safety and Building Longevity
Thinking Outside The Traditional Ice Box
Pandemic Recovery – What Is The New Industry Normal?
Do Recreation Facilities Really Need Earth Day?
Closing the Gaps of Section 6 of Regulation 565: The Public Pool Designated Operator
Recreation Facility IAQ – A Managers Asset Management Challenge
Where Have All the Workers Gone?
We Need to Look at Rental Skates to Build Business?
Can we let users back into the building before the emergency lighting system has fully recharged?
50 Plus Years Later Facility Measurements Are Still a Mix Bag of Metric and Imperial
Ontario’s Lifeguards – Caught in the “Perfect Storm”
The Other Side of a Recreation Facility as a Gathering Location
Bill Vass - Mr. Refrigeration
Fred Horvath – From the Frontlines to National Chair
Tony Brenner – A Mentor to Many
Ringette on the Eve of Turning 60
What Happens If An Operation Fails to Meet All the Standards & Best Practices?
The Importance of Facility Maintenance Tracking
30-Years Since Westray and It Is Still A Predictable Path to Disaster
Controlling Safe Wheeled Movement in All Recreation Facilities
The Ethical Questions of the Environmental Impact of Battery Technology
What the ORFA Thinks is Complicated
Is It Time to Rethink the Traditional Hot Water Flood?
Will We Really Ever Completely Turn The Corner on COVID?
History of Ice Sheet Refrigeration Plant Logbook Data Collection
Facility Management Challenges 2022
Municipal Purchasing
What Constitutes Vandalism?
Why We Need to Bring Back the Traditional Indoor Ice Season
Will Ontario Recreation Facility Decommissioning Soon Out Pace New Construction?
Canada’s Ice Sheets Contribution to Rock & Roll History
Effectively Playing the Recreational Grant Game
Facility First Aid
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