WELCOME NEW
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CORPORATE
Adboard Canada Inc.,
Kingston, ON
Flexible Solutions Ltd.,
Victoria, BC
Alfa Products International,
Thunder Bay, ON
Unicco Facility Services Canada Company, Toronto, ON
INDIVIDUAL
Bruno Romano, Whitby, ON
Daniel Plamondon, Garden City, MI
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
 THE 16th ANNUAL ONTARIO TURFGRASS SYMPOSIUM
February 19, 2007. This year’s theme, Keeping it Green for all the details. [more…]
O.R.F.A. AQUATIC SURVEY
Congratulations to the Winners of ORFA Aquatic Industry Survey. Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in the Survey.
$100.00 Gift Certificate- Stephanie Lue, Town of Ajax
First Aid Kit- Richard Bourdeau, City of Cornwall
Aquatics Logbook- Catherine Koepke, Town of Collingwood
Aquatics Logbook- Julie Auchterlonie, City of Ottawa
O.R.F.A. STUDENT BURSARY
Congratulations to Ms. Kayla Reiner, O.R.F.A. Student Bursary Award Winner. Kayla is a 2nd year Student Recreation Facilities Management at Algonquin College and was presented with her award by Bill Upper, President Ontario Recreation Facilities Association.
JOHN SHARPE, City of Brockville Congratulations and best wishes is extended to John on his recent retirement.
O.R.F.A. DESIGNATION PROGRAM
New Designation Recipients
Congratulations is extended to the following individuals who have recently been awarded one of O.R.F.A.’s professional designations:
Donald Berry-MacIntosh, C.I.T.
Shane Dustak, C.I.T.
Tracy Wright, C.I.T.
Tim Adams, C.I.T.
Art Van Iterson, C.I.T.
Kurt Pakenham, C.I.T.
Christopher Catania, C.I.T.
William Ruckpaul, C.I.T.
Kyle Lamkey, C.I.T.
Ryan Driscoll, C.I.T.
Brian Tarullo, C.I.T.
John Mcfatridge, C.I.T.
Tim Rundle, C.I.T.
Brad West, C.I.T.
Glen Rose, C.I.T.
Andrew Kovacs, C.I.T.
Trish Conley-Knight, R.R.F.A.
Todd Shoemaker, R.R.F.A.
1) CIT, CAT and CPTApplications...PDF
2) Designation Program Brochure...PDF
REGIONAL TRAINING COURSES OR IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROVIDER
O.R.F.A. is currently in the process of soliciting both "Expressions of Interest" to act as training hosts for our 2007 Calendar of Training Events, as well as providing specific "In-House training quotations" to meet your operational needs. For more information, please contact: Terry Piche, Technical Director at 416.426.7062.
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT
OUTDOOR RINKS DRAFT MANUAL OPEN FOR COMMENT
The O.R.F.A. recently held its first Facilities Operational Forum [FOF] at the Campus Ice Centre in Oshawa. Creating and maintaining “Outdoor ice Rinks” was a popular session. A draft copy of O.R.F.A'S outdoor rink manual was distributed during this presentation. O.R.F.A members are encouraged to review the draft manual and send any comments to comments@orfa.com.
NOTE: “Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining Outdoor Ice” is a preliminary draft. It has not been formally released by the O.R.F.A. and should not be construed to represent Association recommended best practice. It is being circulated for comment on its technical accuracy and policy implications. [more…]
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LEGISLATION
Amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, the legislation providing the authority for Ontario municipalities, were proclaimed on January 1st providing local governments with new broad powers and significant legislative freedoms. [more…]
Mandatory Retirement Ontario workers can now decide when to retire as the end of mandatory retirement took effect December 12. Ending mandatory retirement could affect Ontarians in a variety of ways. Here are some of the key elements. [more…]
Minimum Wage The Ontario government is raising the minimum wage on February 1, 2007, for the fourth time since taking office.[more…]
Fitness Tax Credit The Government of Canada recently issued two important documents pertaining to the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit including information regarding eligible programs and receipts. The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, has released details about the definition of an eligible program [more…]and the Canada Revenue Agency has issued a guide for parents and organizations providing eligible programs of physical activity concerning receipts and tax regulations [more…]
OSIFA The McGuinty government is enhancing Infrastructure Ontario's highly successful OSIFA Loan Program to provide financing for all capital expenditures by municipalities and universities [more...]
Infrastructure Helping municipalities manage their assets. [more…]
Violence Everyone should be able to work without fear of violence, in a safe and healthy workplace. Violence in the workplace is not tolerated in Ontario. [more…]
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