57th Annual Professional Development Program
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Regional Training Courses 2012
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Professional Development EVENTS 2012
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APDP Registration Form
RTC Registration Form

SNOW LOAD REMINDER    Winter is here and at this time ORFA reminds owners and operators to assess the risk of snow build up on roofs. The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires an employer to ensure that a roof "is capable of supporting all loads to which it may be subjected without causing the materials therein to be stressed beyond the allowable unit stresses established under the Building Code Act" [s. 25(1)(e)]     > More

Hockey Rink’s Roof Collapses in Slovakia    It is a striking bit of video that rivals the famous collapse of the Metrodome in Minnesota — which collapsed under similar, snowy circumstances.    > More

ORFA SUGGESTED GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES   > More
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1) Guidelines For Indoor Air Quality In Arenas - Closes January 31, 2012    > PDF
2) The Potential Risks of Outside Ice Resurfacer Snow Shavings - Closes February 15, 2012    > PDF

Ontario Turfgrass Symposium
Wednesday, February 22-23, 2012
      www.turfsymposium.ca

JOB POSTINGS

1. Director of Parks and Recreation    I    > info
   City of Woodstock, ON
2. Horticulturalist    I    > info
   Township of Centre Wellington, ON
3. Manager Parks    I    > info
   City of Toronto, ON
4. Sport & Recreation, the Manager of Operations    I    > info
   Evraz Place, Regina, SK
5. Clearview Recreation Facilities Manager    I    > info
   Township of Clearview, ON
6. Maintenance Worker, Ice Arena    I    > info
   City of Pickering, ON
7. Operations Supervisor    I    > info
   The Bell Sensplex, Ottawa, ON
8. Assistant Director of Recreation    I    > info
   City of Iqaluit, NU
   > More jobs