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Mid Season 2012 course.

RFANS is extremely plesed to be providing two (2) seminars: January 18th in Berwick, NS at the new Kings Mutual Municipal Arena (The Apple Dome) and on January 19th at the new qplex in Quispamsis, NB.

This one day seminar is designed for those who currently own, manage or operate and maintain arenas. To view or down load the brochure click here.

To register on-line click here.

 

2012 RFANS Provincial Symposium

Thank you to all our members in PEI, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Nova Scoita for making the 3rd MRFC a success.

Plans are now underway for RFANS' next conference which will be held in Truro, Nova Scotia from May 15 - 18.  Stay connected, stay informed. As new updates are posted.

More information on the 2012 RFANS Provincial Symposium is coming soon.

Hockey Canada Bid Guidelines

Interested in hosting a Hockey Canada event in your community?  Hockey Canada is now accepting bids for the following events:

2011 & 2012 World Junior A Challenge Hockey Canada Bid Guidelines
                                                          ENG  /  FR

2013 ESSO Cup National Female Midget Championship Hockey Canada Bid Guidelines
                                                           ENG  /  FR

2013 TELUS Cup National Midget Hockey Championship Hockey Canada
Bid Guidelines

                                                           ENG  /  FR

To view the Bid Guideline click on ENG (english) or FR (french)

Maritime Arena Operations Institute Level One and Two 2012

What every Arena operator needs.Information on the 2012 will be posted shortly

Certified Pool Operations®
2012

The Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia (RFANS), is pleased to offer a Certified Pool Operators® Course to pool operators throughout Atlantic Canada. The CPO® Course of the National Swimming Pool Foundation has been designed specifically for pool operators. The CPO® course provides pool managers and operators with the practical and technical information they require.

The 2012 course will be held April 16 - 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Canada Games Centre. The brochure and On-line registration will be available via this site, February 1st.

 

RFANS AED Program for Sport and Recreation Facilities 
At a press conference held at the Sackville Sports Stadium, the Honourable Barry Barnett, Minister for the Department of Health Promotion and Protection announced the $60,000 Grant Program for major sport and recreation facilities. To view the press release, please click here.

The grant program will fund 1/3 the cost (to a max. of $1500) of an AED. Application forms are available from the RFANS Office or by clicking here. To view further details of the program, please follow this link.

Get Your Logbooks Here!
RFANS, in partnership with the Recreation New Brunswick, is now offering Logbooks for Arenas, Pools, Playgrounds, Sportfields and Skateparks. Click here to see our flyer.

Click here to order your logbook.

RFANS Helmet Program

What an incredible response we had to our CSA Hockey Helmet program. RFANS will have placed over 400 helmets across the province in the past year in arenas and schools. Thank you to the NS Department of Health Promotion and Protection for their support of our Helmet Program.  To down load the brochure/order form click here.

CSA Guidelines for Spectator Safety in Indoor Arenas
The Canadian Standards Association has developed a set of guidelines for spectator protection in arenas. For more information on the Guidelines please click here or contact the RFANS office at 902-425-5450 ext 330. 

Atlantic Recreation Facility Directory On-Line
RFANS members can now search the Atlantic Recreation Facility Directory On-line. Members will have to obtain a username and password from the RFANS Office before they can begin searching. Simply email or call the office and we will have you searching in no time at all.

Links to the various Nova Scotia Statutes concerning Recreation Facilities.
RFANS members can now find virtually all regulations and statues that apply to recreational facilities.

Follow RFANS on Facebook.
RFANS has created its own group on Facebook. Be sure to check us out and sign up.