Membership Information
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia. Our mission is to provide leadership in developing, promoting and advocating excellence in recreational facility management, operations and personnel. Please feel free to check out our Membership Brochure.
RFANS offers a number of services and benefits to its members who come from across Atlantic Canada. Reduced registration fees, networking opportunities, educational and professional development opportunities are just of few of the things we seek to provide our members.
RFANS views professional development as its cornerstone. No other recreation facility association east of Quebec offers as many educational opportunities for its membership. Namely, we host an Annual Conference and Trade Show and a variety of specific training seminars in the areas of arena operations, pool operations, and athletic field maintenance. As well, RFANS offers a half day risk management seminar not only for its members but to any interested municipality, community group or other provincial association.
In addition to the professional development opportunities that we offer, members can take advantage of a number of other services. RFANS produces a quarterly magazine entitled "Facility Focus", we produce an Atlantic Recreation Facility Directory (now available online), and we have a wide variety of other resources available from our office.
These initiatives reflect our Association's determination to provide dynamic leadership for those who actively participate in recreation facility management and operations. I'm sure you, your staff and your facility will benefit from becoming members of RFANS and that you will find we have much to offer!
Thank you for your interest and please feel free to contact the RFANS office if you require additional information.
Membership Advantages
Professional Development
RFANS provides recreation facility personnel with professional development opportunities through training seminars in arena operations, pool operations, and athletic field maintenance. These courses and seminars are held at various times throughout the year and at various locations around the province.
Membership in RFANS allows for a 25 to 30% rate reduction for all training seminars. Annual Conference and Trade Show. The Annual Conference provides recreation facility personnel with a forum for discussion of issues relating to facility operations.
This event brings together facility personnel from across the Atlantic Provinces, individuals or companies who supply products and services to recreation facilities and technical experts to exchange information and knowledge leading to more efficient and effective recreation facilities.
The Annual Conference hosts an Industry Trade Show which features manufacturers of products and equipment related to recreation facility operation. Membership in RFANS allows for a 25 to 30% rate reduction for attendance at the conference and trade show.
Communication
RFANS produces and distributes 'Facility Focus' to all members of the Association and recreation facilities throughout the Atlantic Provinces and across Canada. This publication provides members with information on recreation facility operations, innovative ideas and issues affecting facility personnel.
'Facility Focus' serves as a regular forum for exchange of information among recreation facility personnel and experts in various fields relating to the operation of recreation facilities.
Atlantic Recreation Facility Directory
RFANS compiles, produces and distributes the most complete and up-to-date Atlantic Recreation Facility Directory to all its members to encourage communication and member interaction.
This directory is arranged by region and identifies facilities, contact name, address and phone number of recreation facilities in the four Atlantic Provinces. The directory is updated regularly to provide current member listings.
Programs and Resources
RFANS offers a number of programs and services to its members. RFANS recently published a booklet called 'Air Quality Guidelines for Arenas in Nova Scotia'. This document has received national recognition and its recommended levels of exposure have been accepted nationally by the Canadian Recreation Facility Council.
RFANS has developed a Fair Play Facility Program and a Risk Management Program in conjunction with the provincial 3M Fair and Safe Play Committee. RFANS also distributed Safety Signs to all arenas in Nova Scotia to promote patron safety through the use of protective equipment.
RFANS produced an information booklet entitled 'Safety Supervision Guidelines for Public Swimming Pools in Nova Scotia' that it makes available to all pools and pool personnel in the province.
These are only a few of the programs and resources that RFANS provides to its members and recreation facilities in Nova Scotia. Through a constant evaluation of its programs and resources, RFANS is better able to serve its membership through the development of new or additional programs and resources.
Membership Application
We would be delighted to have you as a member of the Recreation Facility Association, and for this purpose, we have provided an online application form. If you would prefer to call the office, we'll gladly accept your call. Contact information is available here.
Please note the membership fees for each category listed below. Your membership will become active upon receipt of payment. Thank you for your interest.
Membership Categories
Individual - $55.00 + HST
This membership classification has been designed for those individuals who are primarily responsible for or assist in the management and/or operation of a recreation facility in Nova Scotia. Individual members are entitled to all the benefits, services and privileges of the Association.
Associate - $55.00 + HST
Associate members are those individuals who have an interest in the management and/or operation of a recreation facility. Associate members are entitled to all the benefits and services of the Association. Recreation facility personnel from outside the province usually fall within this category.
Corporate - $110.00 + HST
This classification of membership has been developed for individuals or businesses who are involved commercially with the operation of recreation facilities. RFANS recognizes the importance of Corporate Members and offers a Trade Show in conjunction with its Annual Conference at which Corporate Members can meet and display any new innovations or technologies directly with those who work in the recreation facility industry.
Student - $25.00 + HST
The Student membership was added recently to the membership categories to encourage students who are full-time students at an accredited university or post secondary institution and who have an interest in the management and/or operation of a recreation facility. RFANS recognizes the value of developing an interest in recreation facility management or operation with students as they will ultimately be the future of the industry.
Facility - $100.00 or $135.00 + HST
This membership category was instituted in an effort to meet the needs of the variety of facilities throughout the province. Any facility, group or organization involved in the management and/or operation of a recreation facility may become a facility member. Once a facility becomes a member, everyone at the facility is entitled to the same services and benefits of membership in RFANS
Membership year is from April 1st to March 31st
Please forward a cheque made payable to the:
Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia
5516 Spring Garden Road, 4th Floor
Halifax, NS
B3J 1G6
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