2020 Content Calendar*

Our editorial philosophy is focused on helping industry professionals do their jobs more effectively, efficiently and profitably by providing a balance of business-and technical-related content.

*Editorial Calendar is tentative and subject to change.

In Every Issue

Energy Champion
Member Profile
ORFA Social Media Promo
Recreation Facilities Asset Management
Index to Advertisers

Spring

Cover Story: Refrigeration & Ice Feature – Fernie Claim of Breach of Contract Requires ORFA Member Self-Analysis

  • Refrigeration & Ice Feature: Cost of Flooding Green Ice
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Should Recreation User Fees Be Used to Operate the Infrastructure?
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Recreation Facility AODA Washroom Alarm: Emergency Response Design and Planning
  • Aquatics Feature: Aquatic Health Benefits
  • Staff & Management Feature: Responding to the Opio
  • Staff & Management Feature: Risk Management Considerations for Off-Leash Dog Parks
  • Staff & Management Feature: Ontario’s Growing Municipal Accommodations Tax Might Just Benefit Aging Recreation Infrastructure
  • Member Profile: Becky Westman, Manager, Perth East Recreation & Community Services

Ad Space date: January 24, 2020
Materials deadline: January 28, 2020
Ships: March 2020

Summer

Major Theme TBA

  • Refrigeration & Ice Feature: Pyrotechnics (Fireworks) Safety
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Playground Equipment In A COVID-19 World
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Get To Know Disinfection Identification Number (DINs)
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Risk Management Considerations for Fitness Boot Camps by Frank Cowan Company
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Ontario Recreation Facilities – Property Assessment Guide
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Cemetery Management by George Barnes
  • Aquatics Feature: Aquatic Health Benefits: Spotlight on Aquatics – Pregnancy & Neonatal
  • Staff & Management Feature: Potential Facility Operational Legacy of COVID-19
  • Staff & Management Feature: Energy Champion by Ian Storey
  • Staff & Management Feature: Fixed Term Contracts: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Staff & Management Feature: Re-defining Recreation’s Role in Providing Industry R&D

Ad Space date: May 20, 2020
Materials deadline: May 22, 2020
Ships: July 2020

Fall

Cover Story: Anti-Racism

  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Cemetery Services: Cemetery operations during a pandemic
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Are You Prepared For The Realities Of Today’s Infection, Prevention and Control?
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Post COVID-19: Better Get to Know Your DIN’s
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Ensuring Staff Do Not Accidentally Poison Themselves When Cleaning
  • Buildings & Grounds Feature: Disinfecting The Facility Post COVID-19 Shutdown
  • Aquatics Feature: Pool and Hot Tub Alliance – Spotlight on Aquatics: Aquatics & Cardiac
  • Staff & Management Feature: Fixed-Term Contracts: Advantages And Disadvantages
  • Staff & Management Feature: Recreation Facility Asset Management (RFAM): The Future Looks Bright
  • Staff & Management Feature: Risk Management Considerations for Trails in Ontario
  • Refrigeration & Ice Feature: Facility Spotlight – Mattamy Athletic Centre
  • Refrigeration & Ice Feature: Guidelines to Reopening Areans

Ad Space date: July 27, 2020
Materials deadline: July 29, 2020
Ships: September 2020

Winter

Major Theme TBA

  • TBA

Ad Space date: October 30, 2020
Materials deadline: November 3, 2020
Ships: December 2020