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Aquatic Centre Management/Maintenance

... "ATE" Your Pool: 5 Simple Steps to Improving Indoor Air Quality at your Facility

Fitness trend: Will high-tech gyms be the future?

H20 Fitness & Adventure Centre

Pool Issues

Public Health Act – Swimming Pool, Spray Pool & Wading Pool Regulations

Recycling your Swimming Pool Water

Swimming Pool Basics

The Beijing Water Cube

Winterizing an Outdoor Swimming Pool

Arena Management/Maintenance

A Brief History of the WHL In B.C.

Ammonia, the "Green" Refrigerant

Arena Maintenance

Arena Operator Guidelines, Mycom Reciprocating Compressor

B52 Mechanical Refrigeration Code

BC Safety Standards Act

Conventional Ice Rink Refrigeration versus Geothermal Ice Rink Systems

Corporate/Commercial Advertising in Recreation

Curling History in Canada

Custodial Basics

Embodied Energy

Featured Facility - The Enerplex, Fort St. John

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Face-off Restraining Lines

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Face-off Spots

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Goal Crease

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Link Changes Guide

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Notice of Motion (English)

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Notice of Motion (French)

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Rink and Ice Markings

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Rink Letter (English)

Hockey Canada Playing Rules - Rink Letter (French)

HVAC Maintenance

Maintaining Curling Ice

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Influence of the type of Ice Rink Ceiling

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Management of Ice Temperature

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimization of Ice and Concrete Slab Thickness

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimizing Refrigeration Condensing Temperature

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reduction of Lighting Intensity in the Ice Rink

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reference Arena

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Secondary Coolant

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Temperature Optimization in the Stands

Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Using a Network of Heat Pumps

Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities

Refrigeration Compressors

Save Green by Painting Green

The Great Lighting Debate

The Great Lighting Debate, Part 2

The Importance of Doing Ice Measurements

Understanding Fuel Savings in the Boiler Room

Vancouver's Legacy of Recreation Facilities

Customer Service

Customer Service Tips

Excellence in Customer Service - A Guideline

Keeping Customers Happy

Facility Management/Supervision/Leadership

Conflict Resolution - Winning With Difficult People

Corporate Retention Strategy 1 - Trust

Dealing with change - Using Force Field Analysis

Decision Making Tips, Part 1

Decision Making Tips, Part 2

Environmental Certification for Existing Buildings: LEED©

Getting ‘Shovel Ready’

Hard to say “I’m sorry

How Showing a Little Appreciation Motivates Employees

How to Avoid Being Manipulated by an Employee

How to Deal With the Over-dependent Employee

How to Remember Names

Identifying Candidates for Leadership

Inclusive staff training in your recreation facility

Knowledge Capital - What do we do with the information?

Life Cycle Planning

Massaging Corporate Sponsorships

Meetings That Count

Notes about Leadership

Project Management Checklist for Leading Volunteers

Recycling In Recreation Facilities

Sample worker orientation checklist (doc)

Serving it right? (selling and serving of alcohol)

The Art of Onboarding

The Benefit of the Doubt

Top 12 Reasons for Implementing Succession Planning

What Great Supervisors Do Differently

What the Best CEOs Know

When You're the Top Dog: Three Keys to Leading like a Professional

Wringing out Performance

Your best project guesstimate??

Occupational Health and Safety/Risk Management

Getting Ahead of Head Injuries in Sports & Recreation

Moulds in Your Home and Facility

Personal Lightning Safety Tips

Skate Sharpening – Safety Tips From the Pros

Those pesky Mice!

Wiping Out Graffiti

Park, Recreation and Culture Department Brochures

Burnaby Fall 2010 Winter 2011

Burnaby Spring & Summer 2010

Chilliwack Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

Chilliwack Winter/Spring 2010 Leisure Guide

Comox Valley Winter 2010

Coquitlam Winter 2010

Delta Fall/Winter 2011 Leisure Guide

District of West Kelowna Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

Elkford Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

Elkford Winter/Spring 2010 Leisure Guide

Esquimalt Fall 2010 Active Living Guide

Esquimalt Spring/Summer 2010

Kelowna Fall 2010 Activity & Program Guide

Kelowna Spring 2010 Activity and Program Guide

Kelowna Winter 2010 Activity and Program Guide

Kitimat Winter 2010 Recreation Guide

Ladysmith Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

Lake Country Fall and Winter 2010 Leisure Guide

Lillooet 2010 Community Recreation Centre Winter Guide

Lumby Winter 2010

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Fall 2010

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Spring 2010

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Summer 2010

Mission Spring/Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

Nanaimo August 2010 - March 2011 Activity Guide

Nelson Winter 2010 Leisure Guide

New Westminster Fall 2010 Active Living Guide

New Westminster Summer 2010 Active Living Guide

New Westminster Winter 2010

North Cowichan Fall 2010

North Cowichan Summer 2010

North Cowichan Winter 2010

North, Central Saanich, Sidney Winter/Spring 2010

Panorama Recreation Fall 2010

Panorama Recreation Summer 2010

Penticton Fall 2010/Winter 2011

Penticton Winter 2010

Port Alberni Summer 2010 Healthy Living Guide

Port Coquitlam Winter 2010

Port Moody Fall 2010 Happening Guide

Port Moody Summer 2010 Happening Guide

Port Moody Winter 2010

Prince George Spring/Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

Richmond Fall 2010 Easy Guide

Rossland Summer Programs 2010

Rossland Winter 2010

Saanich Fall 2010

Saanich Summer 2010

Smithers Winter 2010 Community Recreation Programs

Sooke Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

Sooke Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

South Cowichan Recreation Fall Activity Guide

South Cowichan Recreation Summer Activity Guide

Squamish Fall 2010 Program Guide

Squamish Winter 2010 Program Guide

Surrey Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

Surrey Winter 2010

Township of Langley Spring/Summer March/August 2010 Leisure Guide

Trail Spring/Summer April/August 2010

Trail Winter 2010

Ucluelet Summer Camp 2010 Guide

Vernon Leisure Guide Fall/Winter 2010/2011

Victoria Spring/Summer 2010

West Shore Summer 2010

West Shore Winter 2010

Whistler Recreation Fall 2010/Winter 2011 Program Guide

White Rock Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

White Rock Winter 2010 Leisure Guide

Williams Lake 2010 Winter Active Living Guide

Parks, Sports field, Playspace Maintenance

Basic Baseball Field Layout

Canada's Largest Water Park Opens

Children Living Near Green Spaces Are More Active

Green Space Benefits

Green spaces (lawns) are not so green

Parking to Parks

Pruning Trees and Shrubs

Putting a Price on Walkability

Q & A about Outdoor Skating Rinks

Tips for Building a New Skate Park