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Message from our Symposium Keynote Speaker Peter Katz

A message from our Symposium Keynote speaker Peter Katz Peter Katz is a Juno Award- and Canadian Screen Award-nominated singer-songwriter who has spent the past 20 years touring internationally. He has been described by many of his fans and speaking clients as “a thunderbolt for the soul”. A gifted storyteller fluent in English and French,

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Membership Renewal Reminder

OMFPOA Memberships expire at the end of each calendar year. As we have had ongoing website construction and upgrades being completed we have not removed any accounts that have yet to pay for 2023. Our membership continues to increase and we hope to have you as part of our association. This post is to serve

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Fire Department Grants and Symposium Sponsorship

Fire Department Grants and Symposium Sponsored Attendance application forms for 2023 have been uploaded onto the website here. There are three $1000 Grants available. This year there will be three sponsored attendees to the Symposium. The OMFPOA is providing two and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council is providing another.

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2023 CASA Annual Conference

To: OMFPOA Members, CASA is excited to be hosting our 2023 CASA Annual Conference in our Nations Capital, Ottawa ON from Sunday June 25th through Tuesday June 27th. Each year the Canadian Fire Sprinkler Industry comes together to celebrate our industry, discuss industry concerns, learn about new technologies, and continue to build friendship and comradery in our

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Indigenous Sacred Fires

Chapter 3 the York Region Fire Prevention Officers Association is hosting a presentation on Indigenous Sacred Fires and is offering this to all OMFPOA members. Jennifer LaFontaine and Deputy Fire Chief Larry Cocco will speak on their partnership to develop a strategy for Sacred Fires in the City of Toronto. 27 April 2023 10:00AM Speaker

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2023 Symposium

The 65th Annual Symposium will be held in London 4 – 8 June 2023. The registration form can be found on our Symposium page located here. The Agenda is still being finalized and will be posted once complete.

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Fire Marshal directive 2023-001: Notification of Fires and Explosions

Fire Marshal directive 2023-001: Notification of Fires and Explosions   Communiqué 2023-01 February 17, 2023 On February 17, 2023, the Fire Marshal of Ontario issued directive 2023-001: Notification of Fires and Explosions which now supersedes Fire Marshal directive 2019-002 issued July 10, 2019. The intent of Fire Marshal directive 2023-001 is to provide clarification to assistants

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