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    <link>https://www.ontarioparksassociation.memberlodge.com/Chainsaw2Day</link>
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    <dc:creator>Ontario Parks Association</dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:47:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chainsaw Refresher - One Day Refresher - Caledon (03 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;OPA requires Chainsaw Card Holders to refresh their knowledge of safe saw techniques every 3 years. This 1 day refresher seminar helps satisfy these requirements.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The course will cover:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PPE &amp;amp; Legislative Requirements&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Chainsaw Maintenance &amp;amp; Sharpening Techniques&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Safe Chainsaw Starting &amp;amp; Handling Practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Field Practices (Felling [Notching &amp;amp; Back Cutting], Bucking Techniques &amp;amp; Tools)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;**PLEASE NOTE**&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE PROPER PPE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Class E Type 2 helmet (within 5 years old)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hearing protection (exceeds 85 decimals)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gloves (comfortable fitting leather or composite)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eye protection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Safety boots (Green Patch Safety approved with a minimum height of 7 eyelets)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Full leg chaps or chainsaw pants with UL label that is visible (3, 000 feet per minute (FPM) or greater)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prerequisite:&lt;/strong&gt; Successful completion of the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ontarioparksassociation.memberlodge.com/Chainsaw2Day"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Two Day Chainsaw Safety Training&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;June 3rd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIME:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;8:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;00 AM to 4:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Albion Hills Conservation Park, 16500 Regional Rd 50, Caledon, ON L7E 3E7&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;COURSE COST&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $302.00&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This course counts as 1 credit towards your Parks Practitioner Designation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note that lunch will&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="PT Sans"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;be provided at this training. We encourage you to bring a bagged lunch and reusable water bottle with you for the day.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Register above online. An invoice will be sent to you within 24hrs of registering. Payment can be made online through the invoice you will receive or via cheque (made payable to Ontario Parks Association).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#35AFF0"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ontarioparksassociation.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Registration%20Policies.pdf"&gt;Click here to read our registration policies&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you and we hope to see you there!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://ontarioparksassociation.wildapricot.org/event-6691771</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Chainsaw Refresher - One Day Refresher - Caledon (09 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;OPA requires Chainsaw Card Holders to refresh their knowledge of safe saw techniques every 3 years. This 1 day refresher seminar helps satisfy these requirements.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The course will cover:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PPE &amp;amp; Legislative Requirements&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Chainsaw Maintenance &amp;amp; Sharpening Techniques&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Safe Chainsaw Starting &amp;amp; Handling Practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Field Practices (Felling [Notching &amp;amp; Back Cutting], Bucking Techniques &amp;amp; Tools)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;**PLEASE NOTE**&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE PROPER PPE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Class E Type 2 helmet (within 5 years old)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hearing protection (exceeds 85 decimals)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gloves (comfortable fitting leather or composite)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eye protection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Safety boots (Green Patch Safety approved with a minimum height of 7 eyelets)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Full leg chaps or chainsaw pants with UL label that is visible (3, 000 feet per minute (FPM) or greater)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prerequisite:&lt;/strong&gt; Successful completion of the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ontarioparksassociation.memberlodge.com/Chainsaw2Day"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Two Day Chainsaw Safety Training&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;June 9th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIME:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;8:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;00 AM to 4:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Albion Hills Conservation Park, 16500 Regional Rd 50, Caledon, ON L7E 3E7&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#566D75"&gt;COURSE COST&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cost: $302.00&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This course counts as 1 credit towards your Parks Practitioner Designation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note that lunch will&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="PT Sans"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;be provided at this training. We encourage you to bring a bagged lunch and reusable water bottle with you for the day.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Register above online. An invoice will be sent to you within 24hrs of registering. Payment can be made online through the invoice you will receive or via cheque (made payable to Ontario Parks Association).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#35AFF0"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ontarioparksassociation.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Registration%20Policies.pdf"&gt;Click here to read our registration policies&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you and we hope to see you there!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://ontarioparksassociation.wildapricot.org/event-6693250</link>
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