2023-06-07 05:45:35
PGAA
Post-COVID, the Provincial Glaziers Association of Alberta has turned to addressing the very difficult labour market conditions that threaten our industry in Alberta. The Calgary-based local, the Glass and Architectural Metals Association, has returned to bi-monthly dinner meetings and has presented some highly ranked speakers and some very active meetings over the past few months. The Edmonton-based local, the Glass Trades Association has recently, with some assistance from GAMA had a Try-A-Trade booth at the Skills Canada Alberta event. The PGAA offered a firstyear bursary of $500 to help year-one students bridge the gap between work and employment insurance to help boost enrollment at both SAIT (Calgary) and NAIT (Edmonton). These were delivered in January and March respectively. The PGAA participated in an Alberta government industry round table in April. Many important and contentious issues were discussed. [Find the PGAA’s full report on the round table and its positions on the issues at glasscanadamag.com/community/ association news - ed.]
AGMCA
Pictured above is Tracey Oliveira, membership services coordinator, and Noel Marsella , executive director, at the AGMCA booth at Top Glass. It was great to see many of our member glazing contractors stop by our booth at Top Glass this year. We had some lively discussions with our members, bringing them up to date on items such as the available apprenticeship grants and the women in the skilled trades program. The Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association was established in 1979 to provide a strong voice for unionized glazing contractors in the province of Ontario.The AGMCA is the designated employer bargaining agency for all glazing contractors signatory to collective agreements between AGMCA and the International Union of Painters amd Allied Trades.
AVFQ
The AVFQ held its 2023 Annual Conference at the beautiful Fairmont Manoir Richelieu in the Charlevoix region from April 26 to 28. Again this year, there was a record number of participants with 355 people. The Annual Conference focused on the digital transformation of equipment but also on human resources and how to support them well through these changes. An exhibition of member suppliers made it possible to present the new products as well as the Gala des Prix Lumieres aimed at rewarding projects in seven categories. This major industry gathering is also an opportunity to hold the Annual General Meeting. Frederic Grondin from Robover continues his mandate as president of the AVFQ. Two new directors are joining the board of directors: Nathalie Thibault from Lepage Millwork and Marie-Loup Lalonge from Vitrerie Lalonge. The AVFQ board of directors is therefore equal in terms of women and men! The scarcity of labour is of course affecting window and door manufacturers and glaziers. The AVFQ has developed a video presenting the profession and thus attracting new people. It was also presented for the first time to the participants of the annual conference.
OGMA
Spring is typically a busy time for the Ontario Glass and Metal Association and, with COVID restrictions well behind us, we are pleased to be able to get back to our usual program of events. Thank you to our directors, Steve Ringler, Steve Gusterson, April Donvito, Steven Peso, Eric Diotte and Robert Casellini for representing the OGMA at the Top Glass conference in April. During the show, Steve Gusterson, awards director, presented the prestigious OGMA Awards for Excellence in Glass and Metal Design and Execution. Congratulations to Perkins Plus Will for their design work on the York University School of Continuing Studies in Toronto. Congratulations also to Antamex Industries for execution on the new Toronto Courthouse. OGMA presented its first seminar of the year, which focused on the hot topic of first-surface birdfriendly requirements as per Toronto Green Standard, Version 4 on May 18 at the Richmond Hill Country Club. Michael Mesure, executive director of the Fatal Light Awareness Program, and Mauro Carreno, associate andsenior architect at BDP Quadrangle, gave presentations that were enlightening and informative. OGMA is pleased to announce that we have a launched a new OGMA company page on LinkedIn. Connect with us today to keep up to date on association news, events and announcements. What’s next? We are working on revamping our website and expanding our social media presence. We have several social events planned for the coming months. Watch your inbox or visit ogma.ca to keep up to date on association happenings. If you have any ideas for seminars, educational sessions or networking opportunities, or would like to arrange a plant tour that could be of benefit to our members, please reach out to info@omga.ca. We’d love to hear from you!
Fenestration Manitoba
On May 8, Fenestration Manitoba hosted Robert Jutras from UL Laboratory to give us a presentation on codes. With the information Robert presented, many appreciated the work they completed in their products and just as many were concerned about the need of their organizations to make sure the work for the accreditation of their products was acceptable. Robert’s presentation shared the information in an understandable form so we can continue to comprehend these codes and new ones on the horizon. Fenestration Manitoba continues to inform their membership with knowledge that can be gathered and driven forward through ideas and actions to make the manufacturing of windows and doors more efficient. We make some of the best glazed products in North America. Customers in extreme weather conditions have the products in a climate to prove it.
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