At Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario, chiller plant improvement dollars were immediately available for only part of the necessary improvements. So priorities had to be established within a context that would allow continuous improvements in future years.

Pierre Martin, of Pro Kontrol, Laval, Quebec, has been appointed chair of the Canadian Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Wholesalers (CHRAW) at the association's Annual General Meeting.

The Brantford, Ontario, Chapter of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) notes six considerations that consumers should take into account before hiring an HVAC contractor.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), during the second quarter of 2004 chiller bookings increased by 23 percent over the second quarter of 2003.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) has announced the launch of its e-Business Web site, "HRAI e-Business Centre" (www.hrai.ca/e-business). According to HRAI, the site has information that will be useful to members who have been contemplating how to incorporate technology into their businesses.

On Dec. 30, 2003, Protocol Resource Management Inc. was granted a U.S. patent for the refrigerant composition of SP22C, Protocol's blend of ozone friendly HFC refrigerants designed as a retrofit replacement for HCFC R-22.

Dominion Citrus Limited announced that it has entered into a long-term design-build lease agreement with Storcan Self Storage One Limited for the construction of a 58,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse and processing facility.

Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) Chair Tom Boutette has announced the successful shipment of more than 40 metric tons of refrigerant waste for destruction at its two disposal service providers.

Data-Basics, a provider of enterprise software applications for the service and facilities management industries, is expanding its operations to Canada.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) has released the 2003 update on the Canadian CFC chiller stock study. This update estimates that 278 chillers previously operating on CFC refrigerants were converted or replaced during 2003 in Canada. This represents a 33 percent increase in conversions/replacements compared to 2002.