“Counter Sales Skills: Becoming an ‘A’ Player Counter Professional” is an in-class workshop that will teach participants how to create relationships with customers and set the stage for the development of “A” player habits. It will be held Dec. 6, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at Stage West All Suites Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario.

September 16 was International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, something Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) and the HVACR industry understand. The RMC program has been responsible for preventing over 2.5 million kilograms of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) from being released into the atmosphere.

The CIPHEX Roadshow, a plumbing, heating, hydronics (hot water) and water treatment expo taking place at the Delta Regina on Oct. 20, will feature a special informational session on the new and coming standards for lead in plumbing products.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), effective Oct. 1, Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) increased the environmental levy on HCFCs by $1.00.

Ron Robinson, chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Contractors Division, presented the recognition awards for outstanding leadership within the division and the HVACR contractor community at the association’s Annual General Meeting.

David Morden, chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Manufacturers Division, presented the HRAI Manufacturers Distinguished Service Award to Andre Patenaude of Emerson Climate Technologies Canada.

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) announced that the CIPHEX Roadshow will take new products and technologies across Canada.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) reported that, during the second quarter of 2011, ductless split systems shipments showed the highest product sector gain, increasing by 68 percent.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) announced new board appointments at its Annual General Meeting in August.

EMCOR Group Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Toronto-based Canadian subsidiary, Comstock Canada Ltd., to CCL Equities Inc., an Ontario, Canada-based corporation.