The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) recently announced Josh Brawn, New Brunswick Community College, and Nick Kostaniuk, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, as the most recent recipients of HRAI’s Orvil L. Davie Memorial Fund bursary.

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The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) recently released its Market Data Report, announcing that estimated HVACR sales showed an increase of 12.8 percent for the month of February when compared to the same month last year.

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The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) announced that Darcy Schumann, Tar Sands Sheet Metal Ltd., was recently elected as the president of the HRAI Calgary Chapter’s inaugural board of directors.

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John Watson, of the Watson Group, a contractor member of the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) for more than 30 years, passed away peacefully on his 80th birthday in early March.

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Douglas “Doug” M. Smith, wholesale manager and co-owner of Trent Metals Limited, Richmond Hill, Ontario, passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2012, after a valiant struggle with cancer.

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Larry Johnson of Guaranteed Refrigeration in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, passed away just before Christmas, after a valiant fight with cancer.

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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) recently released the 2011 edition of its Canadian Housing Observer — a comprehensive annual overview of the latest housing conditions and trends across Canada.

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The Ontario College of Trades recently announced that journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio reviews are now taking place. Review panels have been struck and are calling for submissions on the journeyperson-to-apprentice ratios in groups of trades that impact the HVACR industry.

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The 20th biennial production of the CMX-CIPHEX Show attracted more than 14,000 registrants. The event, presented by the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) featured more than 900 booths with exhibitors displaying new products and trends.

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Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) president Warren Heeley recently forwarded a list of comments to Environment Canada regarding draft revisions to the Code of Practice for Elimination of Fluorocarbon Emissions from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

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