Contractor Survey re: Rapid Antigen Testing Program

Contractor Survey re: Rapid Antigen Testing Program

Attention Contractors,

Please follow the link below and fill out the contractor survey to ensure Ontario job-sites receive an appropriate portion of the Ontario government’s stock of rapid tests:

Rapid Antigen Testing Program Survey

The deadline to complete the survey is 5:00 p.m. today. The survey takes about 4 minutes to complete.

Regards,

Andrew Dolphin
OGMA President

OGMA Newsletter – February 2021

Become an OGMA mem-ber: If you are conducting business in the glass industry in Ontario, the OGMA is the voice that represents your interests at the provincial and federal level. Protect your business interests by becoming a member or as an associate member if you are a consultant to the industry. Please visit the OGMA […]

“Challenge + Change” Construction Conference

Valued Members, You are invited to attend Petrela Winter, National Virtual Construction Conference – CHALLENGE + CHANGE, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. A limited number of FREE REGISTRATIONS have been set aside for OGMA members, don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Petrela Winter is a highly specialized insurance brokerage focused exclusively […]

Get Support for Learner Funding

Thanks to a heads up sent to me from OGMA member Bonny Koabel with AKR Consulting Canada Inc., it is my pleasure to inform you of financial assistance that is available to all residents of Ontario with school age children, students over 18, and parents or guardians to a special needs child under the age […]

Update on 2021 Membership Dues

The year 2020 has been very difficult for many of us and it has been especially challenging for the OGMA. All of our events are geared towards physical attendance, which we were not able to do. Because of this, the OGMA will not be charging any dues in 2021 to companies that have paid their 2020 invoice. With the […]

Passing of Joe Shapiro

It is with sadness that we bring the news of the passing of Joe Shapiro. Joe left us at the age of 97 on December 22, 2020. Joe was one of the pioneers, and one of the characters, in the glass business. He was a co-founder of Sealite Glass Ltd., with Fred Fulton in the late 1950s, one […]

And There He Was… Gone

Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, December 2020 Issue I’ve had the privilege of writing my You Bet Your Glass column for over a decade now and I’ve always considered it a great honour to be allowed to bring you my views on our industry. It has been a responsibility I have not taken lightly. I […]

It’s Time to Call it a Day

Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, October 2020 Issue In looking back, I’ve spent the better part of a lifetime in the glass and architectural metal industry. I was exposed to it at a very early age since my father, Fred Fulton, was one of the pioneers in the insulating glass industry in Canada and would […]

High Exposure Fenestration Installation

Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, August 2020 Issue To the casual observer, a window is just something you look through to see outside and there’s not a lot of thought given to it beyond that. For people involved in the application and installation of fenestration products however, there are a mind boggling number of intricate […]

Life’s New Reality

Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, June 2020 Issue For the past number of months it seems we’ve done nothing but lived and breathed the new reality of life, the COVID-19 reality. We’re probably in the midst of what will likely be the most historically significant event of our lifetimes. Future generations will be affected and […]