After a lifetime of serving on the boards of the OGMA and prior to that the Metro Toronto Glass Association – and putting in a few terms as president – Ennio Rea decided it was finally time for a break and to move on to make room for some new blood. Ennio was the face of the association for a long time and his years of dedication and countless contributions are greatly appreciated by everyone in the industry. Ennio has no plans of retiring from his day job any time soon so you’ll still see all you can stand of him.

The board would also like to thank Doug Morris for his service to the OGMA, particularly in recruiting new members and driving our charitable contributions.  Doug is also moving on.

OGMA welcomes new directors
We’re happy to announce the additions of Jeff Makimoto from TAGG Industries and Darryl Morton from Ontario Glass Werx to the OGMA board.

Jim Shepherd
It is with sadness that we relay the news of Jim’s passing in December, just a week ahead of his planned retirement. Jim was a long-time contributor in our industry, participated in many OGMA events, and worked his final years at Oldcastle Building Envelope in Concord. Please see his full obituary notice in this issue and on the OGMA website.

Spring Seminar  
The topic of fire-rated glass will be presented by Fred Fulton of F1 Glazing Solutions and the topic of workplace violence and harassment investigations will be presented by Jennifer Threndyle from WSPS. The seminar will take place on Thursday, April 12, at the Richmond Hill Country Club.

Top Glass
Do yourself a favour and come spend a few hours seeing everybody that’s anybody at Top Glass on Tuesday, April 17.  Make sure to stop by OGMA’s table to say hello. If we have it in the budget, we’ll give you a candy.

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