The York Simcoe Branch meeting dates for 2012 have now been posted. Check the link under Zone/Branch Info. Zone and Branches can post information for members on the OPIA Web Site. Please contact Stephen Gould, C.P.S.I.

The OPIA thanks the following for their support of the 2011 AMES: The City of Burlington, Aggressive Water Technologies, Belrock Construction, Better Bitters, Canplas, Cast Iron Soil Pipe Association, Dahl Brothers Canada Ltd, Green Turtle Technologies Ltd, GV Mechanical (Ottawa), Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Brampton, J Plumbing Ltd (Barrie), Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario, Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, Modern Niagara, Ontario Concrete and Drain Contractors Association, OPIASO, Plumtech Plumbing Inc (Barrie), Stephen Warner, Uponor and York Simcoe OPIA Branch.

The World Plumbing Council in conjunction with the World Health Organisation has been working on a range of projects all of which have the aim of emphasisng the health aspects of the plumbing industry. One of the projects is a paper aimed at the WHO Network of Water Regulators. A link has been added to the left sidebar with the text of this paper, and updated versions will be placed there when they are received. It is intended that these papers form a Key Issues series, they will be collated and presented here when available.

Mechanical Business readers can now contact Rainier Blundel through the OPIA site for questions and comments on his articles. You can contact him by emailing Rainier Blundel.

Drawings for suds pressure zones and thermal expansion tanks have been added to the Resources page.

Highlights of the Spring issue of the Bulletin include the President's Message, Executive Update, AMES Information and Code Tech questions and answers.