NEW: It's time to think about the Companion's Program for the 2010 AMES to be held at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre. Mary Lou Gunn and her daughter Charlene will be your co-chairs. They are looking at several options and have already incorporated your choices from the survey into the program. Have a look at the tentative program and start your planning! Watch for changes in the Bulletin. We welcome suggestions and questions, contact any member of the Executive. See you in September! Mary Lou Gunn and Charlene Gunn Hagerman

NEW: 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.

NEW: Mechanical Business readers can now contact Roger Uuemae through the OPIA site for questions and comments on his articles. His current article for the January/February issue is about temperature control valves for domestic hot water tanks in a residential setting. You can contact him by emailing part7plumbingcourses@rogers.com.

Drawings for suds pressure zones and thermal expansion tanks have been added to the Member's area (Resources page).

Highlights of the Winter issue of the bulletin include the President's Message, Executive Update, AMES Report, Ministry Report and Code Tech questions and answers.