OPIA’s Annual Industry Night is Tuesday, December 8

This is a wonderful, informal annual event that celebrates the holiday season and is hosted by the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association (OPIA). Bring your staff, your clients and yourself for an entertaining evening of great food, drinks and music. It’s your chance to catch up with friends and share a toast to the holidays and to our amazing industry. There’ll be food stations plus wine and beer tasting hosted by OPIA suppliers. The event date is Tuesday, December 8 at the elegant St. George’s Golf and Country Club, 1668 Islington Avenue in Etobicoke, Ontario.The reception begins at 6 p.m. (no jeans or cellphones are permitted in the facility).
For more information and to register, please call Sue Bryant at (905) 602-4441 or e-mail her at sbryant.opia@on.aibn.com. Cancellations will accepted until Tuesday, December 1. After that date, all no-shows and cancellations must be charged. Special thanks to corporate sponsors Heidelberg, Domtar, Flint Group and Sun Chemical.
The OPIA is a key association representing all companies in the printing and graphic communications industry in Ontario. Through its ongoing hard work and commitment, it provides leadership and valuable services that promote the health and success of the industry. All OPIA members receive the tools, information and expertise they need to run a more successful business. This includes everything from sharing profit-building advice, to technical guidance, to environmental or safety information. The OPIA also offers a print referral service that promotes the services of member firms to print buyers.
Its government affairs agenda is focused on keeping Canadian businesses competitive by lobbying municipal, provincial and federal officials. In fact, its annual Queen’s Park Day targets Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of Provincial Parliaments and high-ranking administrative officials who decide the fate of the printing and graphic arts industry. Its Government Affairs Committee develops a platform and proactively implements it throughout each year. The platform involves issues that pertain to the printing industry through ministries such as Labour, Environment and Finance in an effort to influence policy in a way that is favourable to our industry. For more information please visit www.opia.on.ca.