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C.A.S.A. 2010 Annual Conference • The Fairmont Chateau WhistlerWhistler, British Columbia • June 13 – 15

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Welcome to Whistler

For the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association 2010 Annual Conference

This years conference takes place at the incredible Fairmont Chateau Whistler.As you are aware Whistler is home to the alpine and sliding events of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We will be arriving in Whistler just three months after the conclusion of the games and will have the opportunity to tour and visitthe sites where the worlds best athletes competed for gold. This is an opportunity for us to gather as an industry and learn, but it is also the perfect chance for your families to join you and experience the excitement of the 2010 Olympic venues.Enjoy your free time riding the Peak to Peak Gondola, Jet Boating the Lillooet River,Zip Lining the white water that separates Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains or just enjoy the sites and sounds of one of the most beautiful locations in the world.The agenda includes speakers such as Geza Banfai who will speak on CCDC documentation, Paul Loreto, a BIM specialist and Bruce Carter from North American Fire Sales and his "Selling the invisible" presentation.

For more information and registration documents please visit:www.casa-�iresprinkler.org/members/agm.html, or call us at 905-477-2270

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2009/2010National RepresentativeGrant Neal, Chairman, Vipond Fire Protection,Div. of Vipond Inc.

OntarioRick Berwick, Treasurer, Classic Fire Protection Inc.

Tim Voronoff, Past-chair, Troy Sprinkler Ltd.

AtlanticClaude Melanson, Viking Fire Protection Inc.

QuebecRene Belanger, Viking Fire Protection Inc.

Manitoba/SaskatchewanBill Skromeda, B.D.R. Services Ltd.

AlbertaMike Farren, Vipond Fire Protection,Div. of Vipond Inc.

British ColumbiaJamie McKenzie, SimplexGrinnell

Associate Manufacturer/SupplierBryan Callaghan, Tyco Fire Suppression& Building Products

Director at LargeDavid Killey, Fire Busters Inc.

National RepresentativeRick Allan, SimplexGrinnell

STAFFPresident, John Galt

Codes & Technical Services Manager, Matt Osburn

Training and Apprenticeship, Dan Solonynko

National Marketing Manager, Sean Pearce

Atlantic Regional Manager, Joe Young

Ontario Regional Manager, Sean Pearce

Western Regional Manager, Dan Solonynko

Event Planner / Casanotes Editor, Nadina Caplice

Receptionist / Administrator, Debbie Tomasic

Accounting, Lynda Allman

The Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association is anational Trade Contractor’s Association. It has existed inone form or another since the 1920’s, and wasincorporated under a Dominion Charter in 1961. In itsinception it recognized the Sprinkler Industry as aContracting Industry separate from any other trade.Voting membership, manufacturers, suppliers andsubscribers are brought into the Association. C.A.S.A.promotes, defends, enhances and improves thebusiness of installing and manufacturing the sprinklerdevices and systems. In doing so, the Association worksclosely with Fire and Building Officials, Architects andothers for the advancement of the automatic sprinklerart as applied to the conservation of life and propertyfrom fire. Casanotes is published quarterly by theCanadian Automatic Sprinkler Association, 335 RenfrewDrive, Suite 302, Markham, ON, L3R 9S9, Tel: (905)477-2270, Fax: (905) 477-3611, Website: www.casa-firesprinkler.org, Email: [email protected].,Editor: Nadina Caplice.

This publication is free to all members of theAssociation. Subscriptions to Casanotes and otherindustry publications are available by contacting theC.A.S.A. office. The opinions expressed herein are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily represent thoseof the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

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5 President’s Reportby John Galt

6 C.A.S.A. Chairman of the Board Reportby Grant R. Neal

9 Training and Apprenticeshipby Dan Solonynko

10 Codes and Technical Reportby Matthew Osburn

12 National Marketing Reportby Sean Pearce

14 Western Regional Reportby Dan Solonynko

16 Ontario Regional Reportby Sean Pearce

17 Atlantic Regional Reportby Joe Young

18 Nominations Call for the C.A.S.A. Board of Director’s

18 Obituary

19 Harmonized Sales Tax & Fixed Price ContractsTransitional Issues

20 What’s New

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Last year C.A.S.A. joined the "Canada Green Building Council",(CaGBC), and at the same time commenced the process ofenvironmental studies to dimension fire sprinkler performance andhow fire sprinklers can have a positive impact in buildingconstruction from an environmental perspective.

Since its launch in 1998 LEED (Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design), has become accepted as the standard tomeasure sustainability in buildings across Canada.

C.A.S.A. is looking at the rating systems closely as to how ourindustry can participate in a meaningful way in this area.

It is important for contractors, in all areas of construction, however,to understand the various Rating Systems and the ongoing changesto them. The whole rating process is one that appears to bedynamic, and lack of current and acute understanding can have alegal impact on contractors and ultimately payment.

Having said that, here are a few recent changes:

LEED EB: O & M 2009(Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance)Building owners and operators can now celebrate their buildingssustainability. According to www.cagbc.org, commercial,government and institutional buildings that have never been LEEDcertified or that have been certified LEED Canada for NewConstruction and Major Renovations can now achieve certificationbased on the buildings performance, operations and maintenance.

Recertification is required every five years.

LEED NC 2009(New Construction and Major Renovations)Scheduled to drop in late fall, LEED NC 2009 will unveil majorchanges, including updates to the credit requirements. While theamount of credits will stay the same, the thresholds (or points)received at each level will increase to reflect the environmental

impact of each credit.

Registrations and certifications under LEED Canada NC 1.0 willcontinue, certified buildings will remain recognized, and projectsregistered prior to LEED NC 2009, but not yet submitted forcertification, may certify under version 1.0 and switch to the 2009rating system or use both.

LEED AP (Accredited Professional)New for 2010, three tiers of LEED will distinguish between thebasic, advanced and extraordinary.

Tier 1, or LEED Green Associate, will be awarded to thoseprofessionals passing an introductory level exam, and completing15 hours of credential maintenance every two years.

Tier 2, or LEED AP with Specialization, will be presented to thosewho accomplish 30 hours of credential maintenance every twoyears. One major requirement is that candidates must documentprofessional work experience on at least one LEED project.

Tier 3, LEED AP Fellow is being introduced, but is not yet clearlydefined.

Existing APs can either remain in the CaGBC LEED AP directory orenroll in the new LEED AP levels.

Sean Pearce is C.A.S.A's designated representative on the CaGBCand will keep members abreast of this issue through CASANotesand QR.

This year C.A.S.A's Training and Education seminars are expandingto include more varied programs, to reach new and differentaudiences within the industry. At the C.A.S.A. June conference inWhistler BC, attendees will be introduced to Building InformationModeling (BIM), which is receiving attention across North America.This new software is being embraced by General Contractors andvarious vendors in varying degrees. In most Provinces, sprinklercontractors will eventually require trained and knowledgeable staffto participate on BIM projects. To this end, C.A.S.A. will be exploringthe most efficient ways of delivering the training to our members,whether in large groups in conjunction with other trades, oreventually specialized training for the sprinkler industry.

As we manage our way through a very challenging year, technologyand change, in general, moves ahead. The Fire Sprinkler contractorof the next decade will have to keep pace with these changes whilemaintaining our traditional focus on reliability and performance ofour own life saving technology. FIRE SPRINKLERS.

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Casanotes 51st Issue 2010

President’s Report

John Galt, PresidentCanadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

2010 - Coming Fast: UpdateMy last report was a compilation of ideas and questions put out to theCASA membership in a formal request for every member to provideadditional personal support for their association as well as guidanceon which topics CASA should concentrate on in the near future.

To date, I am not aware of any response received by CASAregarding same, why?

Please direct all questions, answers, recommendations, or concernsto John Galt, President.

2010 - 2012 Where did all the smallcompanies go?"The New Economy", with tightened credit and bonding availability,Contractor Default Insurance (Sub Guard), Triple P projects (Public,Private Partnerships) and Government Infrastructure Funding mostlymega projects, and many areas with withered commercial &industrial building market places, what will happen to the small tomedium sized contractors?

Owners of Large projects will require enhanced financialguarantees in the form of credit notes, or bonding as they movetowards reducing their financial liability.

General Contractors have already started to reduce their financialliability to the owners by prequalifying the trade contractors thatthe G.C. is prepared to work with and through Contractor DefaultInsurance type insurance programs. These policies require fullfinancial disclosure of each trade contractor in order to make theprequalified list, and then they insure the project for TradeContractor default. This provides 100% financial protection to boththe owner and the G.C. with ZERO protection for the TradeContractor, fair eh? Can you really afford the risk?

Triple P projects (Public, Private Partnerships) are typically verylarge projects with public and private investors who not only designbuild the project, but also finance and maintain the project for upto 30 years. The risk is huge as are the requisite resourcecommitment, only big players welcome.

Government Infrastructure Funding, again these are normally fairlylarge, team type projects, requiring high risk, with high resourceand financial commitments. These projects will dry up in the nextyear or so as the funding becomes committed and used up. This isa short term market and if the public cannot develop new industriesto replace the extinguished domestic industries, then there will bea sudden economic decline again.

The combination of market uncertainty, the protectionist approachto risk allocation stemming from the economic crash in the fall of2008, the influx of international money and international contractorsready to perform the large projects, and the previous noted trendsall lead to the highest level of uncertainty for the future survival ofthe small to medium size companies in all construction sectors.

We have seen this trend in retail and manufacturing but soon wewill see it in construction and someday soon, we will ask thequestion, "Where did all the small companies go?" Are you ready?

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C.A.S.A. Chairman of the Board Report

By Grant R. Neal, ChairmanVipond Fire Protection, Div. of Vipond Inc.

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Both the Canadian Federal and Provincial governments recognizethe importance that apprenticeships and tradespeople bring to theoverall well being of our economy and the extent to which we willcontinue to push through the recession. As the Canadian economyworks to recover, it is evident the extent to which training andapprenticeship will contribute to overall improvement and wellbeing. A growing number of skilled tradespeople are necessary foreconomic recovery, and as such, the government is taking a clearstance on supporting interprovincial mobility and programs thatencourage Canadians to consider a career in the trades.

The government has taken a proactive stance in working with allprovinces and territories to maintain the Red Seal Program whichsupports interprovincial standards and mobility. In conjunction withthe Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) theprogram aims to facilitate mobility and harmonize traderequirements across 50 different trades/skills. The program alsoworks in conjunction with valued employers who recognize thebenefit it gives to the industry as a whole. The InterprovincialStandards Red Seal Program works with the National OccupationalAnalyses (NOA's) to develop exams for the Red Seal and to identifythe cross provincial skills and requirements.

There are various programs and forums sponsored by thegovernment that promote for apprenticeship and trade awarenessas well as support the process of obtaining certifications. Somesuch programs include the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and theSector Council. For specifications on such groups additionalinformation is available on the web.

It is also important to be aware of the incentives provided both toemployers and employees that are supported by the government.Grants can be used to further encourage and increase the numberof entrants who go through the apprenticeship process. Below isa description of some of the grants available:

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant is available to apprenticesregistered in a Red Seal trade who has gone through the first orsecond level of the apprenticeship program. It is a taxable grantvalued between $1000 to a maximum of $2000. Upon completion

of a designated program and verification of certification as a journeyperson under a Red Seal trade, an additional grant is also available.This Apprenticeship Completion Grant is valued at $2000.Apprentices are also eligible for the an Apprenticeship Job CreationTax Credit which gives credit of up to 10% of the eligible salariesand wages payable to those who are registered in a designatedRed Seal trade. The credit is equivalent of up to $2000.

The trades are a very important part of continuing to build andstabilize our economy. The government recognizes the importanceof this and is in support of those who embark in the process tobecome part of the skilled trades. For more information ongovernment support or additional information on the variousprograms please visit http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca.

The following portion of the report has been provided by Ted Ryan,National Sprinkler Training Coordinator.

Being that ninety (90%) percent of apprenticeship hours are spenton-the-job, it logically follows that workplace training/learningexperiences account for the majority of the apprentices skill andknowledge development. As a Contractor utilizing apprentices, doyou understand your responsibility to provide the foundation forapprenticeship training and the continuum for passing trade skillson for the future? Do you provide the safe (physical and emotional)learning environment and offer as many experiences as possiblein the whole scope of the trade? Does your company culture fostera work ethic and conducive to training while minimizing productivitylosses?

Balancing productivity with on-the-job training requires recognitionthat for meaningful training to occur there will be some productivitycosts. However, the cost can be minimized when you design yourtraining. Other practices that can not be overlooked in the designare; hiring the right people, using your key people effectively, andmonitoring apprentice progress. Training is an investment in thefuture of our company. The better trained your workforce, the betteryour bottom line.

Training and Apprenticeship

Dan Solonynko,Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

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Changes to the Ontario BuildingCode -April 1, 2010As of April 1, 2010 all building permits for new multi unit residentialbuildings greater than three storeys will now be required to beconstructed with an automatic fire sprinkler system. Thesechanges will bring the Ontario Building Code into greater harmonywith the model National Building Code of Canada.

Some of the highlighted changes that will take place as of April 1,2010 are as follows:

• All new multi unit residential buildings greater than threestoreys in height will now be required to have an automaticfire sprinkler systems installed throughout the building.

• Excluded in the new requirements are 4 Storey Non-Combustible Construction with no more than two dwellingunits stacked on top of each other.

• Extensive renovations in existing multi unit buildings greaterthan three storeys in height will now require the new"residential floors" to be fully sprinklered.

• Increase in the maximum size of live-work units from 150mto 200m

For more information on the impending code changes to the OntarioBuilding Code and a review of the technical changes please visitthe Ontario Building Codes website athttp://www.obc.mah.gov.on.ca/site4.aspx

Fire Sprinklers are needed in existingCare Facilities Over the past two decades Canada has experienced a number of tragicand fatal fires that have occurred in Care Facilities. These Care Facilitiesmay range in size, building construction, and staff requirements, butthey all share one thing in common; the building occupants in thesecare facilities are all at a higher risk in the event of fire. Even whenthese existing care facilities are maintained and staffed at the properlevels required by the current Fire Code, in many instances the level offire protection is still inadequate, and tragic results are witnessed.

On January 19, 2009 a fire occurred at a nursing home in OrilliaOntario. Despite all of the efforts from staff members at the timenot all of the 23 residents were able to safely evacuate the buildingin time. The resulting fire claimed the lives of four residents andsent eight more to hospital. The nursing home was constructedbefore the current Building Code required, and did not have anautomatic sprinkler system installed.

On July 14, 1980 a fire in a retirement home in Mississauga killed25 residents. The retirement home in question was a three storeynon-combustible building with a fire alarm system, but did not havean automatic fire sprinkler system installed. The fire originated onthe third floor of the building. At the time of the fire there were atotal of 198 patients in the nursing home, 83 of who were presenton the third floor at the time of the fire. The third floor of thebuilding was separated into three separate wings (north, east andwest). The fire originated in the north wing of the building. The firealarm did operate, but due to human error there was a delay innotifying the fire department. Unfortunately all 25 patients locatedin this north wing perished in the fire due to smoke inhalation. Theremaining 58 patients located in the east and west wings of thebuilding. It is important to note that at the time of the buildingconstruction (1969) the building code did not require the installationof an automatic fire sprinkler system. Following the fire aninvestigative report noted that the building in question met and insome instances exceeded all of the building code and fire coderequirements that were required. There was no structural damagedone to the building. The fire was fueled by the resident furnishingsand personal belongings. It it's important to note that one of theseries of recommendations made by the Ontario Coroners Reportfollowing the fire was the installation of automatic fire sprinklers infuture and existing Nursing Home Buildings.

On March 21, 1995 a fire in a retirement home again in Mississaugaclaimed the lives of 8 people and injured 12 more. The retirementhome in question was a one-storey board and care facility. Thebuilding at the time had a total of 70 residents, ranging from theages of 60 to 101 years old. The building in question was partiallysprinklered, but only in the basement. The building was equippedwith heat detectors in the resident's rooms and hallways whichwere tied into an alarm system. The fire originated in one of the

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resident rooms in the clothing closet. At the time of the fire, twopeople occupied the room of fire origin. One resident was able tonotify the fire department via 911 and safely evacuated the roomvia an exterior window. The other occupant of the room, who wasconfined to a wheel chair was unable to evacuate from the roomand perished in the fire. Six of the other fatalities were found intheir rooms. One victim was found in the hallway in a wheel chair,having been overcome by smoke while attempting to evacuate thebuilding. The building in question was originally constructed in1978 as a 48 unit retirement home. An additional wing wasconstructed in 1985 bringing the total number of rooms to 53. Theexterior walls were constructed with reinforced masonry; the wallsbetween the common hallways were constructed with masonryblock. The interior walls separating the individual rooms wereconstructed with 5/8" fire-rated gypsum with metal studs. Again,it is important to note that at the time of the original constructionand the added construction the building code and fire code at thetime did not require the installation of an automatic fire sprinklersystem in the main living areas. Again, during this fire the mainfire load or fuel for the fire was from the resident furnishings andpersonal belongings. Following the fire a detailed report wasreleased. Again, one of the many series of recommendations fromthe Ontario Coroners Report was the recommendation for theinstallation of automatic fire sprinklers.

Unfortunately, examples like these tragic fires have been repeatedacross Canada over the past decades. With multiple examples likethese, it clearly demonstrates that there is a fire problem when itcomes to residential care facilities. You will note that all of these tragicfires occurred in Care Facilities that were constructed and operated inaccordance to the building and fire code at the time. To me this is aclear message that many of the existing care facilities that have beenconstructed prior to the requirement for automatic sprinkler systemsare not adequate enough, and changes must be implemented in orderto prevent more of the tragic fires from occurring.

The current National and Provincial Building Codes do not require allresidential care facilities (nursing homes) to be fully sprinklered. Inmany cases many new residential care facilities that do not meet thedefinition of a B1 or B2 occupancy are not required to be fullysprinklered. This results in a large amount of care facilities (nursinghomes) that are built with no automatic fire sprinklers present.However, there is promising news in the horizon. Currently there area series of proposed changes that have been submitted to the NationalBuilding Code that would address many of the issues regarding carefacilities (nursing homes). If the series of proposed changes areapproved as presently written, there would be three new defined "Bclass occupancies". These three new defined building occupancytypes would require the majority of residential care facilities to be fullysprinklered. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

While these changes are applauded and supported by the CanadianAutomatic Sprinkler Association, there still remains a large problemwith existing residential care facilities. How do we address thethousands of buildings that are currently in use that do not havethe protection of an automatic fire sprinkler system? The answeris to change the Provincial Fire Codes. The Canadian AutomaticSprinkler Association will be continuing to advocate and submittechnical proposed changes to the different Provinces requestingthat retro-fit legislation be included into the Fire Code that wouldrequire all existing care facilities (nursing homes) to be fully

sprinklered. C.A.S.A is confident the only way to truly protect andensure the safety of residents and staff in these care facilities is byan automatic sprinkler system.

I want to leave you with a success story regarding an automaticsprinkler system. In early August 2008 a fire started in a residentialcare facility in Brampton. No one was killed or even injured in thefire! Luckily this residential care facility had installed an automaticfire sprinkler system 10 years previous. The building in questionwas a home built in the 1850's. Twenty years ago it wastransformed into a residential care facility that houses 19 residents,and ten years ago the owners decided to voluntarily retro-fit thehome with an automatic fire sprinkler system. At the time of the fire14 patients and 6 staff members were present in the building. Thefire originated on the second floor in one of the resident rooms, butwas contained and suppressed by an automatic fire sprinkler. Whenthe fire department arrived they found a smoldering mattress. Thefire was controlled and contained to the room of origin. The buildingresidents spent the night at a local motel, but were back in theirown beds following a quick clean up the following day. Aninvestment 10 years ago to protect the residents and staff was"paid in full" that August day. This is a clear example of howeffective an automatic fire sprinkler system can be.

Therefore, I urge all of the individual Province's to change theirexisting building and fire codes and mandate the requirement forautomatic fire sprinkler systems to be installed in all new andexisting care facilities (nursing homes). It's an investment that I'mpositive will continue to be "paid in full" for many years to come.

2010 In Class Educational SeminarsLocation Date Subject Matter

Moncton, NB May 18, 2010 Inspection & Testing for CASAMember Contractors

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Toronto, ON May 31, 2010 Fire Pumps for Fire ProtectionJune 1, 2010 ITM for Water Based Fire

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This year C.A.S.A. has a number of focuses for National Marketing. Thegoal is to create unified messaging to the fire services across thecountry and educate them on the merits of sprinklering in theircommunity. Along with this group we will be identifying other groupsof safety professionals whose voice could help to turn the opinion ofdecision makers in every province of the country. These groups includenursing, doctors, public health officials and others. We will also beidentifying opportunity to highlight sprinklered projects in Canada. Thisearly role out of this project will be done primarily through our web siteand the creation of new pages dedicated to identifying those who haveembraced fire sprinklers in their projects.

We are continuing to identify fire sprinkler opportunities within the LEED(Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design) handbooks. The originaltest results show a dramatic reduction in products of combustion andwaste. This study combined with the recently completed study by FMGlobal will be the basis of our report to the CaGBC (Canadian GreenBuilding Council) on the importance of including fire sprinklers in the LEEDhandbooks. FM's tests were conducted at their research campus in WestGlocester, R.I., USA, the 1,600-acre (648 ha) Campus is the premierecenter in the world for property loss-prevention, scientific research andproduct testing. The test will include results for the following:

• The types, quantity and duration of air and water pollutantsreleased from a home fire as well as the water usage from firesprinklers and firefighters' hoses.

• The environmental impact resulting from burning householdfurnishings and finish materials as well as disposing the fire-damaged contents of a home.

• The carbon footprint associated with rebuilding a burnt home.The official report is due out in the spring of 2010, however the earlyresults have proven the following:

• Reduction in fire damage to a roomUnsprinklered =100%Sprinklered = <3%

• Reduction in water use in a sprinklered room 50%• Reduction in green house gases in a sprinklered room 99%

These results combined with the efforts of the newly formed greencommittee will help us to better identify opportunities to raiseawareness of the green impact fire sprinklers have in our communities.

This year again we are partnering with Lubrizol and HFSC to sponsor theCanadian Home Builders Show in Victoria. I will be presenting to thetechnical committee during the show and then presenting again in thespring at their regional meeting to the Marketing Committee. With thecode change for the requirement of sprinklers in construct of three storiesor more in Ontario, the home builders have taken a stronger interest inour industry. This does not, however mean that they are embracingsprinklering single family homes, but they do want to learn more aboutfire sprinklers as many of the home builders are now building high riseresidential structures. This change in Ontario should help to dispel manyof the myths that have been circulated throughout the country from theHome Builders Associations with head offices in Ontario.

The EDC (Export Development Canada) releases their TCI (TradeConfidence Index) semi annually; this index is widely respected as aforecaster for our Canadian economy. The fall 2009 TCI reported twojumps in 2009 of 7.5% in the spring and 8.9% in the fall, two of thelargest jumps since 9/11. The EDC is also forecasting continuedgrowth in 2010 but cautions that this has come after a 20% reductionto start 2009, six times than any annual decline in recent history , sowhile things are improving we are not out of the woods as of yet.

The CSC (Construction Sector Council) forecasting represents this positiveenvironment outlined by the EDC, they are expecting a 9.5% increase inhigh rise commercial and residential construction spending in 2010 over2009. In the industrial construction sector the CSC is forecasting a 9.2%increase in spending and for the institutional market they are forecastinga 9.3% increase in spending. While these numbers are promising, againit appears as though this will be a slow stable recovery.

I believe that Canada's fire chiefs are the group that will eventuallysucceed in getting fire sprinklers in all construction; it was their effortsin the U.S.A. that had them originally included in the IRC (InternationalResidential Code) in September of 2008 at the ICC (International CodeCouncil) hearings. Then again in Baltimore in November of 2009 theysuccessfully fought to defeat a motion to remove this change from theIRC, and they will again defend fire sprinklers at the final challenge ata vote in May of 2010 at the ICC meeting. We have to educate our FireChiefs and their associations, assist them where we can and help thempressure their local and federal politicians for change.

We will continue to provide staff and material support to any group thathas embraced fire sprinklers as an injury prevention tool that should beapplied everywhere and we will reach out to various stake holders toachieve this.


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Sean Pearce, National Marketing ManagerCanadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

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British Columbia The updated September budgetary brief for the province providednew prospects for opportunity both to end off the 2009 fiscal yearand to continue to push forward well into 2010- 2011. With theyear ending with a deficit of approximately $2.8 billion, theprovincial government notes that this is a necessary move for futuresuccess. The B.C. government has promised that it is taking positivesteps for renewed economic opportunity and well being.

Coupled with the opportunities within the greater metropolitanVancouver area for the preparation of the 2010 Olympic Games,B.C. promises to continue to push to find job opportunities and seekout projects for its talent pool even in times of economic recoveryand uncertainty. The province hopes to foster a community appealthat encourages willingness to remain working in the province. Theagenda for 2010 continues to push for the maintenance of socialservices, infrastructural development, job creation, and newprospects for investment.

B.C.'s 2009 budget was geared towards infrastructuralmaintenance, as construction projects on roads, airports, schools,medical institutions and other areas continued in full force. The B.C.government hopes to continue to maintain its partnership with alllevels of government to meet its target of 88,000 new jobs over thenext three years through continued developments. It is believed thatthere will be a lot of new development opportunities in themaintenance of public service.

AlbertaDecember 2009 finished off the fiscal year with a nationwide jobloss of approximately 2600 jobs. In the province of Alberta however,employment rates grew steadily. The overall unemployment ratefor the nation still remains around 8.5%. While energy remains thedriving force behind the Alberta economy, the province ended itsfiscal year with some debate over the stability of the oil sandprojects. Environmentalists have pushed for years to limit growth inthe region, which was at a frantic pace until the recession forced

most projects to be delayed. Premier Stelmach however notes thatsuch projects will continue to remain strong and that future projectswill focus on better facilitating cross sector growth.

In 2009 the province saw a sharp decline in project investment largelydue to the weakened price of oil commodities. As such, the provincefocused largely on infrastructural improvement as priority before newdevelopment endeavors. In Alberta the upturn in the economy hasbeen forecasted to begin in 2011. As a result most of 2010 willcontinue to be focused on recovery. While resurgence is the main goalfor the province, it will need to provide incentive for its workforce tostay in Alberta, and continue to focus on educating its talent pool inways that are conducive to economic and social success.

One in six Albertan's was born outside of Canada, in addition toanother fraction of the population being made up of inter provincialmigrants who have moved to Alberta on the prospect of opportunity,particularly in the primary and services industries. With such adiverse and talented workforce the province will need to focus nowmore then ever on utilizing its young labor pool to strengtheneconomic recovery. The 3.6 million residences of Alberta are theyoungest of all Canadian provinces; the average age being 35.7years. This is a very important statistic for forecasting developmentin training and apprenticeship, as well as project capabilities for thefuture. The bottom line is that Alberta's young and educated talentpool will be necessary for long term, sustainable economic growth.

SaskatchewanThe 2009 fiscal year ended off with some fairly strong successesin the province of Saskatchewan. During times when globally manyare still seeing the distress of the economic recession,Saskatchewan is forecasting positive economic growth. Throughoutthe fiscal year, Saskatchewan maintained the lowest unemploymentrate nationally at 5%. While other provinces were cutting jobs andprojects, the province of Saskatchewan made a devotedcommitment to searching for job opportunities and continuingresource development to keep workers working.

The year also saw an upward trend in population growth as peoplemoved to the province from other regions of Canada because ofthe prosperity for job opportunity. The goal of the provincialgovernment, coupled with support from the federal government willbe to ensure things stay this way.

In 2009 the government worked hard to provide incentive andencouragement to the people of Saskatchewan. The proposedbudget for 2009-10 delivered the largest property tax cut in thehistory of the province, as well as educational savings that willbetter support the educational needs of the next generation. Theirbudget management has allowed for what is predicted to be a$424.5 million dollar surplus and a $1.4 billion cash reserve. In

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accordance with its interest for maintenance and development of itsindustries the province also put $3.9 million into training andapprenticeships and approximately $23.5 million into universityeducations. Overall the province had a positive fiscal year with a lotof successes.

ManitobaManitoba finished off the fiscal year in a similar fashion to its neighborSaskatchewan. Manitoba attributes its success and its $42 billioneconomy to its high degree of diversification. It has continued tomaintain positive growth in its many diverse industries which includecommodities, raw materials, manufacturing, and its strong servicesector. Combined these industries contributed to economic stabilitythroughout the recession and helped the province finish off with apositive fiscal year. As of current Manitoba can be viewed as one ofthe most stable provinces in Canada.

Projections for 2010's fiscal year also have a positive ring to them.Manitoba hopes to maintain its leader worthy position as one of themost stable provinces. It is saying no to HST due to its negativefinancial effect on Manitoba families. The province is organizing a2010 economic summit which focuses on skills, training andinvestment. It also plans to eliminate the corporate capital tax and thesmall businesses tax in 2010 to encourage the prospect of morebusiness opportunities and start ups.

Provincial spending objectives include increased spending by 50percent to support 1,500 new projects and create more then

12,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs. These statistics bode wellfor the construction industry and those in the trades. The provincewill continue to encourage investment and development of both theeconomy and the labor force well into 2010.

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NFSA 2010 Annual SeminarFairmont Chicago

April 15-16, 2010

www.nfsa.org

William Clark Achievement AwardWe are currectly looking for nominations.

Nominee Criteria

• A successful individual

• Has made significant, measurable impact on thefire sprinkler industry

• Well respected byclients, peers,competitors and AHJ's

• Demonstratesoutstanding leadership

Nominations close April 9, 2010

Nomination forms are availableat www.casa-firesprinkler.org


For 2010 the Ontario Regional Group will continue to meet at theGreater Toronto Airport Authority Fire Training Centre inMississauga. The meeting generally take place on the firstThursday of each month and the schedule can be found on theOntario regional page of the CASA web site.

2009 saw a decline of 10.02% in man hours in Ontario over 2008.If we look at 2008 we had two months with spikes in man hours,both March and November saw man hours just under 200,000hours. With these two months of high numbers our 2008 averagemonthly man hour number was 160,000 hours per month. In 2009we saw the monthly average drop to 140,000 hours per month, asignificant reduction but far less than some other trades haveexperienced in this market.

According to market analysts the recession is over. Ontario andBritish Columbia are projected to be leaders in the economicturnaround. According to Statistics Canada the composite leadingindex rose by 1.5 per cent in December, its seventh straight monthin positive territory. A closely watched economic indicator, theindex includes 10 cyclical economic components that togetherrepresent all major categories of gross domestic product growth.It's seen as a broad indicator of the economic direction in whichthe country is headed. The Ontario economy is expected to followthe same recovery pattern as the U.S. economy, with growth inOntario expected to gain momentum in 2010 and 2011. TheOntario Government projects Ontario real GDP growth for 2010 of2.3 percent matching the Canadian average.

The Construction Sector Council reports that Overall constructionemployment in the CSC trades is expected to increase slightly from2009 - 2011. From 2012 to 2017, growth in constructionemployment will average 2.7% annually. These additions to theworkforce will come as the overall growth in the Ontario labourforce slows to 1% or less. Construction employers will becompeting for a steadily growing share of the provincial workforce.All of this information suggests that we are facing a year ofmarginal growth with better times ahead.

Two factors that may influence the Ontario market positively is the

introduction of sprinklers in all new construction three stories andabove starting April 2010, and the announcement that Toronto wassuccessful in their bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games. We are awareof a number of high rise projects that are sprinklering theirproperties now in advance of the code change so as to be on alevel playing field when the units are competing for purchasers inthe coming months. The Pan Am games will bring and waterfrontdevelopment plan will bring development to the 55 acres of vacantland of the west bank of the Don River.

Plans for athletes village and waterfront redevelopment havebegun. So far River City with its five residential towers up to 24stories, an eight-storey office tower, a 36-storey mixed tower andthe development of the George Brown Campus are under way, theGeorge Brown campus will also include residences for 500students. Shortly after the announcement of the new HostCocompany, announcements will be made on the construction plansfor the athletes village and the new sporting facilities needed tohost the games, the village will be an undertaking on its own asit will be the only housing centre provided for all 8500 athletesand officials. Sporting facilities are divers and widespread fromHamilton through Toronto including a new $170 million dollarstadium in Hamilton that will become the home to the HamiltonTiger Cats.

HST is coming and we hope to host an industry specificinformation session for our Ontario members in April of 2010. Thisnew tax is supposed to save us and our clients money as it will nolonger be compounded, however many of the transitional rules andapplication rule will initially have an impact on your bottom line.Through the diligence of one of our members we are activelychallenging a change that will see a reduction in vehicle tax creditson vehicles that have a registered GVWR of less than 3500 lbs.The upcoming session will be designed to help you and your staff,understand the transitional rules and differences in the taxapplication from the current model to the new HST.

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Atlantic Regional ReportOur last Regional Group meeting was held in Moncton on Jan 13th,2010. Contractors are reporting that work in New Brunswick isshowing signs of slowing down. Pricing is an ongoing issue. In NovaScotia work remains steady. Members are optimistic what 2010 willbring. Newfoundland prospects for the next couple of years looks likeit will be busy.

We are in the process of finalizing location for ITM training to be heldon May 18th & 19th. The location will be announced shortly.

It was suggested at our last Regional meeting that we have some sortof symposium for the designers to give them an opportunity to gettogether for a day. They could network among themselves, getupdates from the Regional Technical representative, participate in an"On Line Seminar", have an open forum and possibly have a vendorsdisplay. This is being worked on as I write this report. Watch forinformation on this and contact myself or Joe Oliver if you have anysuggestions, willing to participate or general questions.

The following article may be of interest as employees as well asemployers can be fined.

Province Introduces Fines toReduce Workplace InjuriesLabour and Workforce DevelopmentJanuary 18, 2010 10:52 AM

The province will now issue fines in a move to improve workplace safetyand compliance with the laws. The regulations came into effect Jan. 15.

The new administrative penalties regulations, which were announcedin September, will allow an administrator in the Department of Labourand Workforce Development's occupational health and safety divisionto assign a penalty after reviewing orders issued by a health andsafety officer. Orders are issued when violations are found in theworkplace.

"Workplace safety is a shared responsibility," said Labour and

Workforce Development Minister Marilyn More. "These administrativepenalties are another deterrent which will help us become a provincethat has no workplace accidents or fatalities."

The introduction of administrative penalties represents the first timeemployees can be penalized for safety violations in the workplace.Employees will be subject to smaller penalties than employers andsupervisors. Any fines can be increased for repeat offences. Penaltiescan be appealed to the Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel.

The Occupational Health and Safety division issues about 4,000 orderseach year. Although workplace injuries continue to decline, there were32 workplace fatalities in 2009 and 8,000 incidents where employeeswere not able to go to work the next day in 2008.

Other Canadian jurisdictions such as British Columbia, Manitoba, NewBrunswick and the Yukon have similar penalty systems in place.

Educating Nova Scotians about workplace health and safety issues isthe province's foremost tool in injury prevention. Fines are seen asanother means of promoting compliance. Where warranted, thedepartment will continue to lay charges and proceed with court action.

The next meeting of the Atlantic Regional Group will be March 10th,2010 at the Construction Association of Nova Scotia.

Sprinkler SavesThere have been three situations where fire sprinklers have savedlives and property in the last couple of months in Nova Scotia. Thefirst incident was on Monday Oct 26, 2009. A morning fire started bya cigarette at a seniors complex in Halifax was suppressed by the firesprinkler and extinguishment completed by the fire department. Noone was hurt and most of the residents of the 175 unit complex wereback in their rooms by noon.

The second incident was on Monday Dec 14, 2009 A fire broke out atMinas Basin Pulp and power plant in Hansport, Nova Scotia. Bales ofpaper in the storage area and involved up to 40 bales. The initial firewas held in check by the buildings sprinkler system until the fire

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Joe Young, Atlantic Regional ManagerCanadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

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Nominations Call for the C.A.S.A. Board of Director'sThe 2010-2011 Board of Director's nominations will take place prior toour Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the C.A.S.A. Annual Conference.Please be advised that your first call for nominations for the Board ofDirector's is open. A slate of nominated Directors received will becirculated at the end of March, along with a last call for nominations.Nominations close May 5, 2010. Following that, but prior to the AGM,we will also be electing officers (ie. Chairman, Secretary Treasurer,Executive Committee).

NOTE: In keeping with our By-law change of June 2003, the three areasup for re-election this year:

1) Director at Large (Dave Killey)2) Ontario (Tim Voronoff)3) Associate Manufacturer/Supplier (Bryan Callaghan)

Please send your nominations to:Ken Graham, Nominating ChairViking Fire Protection Inc.180 Wright Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1R6Fax: (902) [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: We will not be accepting nominations from the floor atthe Annual General Meeting

Obituary - Guylène ProulxGuylène Proulx, who passed away on December 1, 2009, wasappointment the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highestcivilian award in Canada. Guylène Proulx was considered by all whoknew her to be one of the pre-eminent researchers andcommunicators in the field of human behaviour in emergencies. Herenduring legacy, as stated by her international colleagues at the timeof her death, is the body of her work. In addition, all will miss herwarm and friendly personality, her joie de vivre, her positive attitude,her insight and her charm. She was an inspiration and a role modelto all of us in the profession. She will indeed be missed.

Linda Jeffrey named Ministerof Natural Resources McGuinty Cabinet Shuffle NEWS January 18, 2010

Linda Jeffrey MPP (Brampton Springdale) was named Minister ofNatural Resources this afternoon by Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Born in Cork, Ireland, Jeffrey emigrated with her parents as a child andgrew up in Ontario. She has been an active member of the Bramptoncommunity for more than twenty five years.

First elected municipally in 1991 she served four consecutive termson Brampton City Council. In 2003 she became the first femalecandidate elected to represent Brampton, at Queen’s Park, in the ridingof Brampton Centre. She was subsequently re-elected in 2007 in theredistributed riding of Brampton Springdale.

Since her arrival at the Provincial Legislature she has served in a varietyof positions including Parliamentary Assistant at Children and YouthServices, Democratic Renewal, Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenshipand Immigration and most recently at Transportation. In addition, herParliamentary experience includes chairing Legislative Committeessuch as General Government and Legislative Assembly.

She has been a passionate advocate for her community and has raisedawareness around the issue of fire safety. In 2008, the governmentintroduced an amendment to the Building Code to require new multi-unit residential buildings over three stories to have residential firesprinkler systems installed.

Linda and her husband, John, have three grown sons.

“I am excited and honoured to join the McGuinty Cabinet as the newMinister of Natural Resources. I look forward to continuing to advocatefor my constituents and the people of Brampton.”

— Linda Jeffrey MPP (Brampton Springdale)

Learn More: http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/team/

We have established a relationship with the Toronto Area SafetyCommittee (TASC). This group is made up of Police, Trauma Nurses,Doctors and other safety professionals from southern Ontario. Eachmember has agree to take a recommendation back to their respectiveassociations asking the province for retrofit legislation on carefacilities and legislation on new single family home construction. Thispartnership has presented an opportunity to present fire sprinklerbenefits to other safety professionals to gain their support for codechanges.

The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) have initiated a seriesof meetings with the Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA) onthe plausibility of offering residential fire sprinklers to new homebuyers. These meetings came after extensive lobbying by the OAFCto the minister of public safety, security and corrections. Casa wasrecently invited to these meeting to provide technical information,residential sprinkler pricing and availability. Currently the OHBA isinviting three of its members to volunteer to be a test site for thisprogram. We will provide these builders with all of the necessarymaterials needed to promote and sell residential sprinklers in theirsales offices.

The Ontario Regional group has a tough but exciting year ahead. Wewill see code changes and a market recovery that should spell apositive future, I look forward to working with all of you to ensurewe are at the forefront of change in our industry.

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The IssueBoth the British Columbia and Ontario Provincial Governments haveannounced their intention to harmonize their existing ProvincialSales Tax (PST) with the 5% federal Goods and Services Tax (GST)to create a single, value-added Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)effective July 1, 2010. In the case of B.C., a 12% HST will replacethe current 7% PST. In Ontario, a 13% HST will replace the current8% PST.

It is expected that both the new B.C. and Ontario harmonized salestaxes will generally use the same rules and tax base as the currentGST (see Canada-B.C. Comprehensive Integrated Tax Co-ordinationAgreement at http://www.gov.bc.ca/hst/Documents/HST_MOA.pdfand Canada-Ontario Comprehensive Integrated Tax Co-ordinationAgreementhttp://www.rev.gov.on.ca/english/agreements/moa_cita.html.)

As a result, in one aspect, the matter might simply be treated as anincrease in the current GST in B.C. from 5% to 12% and in Ontariofrom 5% to 13% effective July 1, 2010. However, there is someconcern that in the absence of clear statements as to the intendedscope and operation of the new HST, and whether in fact thetransition will proceed as announced, no assumptions can be made.

The Transitional ProblemHow should bidders be instructed to bid fixed price constructioncontracts closing prior to the announced effective date butextending beyond that date? (i.e. a "transitional" project)

a. How should the GST and HST be treated?b.What about the PST? How should it be treated by bidders?

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has been asked byits members and the major federal government contractingauthorities to provide recommendations for dealing with these"transitional" projects. When the GST was first introduced in 1991,CCA was instrumental in bringing about the bidding practices forthat transition.

Recommended Approaches1. DO NOT HAVE GST OR HST INCLUDED IN BID PRICES.

In all cases, bidders should be told to submit bid prices exclusiveof any Value Added Taxes, (i.e. GST or HST), as is the currentrecommended industry practice; AND

2.DO NOT ASK BIDDERS TO IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF GST ORHST THAT APPLIES TO THEIR BID PRICE. Some Bid Forms,including CCDC, ask bidders to indicate the amount of GST thatapplies to their bid price. For transitional projects this couldlead to unnecessary confusion, especially given the different

timing rules that apply to progress payments and holdbacks.For information on these rules see the GST/HST MemorandaSeries, Section 19.1 Real Property and the GST/HST athttp://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gm/19-1/19-1-e.pdf

HAVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BID DOCUMENTS DIRECTINGBIDDERS TO BID BASED UPON THE TRANSITION TO HSTOCCURRING AS ANNOUNCED. This eliminates the need to seek acredit since any costs savings arising from the move away from aPST to the HST will have been factored into the bid prices as partof the normal competitive bid process. Should the transition notoccur, the Contractor would then be entitled under the CCDCcontract language to recover the additional costs it incurred due tothe transition to the harmonized HST and the elimination of the PSTnot occurring as announced. This option is preferred by CCA sinceit avoids having to deal with credits for the elimination of the PSTand assumes the transition will occur.

This would also appear to be preferred by those that read theprovisions in GC10.1.1 in CCDC standard contracts as intendingthat tax changes announced or known to bidders prior to the timeof bid closing are in fact taxes that are "in effect at the time of bidclosing" even if not applicable until a future date.

ALTERNATE (LESS PREFERRED) OPTION: Direct bidders to bidassuming no change in the current PST for the life of the project andseek a credit for any costs savings due to the change in applicabletaxes, (i.e. the elimination of the PST), should the transition to anew HST occur as announced. Owners should not ask for this creditto be identified at the time of bidding.

It is important to realize here that the credit the Owner is entitledto under the CCDC standard language is NOT the PST costcomponent that was included in the Contract /Bid Price but anysavings in costs to the Contractor due to the elimination of the PST.

This option would appear to be preferred by those that read theprovisions in GC10.1.1 as meaning that since the PST is "in effectat the time of bid closing", it should be included for the life of theproject. It is also preferred by those that have some doubt as towhether the actual transition to a harmonized HST will occur or thatit will operate in the same manner and scope as the current GSTand who view the Budget announcement simply as a proposal.

Some Basic Facts and ConsiderationsHere are some statements of fact that are important to understandbefore considering possible options:

1.For owners/construction purchasers who are alsoGST/HST registrants, the move to a 12% or 13% HST will


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Lubsoil Lubcut 3462 Lite and Tuf-Cut Clear are medium viscosity,clear drilling, threading and cutting fluids. Lubsoil 3462 Lite helpsprolong tool life while providing a smooth cut finish. The productscan also be used in honing, broaching and tapping operations. TulcoOils, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a blender compounder ofdesigned lubricants. For additional information, visit www.tulco.comor www.lubsoil.com.

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All designated products qualify for the program by undergoingrigorous testing, which assures the product will not fail as a resultof chemical incompatibility. Because CPVC products are made withbase resins having different molecular weights and varying chlorinecontents and compound additives, the FGG/BM/CZ SystemCompatible Program can verify chemical compatibility only with theproducts with which they have been tested.

Products in the program display the FGG/BM/CZ System Compatiblemark on their label. This mark quickly assures installers that theproduct is chemically compatible with FlowGuard Gold, BlazeMasterand Corzan CPVC products. Only manufacturers that have passedthese specific chemical compatibility tests are able to place theFGG/BM/CZ compatible mark on their product labels. Productmanufacturers agree to not change the formulation of the productsaccepted into the System Compatible program without advancewritten notice and to submit the products to periodic testing toensure the product remains chemically compatible.

The FGG/BM/CZ System Compatible Program is the only knownprogram of its kind in the industry designed to increase userconfidence and help eliminate the guesswork about which productsare chemically compatible. The program is in active use in theUnited States, Canada, Mexico, 25 European countries, the UnitedArab Emirates, India and China.

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Potter Introduces New PSN Series PowerSupply with QuadrasyncPotter Electric Signal Company has designed unique 6 and 10 amppower supplies with built in sync generation for Potter/Amseco®,System Sensor®, Gentex®, and Wheelock® notificationappliances. It is the only power supply on the market with thispatent pending Quadrasync technology. The Quadrasync featureallows the user to synchronize any input type with multiple outputcircuits of different sync protocols and all of the strobes will flashtogether.

Available as a 6 amp, 4 outputor 10 amp, 6 outputarrangement, the Potter PSNSeries is your best choice forpowering fire systemnotification appliances andaccessories. Each output isindividually configurable andcapable of up to 3 amps. Inaddition, each output isconfigurable for NAC power orup to 3 amps of continuouspower or door holder power.

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The new Quadrasync technology is ideal for any building additionor retrofit with multiple strobe types to comply with ADArequirements. The power supplies also allow a reference EOLresistor to be installed making retrofits even simpler. The PSN Seriesis designed to provide the power and flexibility needed for the mostdemanding fire system installations.

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September 28, 2010 - Changes to Water Supply and Hose StreamRequirements

October 12, 2010 - Dry Systems and Residential Occupancies

October 26, 2010 - High-Rise Buildings with Relationship to NFPA14 and NFPA 20

November 9, 2010 - Clearance to Storage

November 30, 2010 - Rules for Revamping Systems

December 14, 2010 - Pumps in Series

For more information on upcoming live online technical seminars,and to view a copy of the registration form, please visithttp://www.casa-firesprinkler.org/education.html


231st Issue 2010

department arrived and quickly brought the fire under control. Thebuilding was not seriously damaged and the work was shut downfor the day. In both cases the media gave some credit to the firesprinkler system which is not always the case.

The third incident was in Sydney, in a senior's complex on the 10thfloor. One woman was injured and was taken to hospital. Quote fromthe story. "No one else was hurt in the blaze which set off sprinklersthroughout the building. The sprinklers caused heavy waterdamage, police said."

In relation to this I spoke with the reporter and the information thatshe received was given to her by the police. The reporter put me incontact with the Chief Editor who I asked if we could have a media dayand explain how a fire sprinkler system operates. He declined theopportunity but suggested that I send them a list of points that needto be addressed and he would see that it would be passed on to thereporters. This is in the works and hope to have it to them shortly.


On The Lighter SideThey Walk Among us and they occasionally vote

A friend of mine bought a new fridge for his house. To get ridof his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign onit saying: "Free to good home. You want it, you take it."

For three days the fridge sat there without even one personlooking twice at it. My friend decided that people were toountrusting of this deal. It looked too good to be true, so hechanged the sign to read: "Fridge for sale $50." The next daysomeone stole it.

They walk among us and may live nearby.

One day I was walking down the beach with some friends whenone of them shouted, "Look at that dead bird!" Someonelooked up at the sky and said, "Where?"

They Walk among us and sometimes they vote!

My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, whenwe overheard one of the administrative assistants talking aboutthe sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. Shedrove down in a convertible, but "didn't think she'd getsunburned because the car was moving."

They Walk Among Us!

My sister's neighbor has a life saving tool in her car designedto cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it inthe trunk.

They Walk Among Us!

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so Iwent to the lost luggage office and told the woman there thatmy bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not toworry because she was a trained professional and I was ingood hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrivedyet?" They Walk Among Us!

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NOT increase construction costs. Most purchasers ofconstruction in the non-residential construction industry areGST registrants and as such are entitled to a full GST input taxcredit on all GST paid on their taxable inputs. It is expected thatthis will continue with the new HST in both B.C. and Ontario.As a result, the move to a 12% and 13% HST in B.C. andOntario will NOT increase construction costs for GST/HSTregistrants. The one notable exception is the MASH sector.Municipalities, Academic Institutions, Schools and Hospitalstypically are not GST registrants but are entitled to partial or fullrebates of the GST they pay on their inputs. Where such MASHowners are entitled to partial rebates only, (i.e. hospitals,schools and universities), the move to a 12% or 13% HST froma 5% GST will increase the cost of construction.

2.Under Construction Supply and Install Contracts,contractors must not, when calculating the GST applicableto their selling price, exclude any amount that representsthe PST they paid on their inputs. Contractors may includethe PST they paid on their materials in their prices to theircustomers. CRA bulletins make it clear that for the purposes ofcalculating the GST, contractors are not to exclude any portionfrom their prices that represents PST paid by them. The GST iscalculated on the full selling price regardless of the PSTcontent of that selling price. (See: GST/HST TechnicalInformation Bulletin B-053 Construction Supply and InstallationContracts at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gm/b-053/b-

053-e.html). 3.How do standard industry fixed price contracts deal withpost-bid changes in applicable taxes? General Condition10.1 of CCDC2 2008 states as follows:

"GC 10.1 TAXES AND DUTIES

10.1.1 The Contract Price shall include all taxes and customs dutiesin effect at the time of the bid closing except for Value Added Taxespayable by the Owner to the Contractor as stipulated in Article A-4of the Agreement - CONTRACT PRICE.

10.1.2 Any increase or decrease in costs to the Contractor due tochanges in such included taxes and duties after the time of the bidclosing shall increase or decrease the Contract Price accordingly."

Note that GC10.1.1 says that the Contract Price should include alltaxes in effect at the time of the bid closing. If a new tax or taxchange is announced prior to the bid closing time but is notapplicable until after the bid closing time, is it a tax that is "in effect"at the time of bid closing? While arguments can perhaps be madeeither way, it is nonetheless important that this is clarified in theBid Documents

Note that the "extra" or credit" contemplated by GC10.1.2 is theamount of any increase or decrease in costs to the Contractor dueto post-bid changes in taxes and not the amount of PST content inthe Contract Price.

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