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February 23 - Canadian Manufacturing

Current status and procurement challenges for members of CAPPEM.

January 27 - CTV News Calgary

January 22 - CBC News

Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers will match funds raised up until January 28.

January 19, 2022 - Calgary Herald

Two Calgary mothers have launched an Alberta-wide fundraiser to get the valued respirators to as many educators as possible by mid-February.

January 18, 2022 - Moose Jaw Today

Moose Jaw eye care centre begins recycling masks and gloves with Vitacore Industries.

January 17, 2022 - CTV News

The focus has shifted from preventing the spread of the virus via droplets, to acknowledging that it is airborne.

January 14 - BurnabyNow

Burnaby mask maker that says BC isn't following science donates 100K N95 respirators to teachers.

January 13 - Global News

Alberta parent voices frustration over baggy, ill-fitting medical masks sent home with students.

January 4, 2022 - CBC News

More than 400 people donated to a crowdfunding campaign for respirators for marginalized Albertans.

December 31, 2021 - CBC News

Omicron's transmissibility is driving calls for better masks.  Should kids be wearing N95s too?

December 23, 2021 - Mike Farwell Show, Citynews 570

Radio interview with Barry Hunt from CAPPEM.

December 21, 2021 - CambridgeToday.ca

Recent recommendations from Ontario's auditor general call for the province to better manage its procurement of PPE.

December 21, 2021 - Toronto Star

Think about the 'three F's' for your COVID-19 mask - fit, filtration and function.

December 20, 2021 - CBC News

Canada's top doctor says employers must provide the best masks and ventilation possible.

December 19, 2021 - CBC News

Your baggy mask isn't going to cut it against Omicron.

December 17, 2021 - GlobeNewswire

Canadian PPE gets unanimous vote of approval in the House of Commons.

December 16, 2021

Motion passed calling for Canadian made PPE to be supplied in parliament by January 31, 2022.

December 16, 2021 -  GlobeNewswires

OHA urging for stronger response to the latest wave.

December 15, 2021 -  Bellavance Press

December 15, 2021 - CBC News

Buying from multi-nationals 'decimating' Canada's fledgling PPE industry, group says.

December 14, 2021

Canadian procurement process is hurting Canadians.

13 décembre 2021 - La Presse

December 10, 2021 - GlobeNewswire

Canadian MPs are being supplied with only Chinese made masks on Parliament Hill.

December 8, 2021 - GlobeNewswire

CAPPEM supports Auditor General's recommendations on Ontario PPE.

December 7, 2021 - CTV

Calls for Alberta to recognize aerosol transmission of COVID-19.

December 7, 2021 - CBC

Rising COVID hospitalizations will strain health-care system, even without Omicron.

December 6, 2021 - CP24

Toronto investigating first case of Omicron variant in a school.

December 5, 2021 - Toronto Star

Indigenous healthcare company partners to market compostable masks, PPE.

November 25, 2021

Your cloth mask may not be as protective as you'd like.

November 22, 2021

Something in the Air:  Aerosol and Pandemics

November 19, 2021

Collingwood factory making millions of face masks per week.

November 16, 2021

Vitacore announces production facility and PPE recycling project in Saskatchewan.

October 1, 2021

MPP Andrea Khanjin visits JOMI engineering group.

September 29, 2021

New company recycles PPE.

September 21, 2021

CAPPEM looks forward to working with new Federal Government.

September 9, 2021
Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies to Mfg Compostable Fabrics for PPE.

September 9, 2021

 Manitoba-made Precision AIR Reusable Respirator certified by CSA. 

September 3, 2021

Vancouver mask company speaks out after flood of hateful messages.

September 2, 2021

Ontario supporting PPE testing services in Toronto.

August 31, 2021

Canadian Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturers Prepare

August 17, 2021

Jagmeet Singh says an NDP government would invest in small businesses that are committed to "building our country." 

August 4, 2021

CAPPEM supports plans by Ontario's Provincial Government for their reopening plan to lessen the impact of a fourth wave.

June 29, 2021

CAPPEM  supports plans by Canada’s federal parties to strengthen the domestic  personal protective equipment supply chain and its manufacturers in  Canada. 

May 27, 2021

Scrambling  to compete for PPE in a global market amid a pandemic is something the  federal government said it didn't want to happen again.  With vaccines  ramping up and demand for PPE expected to wane, it's hard to say if  Canada won't be forced to rely on imports in the next crisis.

April 25, 2021

Molded  Precision Components (MPC) in Shanty Bay is still producing  automotive  parts but is also making more PPE than ever before. At the  start of  the pandemic, the factory switched gears to producing face  shields but  is also creating sanitizer.  

April 23, 2021

On  April 9, 2021 a volcanic eruption devastated the Caribbean island of  St. Vincent, forcing 30% of their population to be displaced.  In true  Canadian style, CAPPEM members sprung into action to donate much needed  surgical masks, respirators and filters.

April 13, 2021

“The  Government of Canada is committed to enhancing our domestic and  international supply of certified PPE with made-in-Canada solutions,”  Waterloo member of Parliament Bardish Chagger said in a release. 

April 12, 2021

Chief  executive officer Steve Mai said in a release: “Out of respect for the  hardship our local small businesses have been through during the  pandemic and recognizing the toll it takes on our community, Eclipse is  pleased to do what we can to lighten the load just a little bit.” 

April 8, 2021

Hunt  is the founder and president of a new organization, the Canadian  Association of PPE Manufacturers. With upwards of 30 members, the  association is working to grow a sustainable, globally competitive PPE  industry in Canada that emphasizes quality and ensures sufficient  domestic supply.

April 8, 2021

CAPPEM  is a group of Canadian PPE manufacturers, materials, equipment and lab  testing companies. These companies hired almost 1,000 people Canadians  and invested close to $100 million to ensure that hospitals, companies  and the Canadian public would have a stable, secure supply of quality,  Made in Canada.

March 20, 2021

On  top of making face shields, the company devised a hand-sanitizer   bottling system that was more efficient than purchasing the sanitizer   ingredients from overseas.  

March 13, 2021

Some  Canadian manufacturers who made major investments last year to re-tool  to provide badly-needed PPE now say they are being abandoned by  governments. Typical of these is Barrie-based Mediguard Systems of  Canada.

March 12, 2021

Mediguard  has a diverse product line, including Barrie-made medical-grade  surgical masks, North American-made surgical N95 masks, Health  Canada-authorized antigen and antibody rapid testing solutions, patient  transfer services, and workplace rapid testing services.  

February 26, 2021

The  Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion &  International Trade, attended a virtual ceremony for the Greater  Vancouver Board of Trade’s inaugural Business Reinvention Awards, where  she presented the day’s biggest award and namesake, the Reinvention  Award, to Novo Textiles.

February 20, 2021

"The  government, especially here in the province, can definitely consider  that the way procurement worked in healthcare pre-pandemic is completely  broken, get in touch with all the stakeholders & come up with a  solution that puts everyone on fair ground-otherwise."

February 5, 2021

“It’s  100 per cent Canadian,” David Yeaman, president of Molded  Precision  Components (MPC), said Feb. 1 from the company’s new  construction site  on the Line 4 South in Oro-Medonte. 

January 21, 2021

 Zanatta said his company invested $2 million and partnered with  Windsor-based Harbour Technologies to develop the respirator  technology and win a $1 million federal grant as part of the challenge.  

January 27, 2021

MPC's hand sanitizer manufacturing initiative is one of the winners of the federal government's support.

December 1, 2020

Watch as the National highlights MPC's ability to execute quickly with partners Sterling Industries to design and manufacture over 27 million Sheild-U face shields.

MPC did some major re-tooling back in March and April of 2020 to start creating much-needed medical supplies for worldwide delivery using its own workforce and equipment.