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Related Related Drycleaning  Web pages Members SPDA members. Board of Directors Fabric Tips Get important fabric cleaning and care tips from the professionals. "Pressing Issues" SPDA Newsletter March 2007 - Latest industry news and opinions. "Pressing Issues" SPDA Newsletter  Back Issues Drycleaners Creed What We Live By Saskatchewan's Chamber of Commerce Links  Service & Hospitality Safety Association of Saskatchewan Promoting Safety To Reduce Loss Or Mail Us at P.O. Box 3482 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3J8

Our 2010 Professional Development Seminars and Trade Show  is scheduled for May 14 – 15, 2010 This years convention will be hosted at the Delta Bessborough 601 Spadina Cresent East Saskatoon A Block of Rooms has been set aside for us and the Price and availability are till April 14, 2010. Call 1-800-268-1133 The Saskatchewan Professional Drycleaners Association (SPDA) was formed in 1987 to help bring our province's garment care industry and allied trades together. This association is a body of professional drycleaners dedicated to the improvement of their profession in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, through proper operating procedures, top quality training, ethical conduct, and the establishment of good management practices.  The association's annual Professional Development Conference sponsors first-rate guest speakers and allows members to discuss timely issues that affect each of us with the industry leaders from across Canada, throughout North America or down the street. Hands-on training seminars sponsored by the SPDA allow members and their employees the opportunity to upgrade their technical skills and receive advice from experts.  Membership in the SPDA includes a membership in the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (formerly IFI) bringing with it all the benefits enjoyed by IFI members worldwide.  Our current membership includes drycleaners from Saskatchewan and Manitoba, suppliers and allied trades from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and across Canada.  We proudly support the Canadian Fabricare Association and their efforts on behalf of the Fabricare Industry in Canada PEI Drycleaner Pleads Guilty to Federal Environmental Charges  link at: http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=B9DC3130-D497-4A55-BE0A-697A702BD399 The SPDA is proud to support the Clothesline Program of the Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline Clothesline is an innovative program that consists of collecting used clothing and reusable household items. The money raised fulfills our mission of promoting the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy. Donated clothing can be dropped off in our drop bins located in high traffic areas. Other household items are picked up at the donor’s residence by our trucks by making an appointment. For more information on the Clothesline in Saskatchewan, or to make an appointment for pickup, call 1-800-505-5525 (in Saskatoon call 477-4232, In Regina call 569-9025). Information is also available on the Clothesline pages of this website. New Federal Regulations Will Reduce Emissions From Dry Cleaning Operations The new regulations from Environment Canada published in the Canada Gazette Privacy Commissioner of Canada Links to the following Information: · The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act · The Privacy Act · Review of the Personal Information Handling Practices of the Canadian Firearms Program.(August 29, 2001) · Your Privacy Responsibilities: A Guide for Businesses and Organizations to the . · Your Privacy Rights: A Guide for Canadians to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. · Genetic Testing and Privacy (1995)  Special Meeting with Saskatchewan Finance, Revenue Division.  Here are the new regulations RE: Provincial Sales Tax on Drycleaning Outline of the Meeting with Saskatchewan Finance. RE:  Provincial Sales Tax on Drycleaning

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