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Visitor Information, Seminar Program and Celebrity Appearances Schedule Available on CIPHEX Ontario 2004 Web Site 

Toronto, Ontario, December 12, 2003 . . . The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating hosts Focus - CIPHEX Ontario 2004, the premier trade / consumer show
and conference for plumbing, hydronic heating, HVAC and water quality in Toronto on March 4th, 5th and 6th, 2004. 
 
Information on Focus - CIPHEX Ontario 2004 is on the web site at: www.focus2004.ca.  The Visitor Information link contains full details on the comprehensive seminar program and the celebrity appearances schedule.
 
Focus - CIPHEX Ontario 2004 will have 300 exhibit booths and attendance of 6,000 contractors, wholesalers, specifiers, interior designers, kitchen and bath designers, architects, building owners and managers, engineers / technologists, builders / renovators, and government and municipal representatives, involved in the sale of plumbing, piping, hydronics, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, water treatment systems, kitchen and bath, valves and fittings, fire protection, tools and equipment, and software solutions.  Home Renovation Day is open to the general public and will include celebrity speakers, contests and promotions.  It will attract consumers and members of the trade interested in new ideas and trends for home construction and renovation.

Focus - CIPHEX Ontario 2004
National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario.
 
Trade Show and Conference
Thursday, March 4th.  . . . 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 5th. . . .  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 
Home Renovation Day (Open to the public)
Saturday, March 6th.  . . .  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The trade show is open to industry members by free pre-registration prior to March 1, 2004.  Registration on site is $ 10.00 for industry members.  General admission on Saturday, March 6th is $10.00.
 
Torontonians can participate in Toronto’s Best Bathroom Contest.  Everyone has an opinion on public washrooms and what constitutes the best amenities!  What makes a bathroom the best?  It can be an attractive design, effective use of technology, accessibility or overall creativity.  The organizers simply want to know what would make the people of  Toronto rank a public washroom  “the best”.  From the submissions, a panel of industry judges will pick the best public washroom.  One lucky participant will win a two-hour in-home design consultation with Kimberly Seldon.  The contestant who nominates the top pick will be presented with a valuable prize and the owner of the best bathroom will receive an official certificate and commendation from the show organizers. 
 

Then there’s Toronto’s Worst Bathroom Contest, in which consumers will have the chance to win thousands of dollars in home improvement products by submitting photographs of their “pre-renovation” bathrooms.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Karl Eichner
Show Publicist
Karl Eichner & Associates
Tel: 416-447-2265
E-mail: keichner@ca.inter.net
 
Elizabeth McCullough
General Manager – Trade Shows
CIPH  
Tel: 416-695-0447
E-mail: mccullough@ciph.com