President’s Report
Dear Members,
I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing summer, caught up on those inventory and maintenance projects, and is now in the full swing of the busy fall season. Despite most of our board and members taking a much needed break over the summer, we did manage to make some solid progress on several initiatives.
Following up on our very productive engagement with the competition bureau in June, we provided the them with a national conference venue listing, which includes who the inhouse AV supplier is, to help demonstrate the magnitude of Encore’s monopoly position, as well as a CAVPA member contact list. I have heard back now a few companies who have had calls, or have calls scheduled. Please let us know if you have had a call and ideally a brief summary of how it went so we can try to keep track of how many members that have spoken to so far. We also understand the bureau is also actively speaking to venues and event producers, so certainly very encouraging to see some progress.
Platinum Sponsors:
Along that same theme, CAVPA had a booth at the Canadian Meeting & Events Expo (CMEE) in Toronto Aug 13 & 14, where we spoke to many event planners about our mission, competition specifically, and how they could protect their freedom to choose the AV supplier of their choice at the venue contracting phase by having any costs related to using an external supplier included in the upfront price negotiation. The support and encouragement from event planners was not only universal, but also very encouraging as we work through the slow wheels of bureaucracy. We also spoke to several AV suppliers who are not currently members to encourage them to join CAVPA and help support our mission.
Following CMEE on Aug 14, we conducted our 2nd annual summer town hall from the BB Blanc studio, followed by a CAVPA group dinner. A big thanks to Rennie and BB Blanc for all the support both at CMEE and the Town Hall, as well as TKNL who took care of all our graphics and presentations for both.
Our next event will be the AGM (via Zoom) in January and I hope to see you all online then.
Have a great fall!
Tim Lang, President
PRESIDENT
Tim Lang
Proshow Audiovisual
8105 N Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC V5J 5M8
T: 604-293-1771
E: timlang@proshow.com
VICE–PRESIDENT
Martin Blanchard
Expert’Ease Productions
7836 Rue Jarry E
Montreal, QC H1J 2A1
T: 514-444-7723
E: martin@expertease.ca
TREASURER
Rennie Colelli
bb Blanc Inc.
41 Keyes Court, Unit 2
Vaughan, ON L4H 4V6
T: 416-360-0440
E: rcolelli@bbblanc.com
DIRECTORS
Kyle Brooks
Bespoke Audio Visual 907 Oxford St. Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5T1
T: 647-797-9911
E: kyle.brooks@bespokeav.ca
Bruce DeMond
Advanced Systems
5678 Stanley Street
Halifax, NS B3K 2G1
T: 902-454-4742
E: bruce@advancedsystems.ca
Garry Hale
AVentPro
45 Beghin Ave #6 Winnipeg, MB R2J 4B9
T: 204-226-5565
E: hale@aventpro.com
Jim Harris Eastern Audio Limited PO. Box 997, 5 Waterford Bridge Road
St. John’s, NFLD A1C 5M3
T: 709 722 0864
Cal McCarthy
SW Event Technology 1-325 Bay Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y7S3
T: 250-868-3333 ext 2233
E: cmccarthy@sw-online.com
Tyler Tardiff
TKNL 1349 Rue Gay-Lussac Boucherville, QC J4B 7K1
T: 514-777-7335
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sherry Denesha
T: 416-491-2897 ext 234
E: sherry@cavpa.ca
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
(Ottawa Consultants)
Michael Wood
T: 613-265-9967
E: mike@cavpa.ca
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Who Are We?
CAVPA is a non-profit association representing Canadian-owned audio visual, sound, and lighting companies from coast to coast by engaging with the event industry, facilitating government advocacy, and creating career awareness.
Government Advocacy
l Facilitate and conduct direct government advocacy at the Provincial and Federal levels on issues of importance to our members.
l Educate governments on the significance of our industry and its economic and employment contributions.
l Promote recognition of our sector as a critical supply chain service provider supporting live events and communications for many other key sectors.
l Challenge monopolistic and anti-competitive practices that seek to harm the competitiveness and viability of Canadian owned AV companies.
l Collaborate with other aligned organizations’ advocacy efforts to help amplify our messages and goals.
Industry Engagement
l Engage with event planners, venues, and other industry stakeholders.
l Promote the benefits and value provided by Canadian-owned audio visual companies.
l Promote a fair opportunity for Canadian owned AV businesses to provide their services at events and venues across the country.
l Educate event planners on the options available when booking venues to help enable freedom of choice in AV vendor selection.
Career Awareness & Education
l Raise awareness of the many career opportunities with our members and industry.
l Engage with post secondary institutions to identify existing programs applicable to, but not targeted at, our industry such as stagecraft, film & television and recording programs, and work to promote our industry as a viable career option for graduates of these programs.
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Event Highlights
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the CMEE Show and the Town Hall.
The Town Hall was well attended and current issues were discussed and updates provided. We look forward to connecting again in the new fiscal year.
Good connections with members and the public where made at the CMEE show, showing promising traction moving forward.
Member Spotlight
Mark Kowalyk Partner
1. What do you do in a nutshell?
We are a “full service” AV provider so we design, sell, install, program, operate, etc. in both a permanent(installs/integrations) as well as temporary(rental/staging) environment. We cover the entirety of the province of Saskatchewan having gone as far north as fly in/out communities and cover everything from the most basic to most complex.
2. What is your favourite part of your job?
Getting to help those we work with bring their visions to reality.
3. If you could mentor a student, what advice would you give them about the industry?
Get hands on with things and start building experience ASAP to learn as you go and hands on as well as network, learn both AV and IT.
4. Why did you join CAVPA?
To gain more allies in the industry and aid in helping the AV industry within Canada.
5. What is your favourite past time?
Hanging out with my Wife and Dogs.
Thank you to all our members for their support. If you are interested in spotlighting your company please provide a brief description and company logo to sherry@cavpa.ca
Notice of Annual General Meeting
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Audio Visual Providers Association will be held on the 29th of January 2025 at the hour of 1:00 pm eastern, by electronic means, for the following purposes:
1. Call to Order
2. President’s Report
3. Treasurer’s Report, Appointment of Auditors
4. Election Results
5. New Business
6. Adjournment
DATED at Markham, Ontario this 10th day of October 2024. By order of the Board of Directors
Sherry Denesha Executive Director
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
CAVPA is seeking dedicated and passionate individuals to serve on the Board of Directors, who can dedicate their time and expertise to the advancement of the association’s goals.
This year there are Five (5) positions available on the CAVPA Board of Directors. Directors will be elected for a two (2) year-term.
All Active Members are eligible to run for the Board of Directors, one designated representative of each Active member shall have one vote.
As a volunteer director, you will be responsible to:
• Attend and actively participate in approximately seven (7) 90-minute board meetings per year (meetings are held electronically)
• Participate on one or more committee(s)
• Advocate for the interests of our members
If you would like to help promote and guide the development and growth of the Canadian Audio Visual Providers Association, WE WANT YOU.
Your bio will be included with the electronic ballot, which will be sent to all members in January. Voting will take place by electronic ballot opening on January 2, 2025 and closing on January 16, 2025 at 5:00 pm eastern.
The Annual General Meeting will be held electronically on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 1:00 pm eastern. Further details to follow.
If you wish to put your name forward as a director, please email a brief bio and photo to Sherry@ cavpa.ca
Please email your bio by December 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm eastern.
On behalf of the CAVPA Board of Directors, thank you for your participation and support!
Saskatchewan ProAV LTD
(Professional Audio Visual Ltd)
MARK KOWALYK Regina, SK mkowalyk@proavltd.com
Manitoba Fifty North Events
JASON WAGNER
Unit 2 – 1051 Marion street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0L1 204-227-8951
Member News
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Bespoke worked with a partner firm to design, engineer, and manufacture custom interfacing plates with the end goal of connecting the existing rigging cage points provided on the Panasonic frame, with 12” bolted and 16” spigotted truss.
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Member News
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Platinum
l Maximum of 5 sponsors in this tier
l Sector protection
l 3 year commitment and first right of refusal for renewals
l Logo on CAVPA signage, website, newsletter & other promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (large size)
l Complimentary email distribution to CAVPA members (max once per month)
l $10,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (paid annually)
Gold
l Sector protection
l 2 year commitment
l Logo on CAVPA website, newsletters and other select promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (medium size)
l Complimentary email distribution to CAVPA members (max once per quarter)
l $6,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (paid annually)
Silver
l 2 year commitment
l Logo on CAVPA website, newsletters and other select promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & select member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (small size)
l $3,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (2yrs paid up front)
CAVPA MEMBER ROSTER
BRITISH COLUMBIA
A.V. Strategies Ltd.
Fred Horsman 1295 Napier Street Vancouver, BC V6A 2H7 T – 604-879-3950
Innovation Production Technologies Inc.
Steve Matthews
7818 Express St. Burnaby, BC V5A 1T4 T – 604-398-2651
Lumera Productions Inc.
Shane Archer 1563 Fremont Pl. Victoria, BC V8N 4R4 T - 250-412-7159
Proshow Audiovisual
Tim Lang
Unit A – 8105 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5M8 T – 604-612-7129
Riggit Services Inc.
Rick Smith
8021 Enterprise St. Burnaby, BC V5A 1V5 T – 604-653-9391
Russell Audio-Visual
Jon Russell 3540 Opie Crescent
Prince George, BC V2N 2P9 T - 250-617-2969
SW Event Technology
Cal McCarthy 1-325 Bay Avenue Lake Country, BC V4V 1N2 T – 250-868-3333 Ext. 2233
ALBERTA
Black Cab Productions
Oli Kiddell 23 Covecreek Close Calgary, AB T3K 0J4 T - 587-664-9802
Event Technology Solutions
Brent Taylor 52-9903 209 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5T 5X9 T – 780-446-9495
invert720 Productions Inc.
Justin Armstrong 101, 17628 103 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 1J9 T – 780-999-5792
KDL Audio Ltd.
Kyle Lupul PO box 3301 Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T2 T - 780-498-6336
SASKATCHEWAN
ProAV LTD (Professional Audio Visual Ltd)
Mark Kowalyk 1370 Cornwall Street Regina, SK S4R 2H5 T - 306-565-0100
MANITOBA
AVentPro Inc.
Garry Hale 6-45 Beghin Ave. Winnipeg, MB R2J 4B9 T – 204-226-5565
EventLight.ca Inc.
Cameron Friesen 1051 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R3M 3M9 T – 204-232-5165
Fifty North Events
Jason Wagner Unit 2 – 1051 Marion street
Winnipeg, MB R2J 0L1 T - 204-227-8951
ONTARIO
bb Blanc Inc.
Rennie Colelli
41 Keyes Court, Unit 2 Vaughan, ON L4H 4V6 T – 416-360-0440
Bespoke Audio Visual
Michael Wilson 907 Oxford St. Toronto, ON M8Z 5T1 T – 647-797-9911
Impact AV Solutions
Randy Woolman 86 Guided Court – Unit M Toronto, ON M9V 4K6 T – 877-462-3174
Stagevision Inc.
Bryce Engelman 5915 Coopers Avenue Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9 T - 905-890-8200
CAVPA MEMBER ROSTER CONT’D
Straight Street Event Services
Keith Kissner C1-115 Saltsman Drive Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 keith@straightst.com T - 519-893-3668
QUEBEC
Duoson Multimedia
Héléne Drolet 6120 Rue Christophe - Pélissier Trois Riviéres, QC G9A 5C9 T – 1-819-373-4701
Les Productions expert’ease
Martin Blanchard 7836 rue Jarry Est Montreal, QC H1J 2A1 T – 514-444-7723
TKNL
Tyler Tardiff 1349 Rue Gay-Lussac Boucherville, QC J4B7K1 T - 514-777-7335
NOVA SCOTIA
Advanced Systems
Bruce DeMond Box 31005
Halifax, NS B3K 5T9 T – 902-454-4742
NEWFOUNDLAND
& LABRADOR
Eastern Audio Limited Jim Harris
5 Waterford Bridge Road St. John’s, NL, A1E 1C5 jim@easternaudio.com T - 709-722-0864
ASSOCIATE MEMBER CITT/ICTS
Bureau national
1200 Avenue McGill College Suite 1100 Montréal, QC. H3B 4G7
Direct: 514 504-9997
Canada: 1-888-271-3383
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AUGUST 12 + 13, 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
QUICK FACTS
Location
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building
255 Front St. West, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Show Dates & Hours
Tuesday, August 12 | 10 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday August 13 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Move In
Monday, August 11
Exhibitors will be notified 2-3 weeks in advance with their move-in slot via MTCC's Voyager Program.
Move Out
Wednesday, August 13
Exhibitors will be notified 2-3 weeks in advance with their move-out slot via MTCC's Voyager Program
Exhibitor Rates | Early Bird - 2024 PRICE FREEZE
$3,550.00 + 13% HST per 10' x 10'
(Also includes a FREE Listing Enhancement Bundle)
Bulk rate for 6 booths or more/600 sq.ft. or greater
$3,450.00 + 13% HST
(Also includes a FREE Listing Enhancement Bundle)
Corner Premium
$200.00 + 13% HST
CONTACT | Booth Space + Sponsorship Inquiries
Shawn Shapiro
Show Manager
shawn@newcom.ca
647-828-3669
Booth Space Fee Includes:
• Drape to define booth space
• Carpet to fit booth space
• 4' Draped Table
• 2 Chairs
• 4 Staff Badges (with each 10' x 10')
• Dollies for use during move-in and move-out on a first-come, first-served basis
• 24 Hour On-site Security
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