Ottawa, ON -- May 1, 2003 Our largest-ever crowd of government officials packed the bus on this year’s National Textiles Week Plant Tour. All participants were enthusiastic about recommending the annual tour to their colleagues after visiting Gildan Activewear’s circular knitting facility in Montreal and its state-of-the-art yarn-spinning plant in Long Sault, Ontario....more

Montreal, QC -- April 28, 2003 For the eighth year running, FuturvTex participants joined their peers to discuss the important role skills and innovation play in meeting the challenges of today’s textile industry.
We were pleased to welcome speakers from Textiles Human Resources Council member companies, including Ghyslain Bouchard of Gildan Activewear, Yvon Duheme and Marie-Pierre Bélanger from Consoltex, Djénéba Djiré of Hafner Inc. and Ward Metzler from DuPont Canada....more

Montreal, QC -- April 28, 2003 On April 28, in conjunction with FuturTex 2003, the textile industry launched CareerTex.ca, an innovative online gateway designed to inform young Canadians about diverse career opportunities in Canada’s dynamic and ever-changing textile industry.....more

Ottawa, ON -- February 7, 2003 Textile Training Through Technology: Textile Manufacturing Basics has been recognized by the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) for excellence in workplace learning and development. The program is the first in a series of computer-based training initiatives to provide flexible, current and cost effective training to the textile industry....more