Due to the growing need for the linen, uniform and facility services industry to have representation in Canada, TRSA recently organized a planning meeting in Ottawa to develop a strategic approach to advocacy and define industry issues. TRSA’s Canadian Legislative Team, The Wellington Group, helped facilitate the meeting with a select government relations working group led by Randy Bartsch, TRSA chair; Joseph Ricci, president and CEO of TRSA; and Kevin Schwalb, TRSA’s vice president of government relations.

During the meeting, attendees heard from Canadian Sen. Daryl Fridhandler and Mike de Jong, a ...