Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. ‘Toronto: Keeping the Peace,’ reportedly the largest outdoor photo exhibition of its kind, is using graphic films and tapes to present the work of more than 400 artists and pay tribute to people around the world who devote their time, energy and resources to the cause of peace.

2. Steve Nash Fitness World and Sports Club (SNFW), reportedly British Columbia’s largest local gym chain with more than 20 locations, has entered a partnership with Zoom Active Lifestyle Marketing to outfit its facilities with a digital signage network.

3. Pride Signs in Cambridge, Ont., is completely rebuilding the neon ‘palm tree’ sign for the façade of downtown Toronto’s fabled El Mocambo nightclub, with reinstallation slated for this fall.

4. Two out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaigns for Kijiji Auto Search and Festival de Magie de Quebec are the second-quarter (Q2) winners of the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada’s (OMAC’s) Iris Awards.

5. The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has introduced a certification program for digital colour management professionals and announced the first recipients of the new credentials.