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

1. This month, Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC) member companies displayed curated tweets on their digital billboards in major cities to pay homage to the Tragically Hip during the band’s farewell tour.

2. Tymico Canada, which produces trade show exhibits and displays in Markham, Ont., has brought large-format printing in-house by purchasing an ‘eco-solvent’ inkjet press from All Graphics Supplies & Signmaking Systems. (Aug. 26 daily news)

3. A recent public service announcement (PSA) created by Montreal-based agency John St. and displayed on Cieslok Media’s digital OOH screens in Toronto inspired significant online activity and international awareness.

4. For the first time, the Communities in Bloom (CiB) logo is now featured on official highway signage for the village of Ashcroft, B.C., provided at no local cost by the provincial ministry of transportation.

5. Category 5 Imaging, a printing company in Burlington, Ont., has turned to an automated workflow server to help eliminate manual prepress operations for producing wide-format graphics for OOH applications.