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

1. Sign Media Canada is inviting sign companies across the country to enter the 11^th annual National Sign Competition. Each year, the competition recognizes the greatest achievements in Canadian sign design and construction.

2. Digital screen manufacturer Nanov Display has installed a new customized, outdoor-durable 1.4-m (55-in.) double-sided liquid crystal display (LCD) in landscape mode at Sheridan College’s Hazel McCallion Campus in Oakville, Ont. (Mar. 17 daily news item)

3. Toronto-based environmental graphic design (EGD) firm Entro recently helped the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group develop appropriate signage for ‘universal washrooms’ in health-care facilities. (Mar. 16 web feature)

4. The first Canadian company to enter the International Digital Signage Awards, Ottawa-based UTG Digital Media, has won in the technical innovation category for 2017 with its light-emitting diode (LED) staircase display for the Jewel Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nev. (Mar. 13 daily news item)

5. The Toronto Public Library (TPL) plans to launch a newly wrapped bookmobile in May. The 9-m (29.5-ft) long vehicle resembles a camper van, decorated with bright, colourful, technology-themed photos. (Mar. 15 daily news item)