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SENIOR EDITOR
JoAnne Sommers
ince it debuted in 2011, Envision: seeing beyond magazine has become an Tel. 250 469-4350
important part of the optical industry landscape in Canada. And as we joannesommers2@gmail.com
prepare to publish our 60th issue, we stand on the threshold of some ASSOCIATE EDITOR
significant changes to the magazine. Over the past 11 years, we’ve been Shirley Ha, B. Sc (Hons), O.D.
Sfortunate to have two wonderful collaborators: JoAnne Sommers as our SPECIAL ADVISOR, CONTACT LENSES
senior editor, and Paddy Kamen, as our editor-in-chief. JoAnne and Paddy have been Joshua Josephson, B. Sc, OD, FAAO, FACLP
responsible for much of the magazine’s content as well as helping to represent the MEDIA COORDINATOR / COPY EDITOR /
publication in the public sphere. They are now leaving the magazine as they move into RESEARCHER
Omar Chraïbi
retirement and we wish them well. We also want to thank all the others contributor to editorial@bretoncom.com
the magazine’s success during this time. WEB COORDINATOR
Vanessa Pelletier
The last few years have been a very challenging time for everyone because of the advertising@bretoncom.com
Covid-19 pandemic. Yet Envision has survived and even thrived during these difficult SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
times, thanks to the hard work of our editorial and publishing teams and especially the envision@bretoncom.com
support of our wonderful sponsors and advertisers. We want to extend our gratitude GRAPHIC DESIGN
Marco Gagnon
and appreciation and thank them for their continued support! design@bretoncom.com
Now that 2022 is upon us, our sincere hope is that everyone — advertisers, readers and ADVERTISING
staff — can soon resume their regular lives. Martine Breton
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Looking ahead to the future, we will be offering our readers some new and exciting Tel.: 450 629-6005
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March/April 2022 issue. They will bring fresh perspectives to Envision magazine, as CIRCULATION / CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Vanessa Pelletier
we continue to provide you with the latest news, information and trends from the support@bretoncom.com
Canadian and worldwide optical industries.
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