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October 2008
Previous Issues
President's Message
Be thankful for health, family and friends
By Robert Adams
As I’m sure it is with all of you, trying to juggle one’s business and personal life is sometimes trying at the best.
Executive Desk
Help to tell LO’s story to the government
By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
One of the main jobs of any association is to create positive government relations.
Public Relations
The Next Generation
By Denis Flanagan CLD
I am now working full time promoting our industry and the LO name to as many markets as possible.
Your Questions Answered
Chapters have a great golf season
By Stephanie Smith
Greetings to all as the working season winds down and the meeting season begins.
Professional And Workforce Development
Resources are in place to help ease labour shortage
By Sally Harvey CLT, CLP
Connecting employers to employees in the landscape industry is a huge challenge.
Association News
Change is a good thing …
By Kristen McIntyre
I have always thought that change is a good thing, which is why I am inspired to share some changes at LO with you.
Snow and Ice Symposium continues to grow
LO’s annual Snow and Ice Symposium continues to lead the popularity charts.
LO members big winners in making a wish come true
Every LO member who helped to fulfill a little girl’s wish came away from the experience deeply touched.
New Granddad
LO sales manager Steve Moyer is experiencing the joy of being a grandfather with the birth of Tessa.
First salt certification for Helmutz
LO member Helmutz Landscape and Interlock of Kitchener has received the first Smart About Salt professional designation awarded by Waterloo Water Services.
LO member heads CNE
An alumni member of LO heads this year’s edition of the Canadian National Exhibition.
A new public face for our industry
LO launches public promotion initiative
Members proudly displaying the LO logo
This month the following members were observed proudly displaying the LO logo through advertisements, posted on their vehicles or on their website.
Job board a first for Garden Expo
Recognizing the labour needs of garden centres, growers and interiorscapers, Landscape Ontario will provide an employment board at Garden Expo for the first time.
Communities honoured at provincial and national CiB awards
A total of 38 Ontario communities were honoured at the 2008 Communities in Bloom Ontario awards conference in Gravenhurst.
Foundation to fund scholarships through plant royalties
The Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation (OHTF) is looking to partner with interested growers to promote new plants and fund horticultural scholarships for youth.
Turfgrass Symposium dates
The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium dates are set. Join us at the University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, on Wed., Feb. 18 and Thurs., Feb. 19.
Aldershot builds new garden for RBG
The new Helen M. Kippax Wild Plant Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens was opened with great pride on Sept. 17. The garden was built by LO member Aldershot Landscape Contractors.
LO Member Profile
Wildflower Farm: Contrasting technologies produce natives and seeds
By Allan Dennis
Wildflower Farm isn’t your average garden centre. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t fit into any easily definable model. It’s in a category all its own.
Chapter News
Second year of CHT success in eastern Ontario
By Lynn Lane
The Certified Horticultural Technician (CHT) evaluations in eastern Ontario were held on August 14th and 15th for a second successful year at the University of Guelph’s Kemptville Campus, near Ottawa.
Georgian Lakelands hosts golf day and trade show
It was a beautiful, sunny day for the Georgian Lakelands Chapter Golf and Trade Show.
Golden Horseshoe hosts great Chicken Roast
The Golden Horseshoe chapter’s Chicken Roast is a long-running event.
Industry News
Canadian professional peat harvest down
The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) says the peat moss industry is facing one of its poorest harvest seasons on record.
John Deere closing Welland factory
John Deere’s last manufacturing facility in Canada, its Welland plant, will close by the end of 2009.
Hannah Mathers heads co-operative research effort
The Ontario nursery and landscape industry is receiving some help with research initiatives, industry projects and extension activities in the person of Dr. Hannah Mathers.
Hort Protect
Insurance market conditions changing
By Darren Rodrigues
There are several signs that point to a hardening change in insurance market conditions for landscapers and contractors.
Canada Blooms
Time to celebrate horticulture
By Gerry Ginsberg
In the past 12 years, over one million visitors have celebrated the first breath of spring each March at Canada Blooms.
OMAFRA Nursery-Landscape Report
Every season brings new turf growing challenges
By Pam Charbonneau
Every turf growing season is unique, and the summer of 2008 was a good reminder of that.
Legal Issues
Tendering and the contractor/subcontractor relationship
By Robert Kennaley
One aspect of the law of tendering, which is particularly misunderstood, is how the law applies to the relationship between a contractor and a subcontractor.
Prosperity Partners
It’s time to ask better questions
By Jacki Hart CLP
While sitting in my comfy chair with a cup of tea, wondering what stroke of genius I was going to put on paper for you this month, I came to a realization.
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