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January 2020
Previous Issues
President's Message
Opportunities are ours for the taking
By Dave Wright
Building on our legacy to ensure a prosperous future.
Feature
Dave Wright is the new president of Landscape Ontario
Meet Landscape Ontario's current president.
Will climate change affect the future of your company?
By Cassandra Garrard
Fusion Landscape Professional program is here to help and is now offered across the province to all green industry pros.
Association News
Educators connect to engage youth
Educators express interest in connecting youth with landscape horticulture professionals.
Growers gather for annual fall dinner
Fall Dinner Meeting held Nov. 26 at Piper’s Heath Golf Course in Milton, Ont.
Georgian Lakelands celebrates best suppliers and members of 2019
Largest crowd ever gathers to celebrate excellence within the chapter.
Growers Short Course to focus on marketing and proven production practices
2020 education and learning event to be held Feb. 5.
Lunch and learn at 2020 grounds management lecture
Feb. 20 event to be held at association’s office and training facility in Milton, Ont.
Volunteer Profile
Brian Cocks offers real-world experience to students
Show Committee member works closely with students.
Professional News
Royal Botanical Gardens reveals long-term master plan design concept
Unique site contains the highest concentration of wild plants in the country.
Utility damage costs Canada $1 billion annually
Data shows contributing factors leading to damages of underground utilities.
WSIB launches new Health and Safety Excellence program
Program helps businesses to earn rebates.
Donations required to help keep Toronto gardens free for all
Fundraising makes up a major part of facility's annual budget.
2020 Damage Prevention Symposium announced
Annual event attracts over 250 damage prevention management professionals and decision-makers from across Ontario.
Executive Desk
Ways to help minimize the insurance crisis
By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
And update and resources for snow removal contractors.
Public Relations
2020 vision
By Denis Flanagan CLD
Some statistics and trends that you can leverage this coming year.
Slip And Fall
Changing monetary limits will impact slip and fall cases
By Visnja Jovanovic
Major reforms to Small Claims and Simplified Procedure kick in Jan. 1, 2020.
Membership
Creating culture
By Myscha Stafford
Learn from some of the best ranked companies in the world for employee satisfaction.
Prosperity Partners
The Boom-X Paradigm shift
By Jacki Hart CLM
Gone are the days of hiring labourers and treating them as such.
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