April 2020

Previous Issues
President's Message

Uncertain times call for new measures and planning

By Dave Wright
Things you can do now to build resilience in your bottom line.
Feature

Landscape community unites to weather the storm of COVID-19

By Robert Ellidge
A chronological list of events in the COVID-19 crisis

Canada Blooms 2020 Feature Garden Builder Awards

Winners of the 2020 Canada Blooms feature garden builder awards.

Inspire and invest in your employees through Apprenticeship

By Cassandra Garrard
Don't wait until fall to sign up your employees for the Apprenticeship program.
Association News

Irrigation pros connect at annual conference

Sector event returns to LO home office in Milton for a full-day of education and networking.

2020 Lighting Conference recap

Annual education and networking event held Feb. 27 in Milton.

Grounds Management Lecture moves home

Annual education and networking event held Feb. 20 at association's recently-renovated facility.

Peer group summit set for September

Annual Muskoka Summit scheduled for Sept. 24-25 in Gravenhurst, Ont.

Canada Blooms cancelled at eleventh hour

Decision made at recommendation of Chief Medical Officer in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Special COVID-19 Task Force created

Provincial Board of Directors addresses COVID-19 at March meeting.

Seminars cancelled due to COVID-19

Following the advice of the Ministry of Health and Public Health Ontario, the association cancelled all scheduled seminars.
Volunteer Profile

Klaas Sikkema meets many new people through volunteering

Alumni member Klaas Sikkema has been an fixture of the LO Show Committee for many years.
Scholarship Profile

Plants will always be a part of life for Tom Temming

Growing up on a dairy farm in Stratford, Ont., Tom Temming has always had an appreciation for the natural world.
Professional News

United States amends entry requirements for imports of boxwood, euonymus and holly from Canada

Shipments to the U.S. require phytosanitary certificate and declaration.

WSPS offers free tools to help implement pandemic policies

Tools and resources to help employers protect workers from known hazards, which may include pandemic flu and other infectious illnesses.

Landscape Horticulture Certification Program launched

The new Landscape Horticulture Certification Program is guaranteed to deliver technical certifications to ensure Red Seal occupational standards for landscape horticulture are upheld nation-wide.

Paul Gellatly new hort director at Toronto Botanical Garden

New Director of Horticulture began role on March 9, 2020.
Public Relations

A new chapter

By Denis Flanagan CLD
Denis Flanagan is looking forward to spending more time with is family in retirement.
Membership

Weathering the storm

By Myscha Stafford
Having strong a leader in your business is more important than ever.
Underground World

2019 was a turnaround year for utility hits

By Terry Murphy CLM
The total number of underground utility hits in the province of Ontario were down from 5,371 in 2018 to 4,934 in 2019.
Prosperity Partners

Fear and forward thinking

By Jacki Hart CLM
LO members are connecting more than every through the online Peer to Peer Network.
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