August 2018

Previous Issues
Green Pencil

Elephant in the room

By Lee Ann Knudsen
Canadian landscaping and horticulture business owners are wondering if staying in business will become even more challenging with the legalization of cannabis.
Feature

Uber does snow

By Scott Barber
Landscaping services enter the Uber business world.

Snow pros VS. Halifax

By Jordan Whitehorse
Unique winter challenges inspire advanced strategies.

CanWest 2018: Beauty and brains

CanWest 2018 takes place Sept. 26-27 at Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C., is themed “Roots & Blues”.
Road To Success

Sometimes we play hurt

By Rod McDonald
Learning to stay positive, even when things don't seem fair, and to make the best out of what life has to offer.
Management Solutions

Frugality can cost money

By Mark Bradley
Re-using something makes sense in the landscape industry, but too much frugality can lead to incorrect decisions.
Industry News

Unique snow business event: Snowposium

Landscape Ontario’s Snowposium, an annual event for snow and ice removal contractors and suppliers, will take place Sept. 25 in Brampton, Ont.

Health Canada studies imidacloprid’s impact on pollinators

Health Canada is consulting Canadians on its proposed re-evaluation decision for the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid, following an updated pollinator risk assessment.

Fredericton inoculation project

The City of Fredericton, N.B., announced plans for an inoculation pilot project to slow the spread of Dutch elm disease on city-owned trees.

EU expands neonicotinoid ban

The European Union Commission recently voted to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoid insecticides, expanding upon a ban initially put into place in 2013.

Caterpillar appoints CFO

Caterpillar, the Peoria, Ill.-based equipment manufacturer, announced its board has appointed Andrew Bonfield as chief financial officer (CFO).

Feds fund climate change mitigation

The federal government is allocating funds to “help reduce the impacts of climate change and better protect Canadian against natural disasters.

Lyme disease cases increase

Cases of Lyme disease in Canada are rising as blacklegged tick populations grow and expand, according to health officials.

Bayer hires turf and ornamentals head

Environmental Science, the Clayton, N.C.-based business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, named Will MacMurdo head of the U.S. turf and ornamentals business.

Research released on LED for horticulture

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., released a new report on energy and the economic performance of LED horticulture lighting products.

Color Spot files for bankruptcy protection

Temucula, Calif.-based Color Spot Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 29, 2018 in a Delaware court.

IQ Power Tools hires training manager

IQ Power Tools, the Perris, Calif.-based manufacturer of power tools with integrated dust collection technology, appointed Vince Hollis as its national product training manager.​

Toro announces staff changes

Toro recently announced a number of promotions, including Rick Rodier’s appointment to vice president of Toro’s Commercial Business.
CNLA News

CNLA News August 2018

News from the federation of Canada's provincial trade associations.
Snow Products

Snow Products August 2018

A selection of new snow products on the market for landscape professionals.
Mentor Moment

Words mean things

Robert Kennaley offers advice for snow contractors.
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