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March 2010
Previous Issues
President's Message
The Landscape Ontario gene
By Tom Intven
Altruism is the behaviour or act in which an individual sacrifices its own wellbeing for the benefit of others.
Executive Desk
Sometimes one simple word speaks volumes
By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
I recently had an opportunity to visit the home office for Sunshine Grounds Care in Orangeville, Ontario.
Professional And Workforce Development
Time to develop safe start to new season
By Sally Harvey CLT, CLP
As the season quickly approaches, it is time for employers and supervisors to prepare and organize their staffing needs, based on prepared budgets.
Public Relations
Obamas to plant vegetable garden at White House
By Denis Flanagan CLD
When this headline appeared in The New York Times earlier this year, it certainly caught people’s attention, both gardeners and non-gardeners alike.
Systems For Success
Creating a field labour budget
By Mark Bradley
Dan and Bill discuss the next key component of his operating budget: the field labour budget.
Feature
Building feature garden is truly a team effort
By Beth Edney CLD
The premise was to review improving the presence of Landscape Ontario at Canada Blooms.
Association News
Ottawa industry shines at GreenTrade 2010
Ottawa Chapter staged a successful trade show and education event on Feb. 17.
Growers Group Short Course continues to reward
The annual Growers Group Short Course provides an opportunity for nursery growers to learn about new research and best practices, while giving attendees a chance to mix, mingle and network with colleagues.
LO’s lighting symposium has a bright future
The Lighting Sector Group’s lighting symposium has a very bright future, judging by the capacity attendance at the inaugural event.
Aldershot Greenhouses receives $245,000 in federal funds
Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State presented the company a cheque for $245,000.
LO panel attracts good audience at RBG symposium
Sustainable horticulture was the theme at Living Plants, Liveable Communities, recently held at the Royal Botanical Garden.
Congress TV winner
The membership department of Landscape Ontario offered the TV as a prize.
Industry News
OHRF supports research chair
The Ontario Horticultural Research Foundation has announced a $100,000 contribution toward a research chair at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph.
Federal government to ban fertilizer-pesticide products
The federal government announced a decision to “uncouple” fertilizer-pesticide combination products intended for lawn and turf uses.
Protective clothing essential on the job
Regulations require that a worker wear and use the protective clothing and equipment necessary to protect against hazards.
New weed killer expected this summer
If all goes according to plan, members of the lawn care industry will have a new weapon in an arsenal that was wiped out following the Ontario pesticide ban in April 2009.
Housing numbers continue to improve
According to Statistics Canada, housing sales and construction both continued the trend of increasing numbers.
TBG appoints new executive director
Toronto Botanical Garden’s new executive director Aldona Satterthwaite assumed the position on March 8.
Taskforce planned to fight emerald ash borer
The emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected in four locations in the Niagara Region.
Industry wants education and certification as part of Toronto’s emission control plan
The meeting in early February provided an opportunity for LO members to express their opinions about the city’s proposal to reduce emissions from outdoor power equipment.
New turfgrass display garden at GTI
Warm season grasses will be planted in 2010.
LO Staff Profile
Rachel (soon-to-be Cerelli) Burt
Certification and project coordinator
Chapter News
Another fabulous day on the slopes
Georgian Lakelands Chapter members were happy to see LO members come up from the Toronto and Waterloo Chapters to join in on the fun at its annual Snow Day in Collingwood.
Pick-up hockey keeps landscapers in shape
By Daryl Bycraft CHT
Every Wednesday for the past few winters, members of the London Chapter of Landscape Ontario, along with employees and associates, take to the ice for some pick-up hockey.
Letter To The Editor
Haiti needs long-term help
By Tony Lombardi
LO members are asked to help after a devastating earthquake near Haiti.
No change to migrant worker program
By Betty-Anne Gifford
It has recently come to my attention that a number of employers are concerned about the integrity and longevity of the F.A.R.M.S. program.
Member Profile
Big family creating big business
The ten van Stralen brothers, from left, Seth, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, Tim, James, Derek, Ben and Mark.
OMAFRA Nursery And Landscape Report
Best practices in fungicide application
By Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau
Crop diseases are caused by a variety of pathogens, but it’s the fungal pathogens that are the primary cause of crop loss worldwide.
Hort Protect
Survey reveals attitudes towards health benefit plans
By W. Michael Thomas, CFP, CLU, CH.F.C., R.F.P.
During difficult economic times, health care plan members especially rely on their group benefits programs.
Legal Issues
Protect against workplace violence and harassment
By Robert Kennaley
The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009, comes into effect on June 15, 2010.
Prosperity Partners
A new economy means new thinking!
By Jacki Hart CLP
This is a bold time for business owners in all industries.
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