| Upper Canada Chapter This Week To see upcoming Upper Canada Chapter news and events, click here |
| Training will boost your bottom line There are over 30 educational opportunities in the Eastern Ontario (Ottawa/Upper Canada) chapters. Visit the Upper Canada Chapter page for details on these local opportunities. | ||
| GreenTrade open to exhibitors — Feb. 18 Are you supplying products or services to the green industry? Consider exhibiting at GreenTrade Expo in Ottawa. Eastern Ontario’s premiere green industry buying show takes place on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 1,000 attendees are expected at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa Civic Centre. For exhibit space or sponsorship inquiries, contact Lynn Lane, 613-796-5156 or llane@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Innovative program helps members succeed — Jan. 14 and 15 LO’s Prosperity Partnership program is like no other program available. Developed by landscape professionals for landscape professionals, it is intended to help green industry companies clarify what they excel at and what components of their business need attention and improvement. Click here to register for the introductory seminar, Jan. 14 in Napanee and the Jan. 15 best practices seminar. | ||
| Discount on design lecture tickets LO members can purchase discounted tickets until December 31 for the public lecture ‘Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love’ with award-winning landscape designer, Julie Moir Messervy. The $30 discount tickets are available through Centrepointe Theatre using the discount password: PEONY. Price is $35 for non-members and all purchases after January 1, 2009. For tickets, go to www.centrepointetheatre.com or call the Centrepointe Theatre Box Office at 613-580-2700 or Toll Free 866-752-5231. For full details, click here. | ||
| Rockin’ around the Christmas tree — Dec. 18 Members of the Upper Canada chapter are invited to attend this event at the Ambassador Conference Resort in Kingston. Get a few companies together and/or bring your staff for some Christmas fun. For full details, visit the Upper Canada Chapter page. |
| LO This Week |
| It’s time to step up LO members need to step up now and voice their concerns by December 21, 2008 on the proposed Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008. All industry members, from employers to employees, are needed to register their opinions on the Act. The activists are moving forward in numbers by filling out the province’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Registry. We need the immediate, involvement of everyone in the industry to counter this proposed policy. For regulations and details on how to submit your opinion, visit www.ebr.gov.on.ca. The Registry number to enter is 010-5080. Speak out on the key issues and problems with the proposed direction. After December 21, it’s too late! | ||
| LO loses charter member A charter member of Landscape Ontario passed away on Monday, December 8 at York Central Hospital. Steve Chanady, who began Avalon Landscaping, was one of the driving forces behind the creation of Landscape Ontario. Visitation was on Wednesday, December 10 at Marshall Funeral Home in Richmond Hill. A memorial service is scheduled at 10:30 on Thursday, December 11 at the Lady Queen of the World Church, 10411 Bayview Ave., Richmond Hill. To read more about Steve Chanady click here. | ||
| CLP seminars — Dec. 9 to 11 Dec. 9: Strategic Planning (CLP) Dec. 10: Leadership and Corporate Citizenship (CLP) Dec. 11: Human Resource Management (CLP) For more details and to register, click here. | ||
| Apprentices needed now — Dec. 12 Those interested in the Apprenticeship training Level 1 should register now. The Humber College course scheduled to run at Landscape Ontario in Milton will not run this winter unless 12 more applications are received by Friday, December 12, 2008. Contact Anne Denova at Humber College, 416-675-6622, ext. 4640 or contact MTCU at 905-279-7333 to register your employees today! | ||
| ICPI Paver Installer Certification School — Dec. 15-16 Landscape Ontario, 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, is hosting a two-day course, where candidates may graduate with a Paver Installer certificate. Instructors are Ross Yantzi of Pavestone Plus and Rob Burak of the International Concrete Paver Institute. Cost for LO and ICPI members is $275, non-members, $325. Fee includes all instructional materials, lunches and exam. Download a registration form here. | ||
| Annual General Meeting — Jan. 7 LO’s Annual General Meeting is set for Wed., Jan. 7, 2009, at the Doubletree Hotel. Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. Meeting starts at 8:00 a.m. All members are invited to attend, however, only Active and Interim members are allowed to vote. | ||
| Deal for Blooms’ tickets still available Tickets for Canada Blooms 2009 are still available at a reduced rate to Landscape Ontario members. The $18 adult tickets are available to LO members for just $12 each. To order, contact Kathleen Pugliese at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 309, or e-mail kpugliese@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Safety Groups Program The Safety Groups Program is designed to promote health and safety in the workplace. This is accomplished through mentoring, pooling of resources and sharing of best practices between member firms, their sponsor and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Member firms can receive, along with improved safety records, financial benefits, in the form of rebates from the WSIB. Click here for more information and to register for the 2009 Safety Groups program. | ||
| LO Employment Board — Congress 2009 Recognizing the need for skilled and unskilled labour for our industry, LO will provide an Employment Board opportunity at Congress. Only LO, Active, Interim and Associate members are permitted to post ads. Click here to view the posting guidelines. Forward a copy no later than December 31st, 2008, to Sally Harvey by fax 905-875-3942, or e-mail sharvey@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Money for new or used equipment If you are looking to purchase or sell equipment, get in on the EQUIPMENT ROUNDUP section in Horticulture Review. Book your ad space now! Call Susan Therrien at 1-800-265-5656 or 905-875-1805, ext. 305, or e-mail stherrien@landscapeontario.com to discuss ways to sell your equipment more effectively! |
| Allan Dennis Editor, Landscape Ontario 905-875-1805, ext 320 adennis@landscapeontario.com www.horttrades.com |
