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| Waterloo Chapter Business Meeting – Feb. 18 The Waterloo Chapter business meeting will feature Michael Lewis, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 145 Dearborn Place, Waterloo, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Feb. 18. Session One is ‘Building a winning team: A guide to hiring, training and keeping great employees.’ Session two will include: ‘Marketing for small business success made easy and profitable.’ Fees include lunch: $50 for members and $75 for non-members. Purchase your tickets online at www.locc.com. | ||
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| IPM: Providing professional solutions The Ontario ban has eliminated many familiar pesticides, but there is still a strong need for your services. The IPM Symposium has been helping green industry pros grow healthy landscapes since 1965 — don’t miss the 2009 edition, featuring the latest research, products, ideas and strategies including reports from OMAFRA and the MOE! For more details and to register go to www.horttrades.com/ipm2009. | ||
| All invited to Ski Day – Feb. 20 All members of Landscape Ontario are invited to enjoy Georgian Lakelands Chapter’s annual Ski, Snowboard and Snowshoe Day at the Alpine Ski Club at Collingwood on Fri., Feb. 20th, starting at 9 a.m. The cost is $85, which includes: ski or snowboard ticket, breakfast, lunch, fun race and prizes. A $55 ticket includes snowshoes, breakfast, lunch and prizes. Sponsorships are available for trophies and for the day. For equipment rentals visit click here. Rentals must be reserved through the website at least three days prior to the event. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. For any further information and to register, please contact Nick Solty at 705-458-9111, or Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext 354. | ||
| 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, a 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. To register for the 2009 program go to www.horttrades.com/prodev, and click on the highlighted Safety Groups. | ||
| Thriving in Any Economy – Feb. 24 The Landscape Ontario Task Force on the Economy will present a day-long seminar focused on the helping your nursery thrive in a volatile economy. This session by George Koziarz will focus on optimal accounting practices necessary to understand the profitability of your business. Koziarz has had extensive experience in the nursery business and provides consulting services to many green industry companies in the U.S. and Canada. He has had a diverse career as chief financial officer and president of a landscape/nursery and retail operation and financial service director of the Alexis Group. The day will also feature a panel discussion. For further information, please contact Kathleen Pugliese at 1-800-265-5656, ext 309, or kpugliese@landscapeontario.com. It is scheduled for Tues., Feb. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Copetown Community Centre, 1950 Highway 99 E., Copetown. Phone: 905-628-9089. Follow this link for a map. Registration fee of $120 includes lunch. Click here for online registration. | ||
| Contracts Canada status Firms holding secret clearance status prior to bidding on government contracts will fast track the contract award, should that firm be the lowest bidder. Companies wishing to obtain secret clearance may be sponsored by Public Works and Government Services Canada by e-mailing the following information to Anne.Forbes@pwgsc.gc.ca: Company name, company address, president’s name, phone number, fax number. Firms should be checking on the Contracts Canada website to make sure they are registered for MERX and Select: http://contractscanada.gc.ca/en/index.html. If you require additional information, it may be found on the Contracts Canada website. | ||
| Affordable exhibit opportunity at Blooms Canada Blooms is offering an exceptional opportunity to promote your business to consumers without breaking the bank! Book an exhibit space in the Professional’s Walk area of the show. Call Stephanie at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354, or e-mail ssmith@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Prosperity Partnership – Best Practices – Feb. 17 If you have completed the Introductory Prosperity Partners seminar, this is the next step on your journey. On Feb. 17 at Hugh Foster Hall, 43 Brown St., Milton, Best Practices will be looked at in five areas: financial health, professional operations, sales success, leadership and developing customers for life. To register go to www.horttrades.com/seminars/semdex.php?c=17. | ||
| LO wins first Go Green status Landscape Ontario’s Congress 2009 became the first organization awarded a ‘Green from the Ground Up’ certificate. Toronto Congress Centre graded the level of Zero Waste with Congress 2009, and gave it a passing grade. Some of the requirements included recapturing over 95 per cent of waste materials for recycling, including organic, plastic, paper and metal materials. | ||
| Growers Short Course 2009 – Feb. 11 Dr. Hannah Mathers of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is the featured speaker at this year’s Growers Short Course on Wed., Feb. 11 at Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd., Burlington. The day begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and concludes around 4:30 p.m. with the Growers’ Good Idea session, featuring six growers sharing their experience. Pre-registration is $65 for LO members and $75 for potential members. At the door, registration is $90, payable by cash or cheque only. The first session starts promptly at 8:30. Click here to register online or download a brochure that includes the full agenda, a map and printable registration form. | ||
| Great opportunity at Canada Blooms Don’t be left behind. Ensure your company stands out amongst the crowd by showcasing your skills and services at Canada Blooms 2009. There are a limited number of small, walled gardens available to LO members to showcase their skills to over 80,000 people from Mar. 18 to 22. Participants have access to mulch, sand, equipment, volunteer material handling, tickets to Canada Blooms and $9.00 per square foot of garden. For information contact Charlie Dobbin at charliedobbin@canadablooms, or via phone at 905-508-3806, fax 905-508-7489, or cell 647-283-1841. As well, volunteers are needed to help in the construction of Landscape Ontario’s feature garden at Canada Blooms. The actual construction starts on Mar. 14. We are seeking anyone who is interested in helping out in any way, especially laying interlock, planting trees and shrubs, etc. If interested, contact Jeff Scott at 613-282-1061, or jeff.scott@xplornet.com. | ||
| Reduced rate for Canada Blooms Pavilion New this year, Canada Blooms (Mar. 18-22) presents the Canada Blooms Pavilion, the ideal venue for small, intimate gatherings or large corporate functions in the midst of the Canada Blooms gardens. Canada Blooms partners (founding organizations, sponsors and exhibitors) can take advantage of the pavilion at a reduced rate of $2,500. For more information visit http://www.canadablooms.com/site/visit/pavilion.htm. | ||
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