| Waterloo Chapter this week To see upcoming Waterloo Chapter news and events, click here | ||
| Golf tournament cancelled The Waterloo Chapter’s golf tournament has unfortunately been cancelled for this year. It had been re-scheduled to Wed., Sept. 23, at the Grand Valley Golf Course, 1910 Roseville Road (Regional Road 46) in Cambridge. For further information, contact Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354, email, ssmith@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| LO this week | ||
| Prosperity Partners schedule ready The introductory Prosperity Partnership seminars will get you started on the road to success. This program is intended to help green industry members clarify what they excel at, and what components of their business needs attention and improvement. A seminar workbook will be provided. Cost of workshop includes lunch. If you have questions regarding this program, contact Sally Harvey at sharvey@landscapeontario.com. To see the complete schedule of Prosperity Partners events click here. | ||
| Fall seminars announced Sign up today for these great training opportunities, designed specifically for your industry. Do it very soon, as seminars fill up fast! Topics range from salt use, turf, landscape design project estimating, budgeting and much, much more. To see the list of seminars, click here. | ||
| September Horticulture Review online Simply click here to read the September issue of Horticulture Review with columns and articles covering the London chapter garden tour, the Toronto chapter slow-pitch tournament, LO trial gardens’ open house and much more. If you find this format just as useful and enjoyable as your printed Horticulture Review, you may opt to receive the electronic version only, thus conserving the resources required to print and mail your issues. Also, add as many employees or associates to HR’s electronic mailing list as you wish. If you prefer the online version, e-mail stherrien@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| World Green Roof Congress In partnership with the City of Toronto and the World Green Roof Infrastructure Network, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has announced the inaugural CitiesAlive World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress, taking place at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto, from Oct. 19 to 21. The website is www.citiesalive.org. | ||
| Garden & Floral Expo has great opportunities Three of the most dynamic speakers in the retail industry will gather in one place on Oct. 19. Tom Shay, Kip Creel and Jeff Morey will all be part of the Garden Centre Symposium which leads off the 10th annual Garden & Floral Expo at the Toronto Congress Centre. As well, the annual expo will feature the designer breakfast and interior breakfast, both on Oct. 20. Go to www.gardenexpo.ca to find out more about these great opportunities. | ||
| “Great Time for Business” webinar The next webinar from Jim Paluch, is entitled Great Time for Business. A fantastic agenda and line-up of speakers are available to those registered for the Sept. 17 webinar that begins at 4:00 p.m. LO members may register for this free webinar by clicking here. Upcoming webinars are: Financial Awareness Wins on Nov. 19, and Tenacity to Finish Strong on Dec. 17. | ||
| LO and the CFL Don’t miss out on Landscape Ontario Day at the Rogers Centre on Oct. 23, when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the Toronto Argonauts. Join LO members on the field in the fan tunnel to meet and greet CFL stars. Busing will be running for Waterloo and Golden Horseshoe chapters for $25, while tickets to the game are $22. Bus packages are available from the following LO chapters: Golden Horseshoe, Waterloo and Durham. Contact Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354, or email ssmith@landscapeontario.com. Tickets are on sale at www.locc.ca. You may also download the flyer. Each Chapter is encouraged to do some fundraising and extra offers, such as prizes on the bus. | ||
| Job board at Garden & Floral Expo Employers and employees are invited to post job opportunities and resumes on LO’s Employment Board at Garden & Floral Expo. Only Active, Interim and Associate LO members are permitted to post help wanted ads. For employment ad guidelines, please click here. Ads and resumes are to be submitted to Rachel Burt by Oct. 16 to be eligible for posting on the board. Opportunities can also be posted for free on LO’s Online Job Board. Visit www.locc.ca and follow the instructions. All Internet postings expire after one month. Contact Rachel Burt at rachelb@landscapeontario.com for details. | ||
| Sponsorship opportunities available for lecture series Each year, Landscape Ontario’s Contractors’ Group invites landscape architects, designers, contractors and other industry professionals for an evening of sharing information and exchanging ideas with colleagues. Right now, and until Sept. 25, sponsorship opportunities are available for this event that will be held in conjunction with Industry Night at Canada Blooms on Mar. 18, 2010. Contact Kristen McIntyre at 905-875-1805, ext. 321, or kristenm@landscapeontario.com no later than Sept. 25. | ||
| Allan Dennis Editor, Landscape Ontario 905-875-1805, ext 320 adennis@landscapeontario.com www.horttrades.com To unsubscribe to this email, please click here. | ||
