| Waterloo Chapter this week To see upcoming Waterloo Chapter news and events, click here | ||
| Waterloo business meeting, Oct. 29 Join the chapter at Knights of Columbus Hall, Waterloo, as members welcome Mark Bradley from the Beach Gardener and the Landscape Management Network, who will conduct a seminar entitled ‘Planning for Profit,’ from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The hall is located at 145 Dearborn Place in Waterloo. Tickets for the Oct. 29 event are $25, and available online at www.locc.ca. Lunch is included. For further information, contact Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354, email,ssmith@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Waterloo Chapter meeting, Nov. 4 Join chapter members on Nov. 4 for Snow Night, to welcome representatives from SIMA. The meeting will focus entirely on issues relating to snow. It takes place at Knights of Columbus Hall, 145 Dearborn Place, Waterloo, from 7 to 9 p.m. For further information, contact Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354, email, ssmith@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Fall Freeze-up, Nov. 20 The 30th annual Waterloo Chapter’s Fall Freeze-up dinner and dance wraps up the season on Nov. 20. The fun-filled event will be held at Golf Steak House and Seafood at 598 Lancaster St. W. in Kitchener. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $140 per couple, and there will be no ticket sales at the door. For information, or to purchase tickets, click here. For further information, contact Cheryl Brown at cheryl@tsbenefits.net. | ||
| LO this week | ||
| Take the LO survey A survey of LO members is currently underway until Oct. 16. To take part go to www.horttrades.com and look for the flash card on right side of the page. Click on the icon to take the survey that should take less than five minutes to complete. Each member who completes the survey is entered into a draw for a free full conference pass to Congress, valued at $150, and a chance to win a free educational course for you or your employee for the coming season. | ||
| October Horticulture Review online Simply click here to read the October issue of Horticulture Review with columns and articles covering the Growers’ Auction, the best-ever LO Snow and Ice Symposium, the exciting new project to green Ontario’s highways 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 to receive the online version only, email alindsay@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Great opportunities at Garden & Floral Expo 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. The annual expo will also feature the designer breakfast and interior breakfast, both on Oct. 20. Go to www.gardenexpo.ca to find out more about these great opportunities. | ||
| Seize control of your operating budget Next year’s plans start today. Don’t let another year slip by. Landscape Ontario and Landscape Management Network present an intense three-day workshop, at LO Home Office in Milton, designed for owners and financial managers. Come prepared with basic financial statements from your company. Leave with a vision, a plan, and a financial budget, pricing, and operating system designed for your company with your numbers. For more information on the workshop, see www.landscapemanagementnetwork.com. The cost for LO members is $100, while non-members pay $170. The three-day sessions begin Nov. 9, with new sessions each week until mid-Dec. To register, go to Landscape Ontario’s Fall Seminars. For more information about the workshop, go to Landscape Management Network and click Workshops. | ||
| Green Tech Force champions technology To help retailers enhance customer relations and increase customer response speed, Garden & Floral Expo is launching the Green Tech Force, a showcase of experienced technology experts, vendors and consultants. Across Canada, retailers are recognizing that technology facilitates their business communication. At Garden & Floral Expo, they will discover communication tools and vendors who are on the cutting edge. The Green Tech Force experts will answer questions, host mini-workshops and demonstrate a variety of technology tools related to IT training, website management, email newsletters, wireless POS, etc. www.gardenexpo.ca | ||
| Prosperity Partners schedule ready The introductory Prosperity Partnership seminars will get you started on to 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. Don’t wait, 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. | ||
| Time running out to buy football tickets Time is running out to purchase your ticket to 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. Anyone interested in attending the event has until Oct. 16 to purchase tickets. Buses will run out of Waterloo and Golden Horseshoe for $25, while tickets to the game are $22. 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. | ||
| 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. Advertisements 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. Questions? Contact Rachel Burt at rachelb@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Safety Groups 2010 The Safety Groups Program (SGP) is a five-year voluntary program of the WSIB that rewards firms that implement effective health and safety and return to work measures into daily business. At the beginning of each year, your firm selects five safety elements that it will initiate or improve upon from the Safety Groups’ Achievement List provided by the WSIB. Your firm will learn how to implement these initiatives through attending five meetings, sharing ideas and pooling resources. At the end of the year, your group can receive a rebate based on the entire group’s success in implementing the selected safety elements. The fee is $175 per firm for the year, with a maximum of 25 participants. For more information on the 2010 program, click here. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Allan Dennis Editor, Landscape Ontario 905-875-1805, ext 320 adennis@landscapeontario.com www.horttrades.com To unsubscribe to this email, please click here. | ||
