| Waterloo Chapter this week To see upcoming Waterloo Chapter news and events, click here | ||
| Skills Canada looking for volunteers Industry volunteers are needed to help with the landscape gardening component at the largest skilled trades competition in Canada. This year the 20th annual event will take place in Waterloo from May 1 to 5. All spectator events are hosted at the RIM Park and Manulife Financial Sportsplex, Waterloo. To find out more about the event click here. | ||
| LO this week | ||
| Evaluate your environmental practices Green industry members can now take part in a short self-assessment survey to see how their environmental practices measure up. Created by Landscape Ontario’s Environmental Stewardship Committee, the online survey was launched to green industry associations across Canada on Earth Day, April 22. An online scorecard measures the impact on air quality, waste management, water stewardship, greening offices and use of horticultural best practices within areas of practice (landscape design, maintenance, retail, snow and ice management, irrigation, etc.) The survey is quick to use; it will take approximately 10 minutes to fill out. After taking the survey, your comments are welcomed, and will be used to improve future versions of the green industry environmental scorecard. Click here to access LO’s new Environmental Stewardship Survey. Comments are welcomed to environment@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Green for Life: Are you on board? LO’s branding initiative, Green for Life, is successful beyond expectations. Are you using the new logos? Have you received all the FREE GFL stickers? Is your member profile updated on the stunning new www.landscapeontario.com website, complete with photos and your company logo? Get on board the most exciting green industry promotion ever! Start by clicking here. | ||
| Second budget workshop offered Registrations for a free budget workshop by LO member Mark Bradley of the Beach Gardener filled to capacity so quickly that a second workshop was required on the same day, Wed., Apr. 29. If enough people are interested, the second workshop will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Landscape Ontario home office in Milton. The workshop will help to counteract pervasive and crippling economic fear and negativity through positive, proactive and practical action. We only have room for about 60, so RSVP your attendance simply by sending an e-mail to kpugliese@landscapeontario.com. | ||
| Waterloo hosting salt conference The 1st International Conference on Urban Drainage and Road Salt Management in Cold Climates will take place on May 25 to 27, at the University of Waterloo. To register online click here. | ||
| Promote tax credit to your customers Landscape Ontario has created a pamphlet to help members communicate details of the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) to homeowners. Just in time for Canada Blooms, thousands of the brochures were handed out to consumers during the show. The response was tremendous as the public grabbed up the information, many saying they had no idea landscaping qualified for the tax credit. You may download a copy of the brochure to hand out to the public. To download click here. There are also print-ready posters developed by CNLA that can be printed 20 x 30 inches. Click here to download HRTC Poster English Version Click here to download HRTC Poster French Version | ||
| Order reusable bags for garden centres CNLA’s Garden Centres Canada committee has developed a reusable bag program for garden centre members across Canada. The program allows garden centres to purchase reusable fabric bags at a discounted rate, with GCC/CNLA/provincial association messaging on the bag. A minimum of 10,000 bags must be ordered so that GCC members receive the special price of 99 cents per bag. If this minimum order is not received, the program will not go ahead. The deadline has been extended to Wed., Apr. 29. For more information, contact Rebecca at 1-866-383-4711, or by email at rebecca@canadanursery.com. | ||
| Interiorscape group plans breakfast workshops The interiorscape sector group of Landscape Ontario is offering a series of hands-on introductory workshops for technicians involved in the care and maintenance of interior landscape plants. Start off your day with a sponsored breakfast, followed by an interactive workshop session led by qualified instructors. These workshops will introduce participants to topics required for the Certified Horticultural Technician [(CHT) – Interior] exam. The first workshop, Introduction to Pruning is scheduled for Wed., May 13, at LO’s head office in Milton from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Dates and location are undetermined for two other planned workshops, Introduction to Plant Identification and Introduction to Watering and Subirrigation. To register, click here. | ||
| Allan Dennis Editor, Landscape Ontario 905-875-1805, ext 320 adennis@landscapeontario.com www.horttrades.com To unsubscribe to this email, please click here. | ||
