Landscape Ontario Magazine - Landscape Ontario

February 2015

Previous Issues

President's Message

Hire slowly

By Dave Braun

Have you ever hired the wrong person? Learn from your mistakes.

Feature

Trade show to conferences, Congress 2015 was a winner

Surveys show that the majority of those who attend Congress, do so to gain product knowledge, network with peers and learn about industry trends.

Special awards honour those with outstanding contributions

More than 600 industry professionals took in the always-impressive Awards of Excellence ceremony, where the best in the business were honoured for their work.

Congress announces best booth winners

With nearly 600 exhibitors on the floor at Congress 2015, judges had a difficult decision to choose this year’s best booth award winners.

Congress 2015 thanks all our sponsors and volunteers

Our appreciation and thank you to the following sponsors and volunteers.

LO Canada Blooms exercise garden also has a social conscience

By Shawn Gallaugher

Landscape Ontario’s Otium Outdoor Exercise Garden at Canada Blooms will demonstrate several levels of social responsibility.

Letter To The Editor

Letter to the editor

By Monica van Maris

I would like to thank the IPM committee and all who were involved in giving me such a prestigious award on this 50th anniversary. It was a great surprise and shock.

Association News

Windsor wins Chapter Challenge

The race among the nine Chapters that make up Landscape Ontario to increase membership was a photo finish.

Shuttleworth promotes Code of Conduct

Landscape Ontario Honorary Life Member Gord Shuttleworth says every organization needs a code by which to operate.

Listening Tour announced at AGM

Engaged members of Landscape Ontario gathered for the association’s Annual General Meeting on Jan. 7.

In Memoriam — Joan Intven

Joan Intven passed away peacefully on January 9, 2015 in her 95th year, surrounded by her loving family.

Chapter welcomes LO members to Ski and Spa Day

Landscape Ontario 2015 Ski and Spa Day is set to go for Feb. 26 at the Craigleith Ski Club and the Scandinave Spa at Blue Mountain.

Upper Canada Chapter hosting annual squash tournament

Join fellow LO members at Boyd’s Gym, 8 Trenton St., Trenton, on Feb. 17, starting at 10 a.m. for a fun day of squash, entitled ‘I Was There IV.’

Special Section

2015 Awards of Excellence winners

Landscape Ontario salutes green industry excellence, recognizing the year’s best construction, design and maintenance work.

Industry News

Garden Tourism Conference in Toronto

Excitement is mounting as delegates plan to come together for the North American Garden Tourism Conference at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto from March 16 to 18.

Report on Kemptville College pleases Task Force

Kemptville’s agricultural college should be handed over to North Grenville to run as a multipurpose community hub, according to provincial government advisor Lyle Vanclief.

Video series highlights green infrastructure

Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition (GIO) has released a new series of short videos on green infrastructure.

Helping workers get back to work

It only took a split second.

Canada Apprentice Loan now available

The Canada Apprentice Loan is an initiative of the Government of Canada to help complete an apprenticeship in a designated Red Seal trade.

Executive Desk

Congress: An inspiring start to 2015

By Tony DiGiovanni CHT

This month I would like to give over my space to Jason Bouwman, founder of Compass Creative in Stoney Creek.

Membership

Using your resources: Online member profiles

By Myscha Stafford

I hope you all had as wonderful an experience at Congress, as I did. I would define the show as ‘wow.’

Prosperity Partners

Peers share top five business concerns

By Jacki Hart CLM

On Warm Up Monday at Congress, Tim Kearney CLP and I delivered a session to launch the Peer to Peer Network.

Public Relations

A healthy industry

By Denis Flanagan CLD

United Nations has declared 2015 The International Year of Soil, in an attempt to raise awareness and promote more sustainable use of this critical resource.