January 2020

Previous Issues
President's Message

Opportunities are ours for the taking

By Dave Wright
Building on our legacy to ensure a prosperous future.
Feature

Dave Wright is the new president of Landscape Ontario

Meet Landscape Ontario's current president.

Will climate change affect the future of your company?

By Cassandra Garrard
Fusion Landscape Professional program is here to help and is now offered across the province to all green industry pros.
Association News

Educators connect to engage youth

Educators express interest in connecting youth with landscape horticulture professionals.

Growers gather for annual fall dinner

Fall Dinner Meeting held Nov. 26 at Piper’s Heath Golf Course in Milton, Ont.

Georgian Lakelands celebrates best suppliers and members of 2019

Largest crowd ever gathers to celebrate excellence within the chapter.

Growers Short Course to focus on marketing and proven production practices

2020 education and learning event to be held Feb. 5.

Lunch and learn at 2020 grounds management lecture

Feb. 20 event to be held at association’s office and training facility in Milton, Ont.
Volunteer Profile

Brian Cocks offers real-world experience to students

Show Committee member works closely with students.
Professional News

Royal Botanical Gardens reveals long-term master plan design concept

Unique site contains the highest concentration of wild plants in the country.

Utility damage costs Canada $1 billion annually

Data shows contributing factors leading to damages of underground utilities.

WSIB launches new Health and Safety Excellence program

Program helps businesses to earn rebates.

Donations required to help keep Toronto gardens free for all

Fundraising makes up a major part of facility's annual budget.

2020 Damage Prevention Symposium announced

Annual event attracts over 250 damage prevention management professionals and decision-makers from across Ontario.
Executive Desk

Ways to help minimize the insurance crisis

By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
And update and resources for snow removal contractors.
Public Relations

2020 vision

By Denis Flanagan CLD
Some statistics and trends that you can leverage this coming year.
Slip And Fall

Changing monetary limits will impact slip and fall cases

By Visnja Jovanovic
Major reforms to Small Claims and Simplified Procedure kick in Jan. 1, 2020.
Membership

Creating culture

By Myscha Stafford
Learn from some of the best ranked companies in the world for employee satisfaction.
Prosperity Partners

The Boom-X Paradigm shift

By Jacki Hart CLM
Gone are the days of hiring labourers and treating them as such.
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