Toronto this week: Oct. 12, 2011

Toronto Chapter this week
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Free snow and ice education and barbecue, Oct. 14
Come out and learn how to provide better snow and ice management while using less salt. Representatives from Smart about Salt, The Weather Network, Geomelt, Epoke Salters and Landscape Ontario will be on hand, as well as live demonstrations using liquids. Free lunch will be provided. The event runs from 11 – 2 p.m. at BP Landscaping, 12520 Dixie Rd., Caledon.

Job fair in Newmarket, Oct. 27
Sir William Mulock
Secondary School will host Newmarket’s annual Post Secondary
Destinations Fair, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Companies, or organizations that promote careers in
landscaping and horticulture to recent or potential high school
graduates are asked to contact Jason Roberts at 906-967-1045, ext. 191,
or jason.roberts@yrdsb.edu.on.ca.

Toronto Chapter meeting, Nov. 3

A round table-discussion concerning industry issues will take place at
the November chapter meeting, at the Latvian Centre, 4 Credit Union
Drive, Toronto. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and will go to 9. For more
information, contact Helen Hassard at hhassard@landscapeontario.com.

Schools hosting careers in landscaping night

Alexander Mackenzie High School in Richmond Hill, in collaboration with Stephen Lewis
S.S., Westmount Collegiate Institute and Maple H.S., will host its
annual post-secondary evening on Nov. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. Companies, or
organizations that promote careers in landscaping and horticulture to
recent or potential high school graduates are asked to contact Brian
Weinstock at 905-417-9444, ext. 155, or brian.weinstock@yrdsb.edu.on.ca.

Career fair
at Mississauga school
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Mississauga is hosting a career
fair, on Nov. 2. The event offers each business a table to
contain information and props. Students from grades 10 to 12 will visit
the tables to see what interests them for their future and speak with
each business. The event begins with breakfast at 7:30, and student
visitation from 8:30 to 11 a.m. For more information contact Joanne
Rooke at 905-820-3900, ext. 70220, or 905-867-4823.

LO this week

Don’t miss Expo 2011

Register now for Expo 2011, Wed., Oct. 19 and Thurs., Oct.
20, at the Toronto Congress Centre. Don’t miss out on Canada’s largest
trade show for independent garden centres, florists, greenhouse and
nursery growers, landscape designers and more. Expo provides great education
opportunities, new products, the latest trends, and a chance to meet the movers and
shakers in the industry. To register go to Expo 2011.

Downy mildew observed on impatiens

A number of contractors were frustrated with impatiens dying out in the
landscape this summer (See Horticulture Review, October 2011). The issue prompted Ball
Horticultural Company to issue an alert to the landscape trade. For more information on the issue go to impatiens.

Landscape Industry Certified tests

On Oct. 24 (practical) and Oct. 25 (written), we will
test at the LO home office in Milton, so register now to save your
spot. To find out more or register, go to Industry
Certified. Already Certified? Volunteer to judge at the event, because
you need
CEUs to remain Certified! Contact Rachel Cerelli for more
information.

Expo featuring floral and
fashion show

Join Expo 2011 for a fabulous floral design and fashion show on Wed.,
Oct. 19, hosted by Canadian Academy of Floral Art. The next day applaud the award-winning
towns and cities from across Ontario, when Communities in Blooms — Ontario hands out its annual awards. All this,
and much more, is at Expo 2011! REGISTER TODAY.

Fall seminar series
Need some design motivation or empowerment? This week’s featured seminar is CLD Equipped to Design, Nov. 10. This seminar is geared for
all landscape designers. Topics include design fee structures, design
contracts, design inspiration, design principles, CLD preparation and
drawing components, including Dynascape and Sketchup.

Sales vs. Marketing: What is the Difference? Nov. 7
Chainsaw Training, Nov. 7 and 8

Building Your Prosperity, Nov. 9
Rain Gardens, Nov. 17
NEW! Intro Sage Simply Accounting, Nov. 21
NEW! WSIB Claims Management Tips, Nov. 22
NEW! Rapport and Relationship Building, Nov. 23
Risk Management & the Law in Construction: Avoiding Problems and Getting Paid, Nov. 25
Dry Stone Walling 101, Nov. 28 and 29
NEW! Envirobond Certified Installer, Nov. 29
NEW! Close the Sale! Dec.5
Building Your Prosperity, Dec. 7
Great Landscape Contractors, Great Landscape Businesses, Dec. 12 and 13

Time to join a Safety Group

The 2012 Safety Groups Program helps industry firms develop a Ministry
of Labour compliant safety program for their workplaces. Firms will
select five WSIB safety elements at the start of the year, and then
initiate or improve upon them by attending at least three compulsory
meetings. Working with other members, the initiatives are put in place
by the end of the year. Along with an improved safety record, there are
financial benefits in the form of rebates from WSIB. For more details
and to participate in the 2012 program, go to Safety Groups.

Blitz checking protective equipment

The Ministry of Labour is conducting in October a blitz of workplaces,
focusing on the policies and correct wearing and use of personal
protective equipment. Personal protective equipment can include eye,
foot, head, hearing or skin protection. For more information on the
ministry’s guidelines, go to protective equipment.

Tree risk assessment course

Urban Forest Innovative Solutions is hosting the PNW-ISA Tree Risk
Assessment Course again this fall. Instructor Dr. Julian Dunster will
lead this two-day event at the Cawthra Estate in Mississauga on Oct. 27
and 28. Course attendance and successful completion of the written exam,
earns participating Certified Arborists and Registered Professional
Foresters the PNW-ISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor qualification.
Participation also earns the attendee 10 ISA CEUs. This is a limited
course with room for 17 attendees, so register soon. For more
information, the course brochure and online payment visit Trees, or call 905-274-1022.

TBG hosts urban trees event

Two days of inspiring speakers, plus an optional one-day tour of parts
of Toronto’s urban forest are highlights in a program entitled,
Spreading Roots: Working Together to Protect our Urban Trees. In
parrtnership, with Ontario Urban Forest Council, Toronto Botanical
Gardens will host the event on Nov. 3 and 4. To find more information on
the event, or to register go to Spreading Roots.

Argos offer discount to LO members
The Toronto Argonauts have created a discount offer for Landscape
Ontario members. Various price levels are available. To see more info on
the program, or to order tickets, go to
Argonauts.

Plant Propagators Society meets, Oct. 19 to 22

Anyone interested in ornamental plant production will want to attend the Eastern
Region International Plant Propagators Society conference in
Louisville, Ky. This plant production conference includes talks, tours,
plant auctions, and a chance to talk one-on-one with key plant industry
professionals. To view the conference program, or to register, go to
Plant Propagators.

Students asked to create landscape design from tires

Ontario Tire Stewardship registrations for the 2011 OTS
Student Design Challenge have been extended to Oct. 31. The event is a chance to dream
up creative uses for recycled tire products to meet real world design
challenges that could earn a scholarship and chance to implement a
winning landscape design at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works. Deadline
for project submission is Nov. 21. It is open to students of landscape
architecture and related disciplines currently attending a
post-secondary institution in Ontario. Visit OTS Student Design Challenge to learn
more.

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