Green Industry NewsMay-June 2011 Vol 20 Issue 4

Whatrsquos insidebull CFIA updatesbull Off-continent

export markets developments

bull National Awards of Excellence is growing

bull National Plastics Recycling Event

bull Industry loses two dedicated members

The Underground World and what lies beneath

Stewart Brothers steps into the future

Arbor Day celebrations

Landscape Alberta reminds CNLA members Keep everyone safe and infrastructure connect-ed by following ground disturbance and buried utility damage prevention Best Practices

All cities have comprehensive and complex under-ground infrastructure providing essential goods and services Each year there are numerous instances where the integrity of this infrastructure is jeopardized by improperly conducted ground disturbances Failure to Call Before You Dig to have buried facilities identi-fied and their locations marked prior to disturbing the ground is the most frequent cause of buried facility damages The consequences of damage to buried facilities can include service disruptions en-vironmental contamination property

damage personal injury and

death

Before You DigWhatever the project keep everyone safe by calling your local

One Call Centre at least three days in advance to learn the exact location of pipelines and

other underground utility installations on your prop-erty You will avoid costly repairs and interruption of vital services that can occur as a result of a line strike

Before You BuildIn Canada for development within 200 metres of a pipeline or within 750 metres of compressor stations please contact TransCanadarsquos agent Lehman amp Associ-ates at 1-866-602-0663 This includes but is not lim-ited to permanent buildings and accessory structures such as pools sheds parking lots decks greenhouses garages and fences

Location of PipelinesTransCanada uses a variety of markers and signs along the Right of Way (RoW) to clearly mark the general location of our pipelines However pipeline markers should not be relied on for the exact location path or depth since pipelines are buried underground at vary-ing depths and the exact depth of cover can only be accurately determined by a TransCanada representa-tive For this reason certain activities such as erect-ing structures and planting trees within the RoW are restricted until authorized by TransCanada

Please call your local One Call Centre and TransCana-da will send a representative to your proposed excava-tion site to mark buried utilities at no cost to youBritish Columbia 1-800-474-6886 wwwbconecallbccaAlberta 1-800-242-3447 wwwalberta1callcomSaskatchewan 1-866-82-4888 wwwsask1stcallcomManitoba 1-800-827-5094 wwwcallb4udigmbcaOntario 1-800-400-2255 wwwon1callcomQueacutebec 1-800-663-9228 wwwinfo-excom

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prevent future problems with installing or building your designs For the landscape industry whether you are a hardscape or irrigation installer a maintenance company or an arborist mdash knowing where the utilities are and what you are responsible for is es-sential due diligence

A mistake you make in not calling for locates could end in a serious injury or worse a fatality Good news travels fast but bad news travels faster It only takes one accident and your insurance coverage could go up or you could end up with insurance problems because you didnrsquot take the necessary steps in due diligence to keep everyone safe At the end of the day we want everyone to go home in the same way they left their family and friends in the same way they left that morning

The Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) is where we as an industry have input in the development of best practices and regula-tions We also have the opportunity to forge a working relationship with a group that may be unaware of our presence I encour-age all provinces who have yet to have an industry representative on their provincial Common Ground Alliance to ldquodig inrdquo (but call first) get involved and get a volunteer member involved in your local Common Ground Alliance Attending the WEI Confer-ence made me clearly see that the utility organizations do value our opinion and we have much to learn and benefit from work-ing together as we collectively strive for a better safer industry

The CCGA (wwwcanadiancgacom) is the voice of Canadarsquos Regional Partner Com-mon Ground Alliances dedicated to working toward damage prevention solutions that will benefit all Canadians Their mission ldquoThrough shared responsibility among all stakeholders the CCGA works to reduce damages to underground infrastructure mdash ensuring public safety environmental protec-tion and the integrity of services by promot-ing effective damage prevention practicesrdquo

For more information on the Canadian Common Ground Alliance and to find a chapter in your province visit the website or contact Brian Ramor at thinkgreentelusnet Mike Sullivan Chair Canadian Common Ground Alliance at msullivancanadiancgacom or Liz Klose Landscape Priorities Manager at lizcanadanurserycom

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EXECUTIVE BOARD President Bill Stensson - ON Past President Cary van Zanten - BC First Vice President Christine LeVatte CLP - NS Second Vice President Rene Thiebaud CLP - ON Treasurer Bruce Hunter CLT CLD CLP - BC

DIRECTORS LNS Representative Robin Godfrey - NS LOHTA Representative Gerald Boot CLP - ON Insurance Chair BCLNA Representative Michael Kato - BC HR Chair Harold Deenen CLP - ON Environment Chair Bill Hardy CLP - BC Research Chair Michel Touchette - MB Government Relations Michael Murray - NL AQPP Representative Pierre Lavalleacutee - QC Planning amp Government Bruce McTavish - BC NAPPO Chair LNB Representative Darrell Nameth CLP - NB Member Services Chair Garden Centre Canada Chair Anthony OrsquoNeill - NL Certification Chair Cable Baker CLT CLP - BC Landscape Canada Chair Phil Paxton CLT CLP - AB LANTA Representative LM Representative Owen Vanstone - MB Growers Canada Chair LNL Representative Doreen Layman - NL SNLA Representative Aaron Krahn - SK

STAFF Executive Director Victor Santacruz CAE CLP victorcanadanurserycom Member Services Manager Joseph Salemi CAE josephcanadanurserycom Professional and Business Joel Beatson CAE CLP Development Manager joelcanadanurserycom Manager of Provincial Relations Rebecca Doutre CAE rebeccacanadanurserycom Growers Manager Rita Weerdenburg ritacanadanurserycom Landscape Priorities Manager Liz Klose BSc (Agr) CLP lizcanadanurserycom Retail Priorities Manager Renata Triveri renatacanadanurserycom Certification Services Julia Ricottone EPt juliacanadanurserycom Minor UseIPM Co-ordinator Peter Isaacson BSc MPM petercanadanurserycom Provincial Relations Co-ordinator Michelle Brown michellecanadanurserycom Communications Co-ordinator Kim Burton kimcanadanurserycom Executive Assistant Cheryl Gall cherylcanadanurserycom Administrative Assistant Barbara Blackadar barbaracanadanurserycom

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Underground World what lies beneath ConTriBUTeD BY Brian ramor CLT Think Green LanDsCaPinG VanCoUVer BC

Brian is a member of BCLNA Landscape Canada Committee and BC Common Ground Alliance and newly appointed Canadian Common Ground Alliance CNLA Liaison Last month Brian received in invitation by FortisBC (wwwfortisca) to represent the landscape sector at the Western Energy Institute (wwwwesternenergymem-bersorg) Conference in California

Being involved in the diggingground dis-turbance community today means knowing what is under the ground My involvement with the Common Ground Alliance has made me aware of the numerous steps required to keep me my employees company custom-ers and the general public SAFE If you are reading this article and you donrsquot think this applies to you you are wrong Read on

For many years if I was digging a hole or performing some type of ground distur-bance I did so with no phone call no maps no worries Well no more I now know that it was a very a dangerous and wrong thing to do I was very lucky that I did not hurt anyone or damage any underground infrastructure Knowing what lies beneath is critically important and seriously impacts ALL areas of our industry

If you are a grower you probably have buried cables and conduits running to greenhouses outbuildings barns or several residences of your property You might even have a high pressure transmission pipeline running through your acreage If you are a retailer selling large trees and shrubs you need to alert your customers to lsquoCall Before You Digrsquo Buried utilities need to be located and marked before planting Providing them with information of who to call before plant-ing that large calliper tree you sold to them will ensure that these customers are around to return to your business

For architects and designers the design process begins with determining what utilities lie beneath the ground Calling for underground infrastructure information can

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award to honour michael haberl srThe LANTA Board has approved the estab-lishment of an award in the memory Mike Haberl Sr who passed away suddenly on

April 22 2011 The award will be called the lsquoMike Haberl Sr Land-scape Industry Certified Awardrsquo chosen because Mike championed the development of certifi-cation in Alberta which continues to grow thanks to his vision and

perseverance The recipient of the Award will be the person who obtains the best score in the Landscape Industry Certified test for a particular year

Mike had a passion for gardening and the landscape industry Despite a successful nursery in Montreal Mike decided to move west in 1979 to Calgary with his young family to start a new life The first years saw Mike branding and selling landscape products and services throughout western Canada until the spring of 1989 when he started Prestige Landscape MaintenanceMike was LANTA President in 1992 and 1993 and served as chair of a number of committees including the Landscape Con-tractors Group and the Southern Chapter He was also the associationrsquos representative to the CNLA for many years

Mikersquos dedication for the industry was unprecedented he believed that in order to have a vibrant industry it needed a strong trade association and he exempli-fied leadership to make that happen His can-do attitude was infectious not only for those around him but also his family with his son Mike Jr following in his footsteps to become an industry leader Mike Sr retired a few years ago but his legacy is forever

Dr Leslie LakingDr Leslie Laking died peacefully on Saturday April 16 2011 Dr Laking spent the majority of his career as the longest-serving director of the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) wwwrbgca in Hamilton

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ontario from 1954 to 1981 The Laking Garden at RBG is named after Leslie and his wife Barbara both trained horticultur-ists and avid gardeners He was appointed honorary president of the Auxiliary and Director Emeritus after his retirement An Order of Canada recipient he was also awarded honorary doctorates from McMas-ter University and the University of Guelph and was presented with the Lawson Medal the highest honour of the Canadian Botani-cal Association In 2006 he authored Love Sweat and Soil A History of Royal Botanical Gardens from 1930 to 1981

Dennis Eveleigh BSc Assistant Taxonomist and Instructor Niagara Parks Botanical Gar-dens and School of Horticulture formerly of RBG remembers Dr Laking as ldquoa gentle humble and very horticulturally knowl-edgeable man In 1954 the RBG Director resigned and Laking was the only person on RBGrsquos staff close to being qualified He had been trained at RBG Kew in Britian (one of the first Canadians to be enrolled) and had completed his BSc (Agr) in Horticulture at the University of Guelph The Board of Di-rectors decided to give Leslie a try at being Director and the rest is historyrdquo

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and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

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INDUSTRY NEWS

stewart Brothers prepares for the futureStewart Brothers Nurseries one of the oldest operating nurseries in Canada celebrates their 100th anniversary this year while preparing for the future with new technology to ensure its continued success

ldquoAs part of the Stewart Brothersrsquo goal and initiative to remain a leader in the nursery industry in Western Canada we have started to test pilot and explore a phased-in implementation of a new technology available for tree nursery inventory managementrdquo said Sandra Bjamason Advisory Board Chair Stewart Brothers Nurseries

Stewart Brothers is starting to test pilot and use HisTREEnetrsquos Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to tag its trees which once fully implemented will give the nursery real-time inven-tory management at all three of its nursery locations

By tagging trees with unique RFID tags a variety of information can be recorded and tracked The HisTREEnet system uses RFID tags wireless mobile data collectors and an industry-wide online tree archive The system allows nurseries to manage and maintain inventory levels and record and archive maintenance or grow-ing activities including watering fertilizing complete with blends pruning callipering of trees tree species information and dig-ging dates Stewart Brothers is starting to ship trees for the 2011 season with the RFID tags attached

ldquoAs a Clean Plants Certified nursery invento-ry control and accountability are important factors for Stewart Brothersrdquo said SandraOne of the challenges the nursery industry faces is traceability of products and supply chain visibility Historically as trees move from the nursery to industry suppliers to the end user valuable life cycle data is lost RFID tags will help address this problem

ldquoIf successful our partnership with HisTREEnet and implementation of their system will improve our ability to service our key customers including municipalities and large landscape companiesrdquo said Sandra ldquoOver time the adaption of the system by the various players in the industry will benefit not only the end-user but the industry as a wholerdquo Based on current plans Stewart Brothers is on track to become the first nursery in North America to be a ldquoTags On Trees as Leaving Gates (TOTAL G)rdquo nursery meaning each individual tree has its own RFID tag and is the first nursery in Canada to use HisTREEnetrsquos technology and sys-tems to aid in the management of the Clean Plants program

RFID tagged trees provide an industry-wide online tree archive

Wireless mobile data collectors assist in maintaining nursery inventory and maintenance of the trees

CnLa mixing it up with election candidatesThe Canadian Nursery Landscape Associa-tion (CNLA) urged members across the country to visit with the federal election candidates in their riding to introduce themselves and to provide the candidate with an understanding of the size and scope of the landscape horticulture industry locally and nationally CNLA provided a summary for stats and facts for the candi-date and a document containing talking points to stay on message CNLA helped co-ordinate several meetings across the country for members to meet and discuss the industry with their candidate

CNLA Communications Manager Joe Salemi took it a step further and entered the social media realm and engaged many candidates through Twitter Salemi was able to inform many candidates landscape hor-ticulture industry in Canada CNLA plans to engage the elected MPs across the country in various meetings with industry champi-ons to raise their awareness level and move forward with industry priorities

Follow Joe Salemi on Twitter salemijoe for industry related tweets

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and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

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bull Control the time of day or day of week that drivers can buy products and services

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Our Certification Chair Brent Ayles and I have just returned from the spring certifica-tion test in Truro at Aprilrsquos end The sun and the wind were both in attendance and all in all it was yet another fine day Thatrsquos not to say that all of the candidates were success-ful at all of their stations but rather the day itself was a success with camaraderie and co-operation being the order of the day Credit for this must go to the volunteers the staff of NSAC and of course the maestro herself Julia Ricottone

ASSOCIATION NEWS

atlantic provinces busy this spring BY JIM LANDRY

On Prince Edward Island everyone is set-tling into another busy season Landscape Horticulture has been designated there and the search is now on for journeypersons to come forward so we can indenture any new apprentices that make their intent know For the record indenturing is the linking up of apprentice and journeyperson or mentor and has very little to do with teeth Itrsquos very exciting to see how everyone is working hard to make this industry a career

ldquo The ef ciency of the Mulch-On-Demandtrade deck has saved us man hours And thatrsquos the name of the game in this businessrdquo Michael Currin

Greenscape Holly Springs NC

No more time spent blowing clippings Or putting

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INDUSTRY NEWS

national Plastics recycling Week

June 25 - July 3 2011Contact your local association

and get involved

continued on page 6

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The revolutionary STIHL 4-MIXTM engine

More power than a 2 stroke Less weight than a 4 stroke STIHLrsquos award-winning 4-MIXtrade engine gives you all this while running on standard 501 mixed fuel It offers reduced fuel consumption less noise

and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

a single-station card with a PIN for each driver that refuels

In addition to the PIN security feature the SuperPass card can help you to con-trol what where and when your drivers purchase saving you money and reducing misuse of the card You can also customize controls at any time using your SuperPass Online account This online account allows you to set up restrictions at your conve-nience for all drivers a single driver or a selection of drivers in the following waysbull Control the type of fuel you want your

drivers to purchasebull Prevent the purchase of certain types of

products and services such as tobacco and general merchandise

bull Control which locations your drivers can visit by province or down to the site address level

bull Set spend limits on fuels and non-fuel products

bull Control the time of day or day of week that drivers can buy products and services

In addition to security control and PIN protection SuperPass Online provides you with an opportunity to set up custom-ized reports that suit your needs You can get a statement summary and transaction details allowing you to make cost-effective decisions based on purchase data analysis-quickly and easily

The security features and report functions of the SuperPass program are unlike many other credit cards and it all adds up to cost savings and peace of mind

CNLA members save 24cent per litre Apply for a SuperPass Card today or for more information visit wwwcanadanurserycombenefits

Our Certification Chair Brent Ayles and I have just returned from the spring certifica-tion test in Truro at Aprilrsquos end The sun and the wind were both in attendance and all in all it was yet another fine day Thatrsquos not to say that all of the candidates were success-ful at all of their stations but rather the day itself was a success with camaraderie and co-operation being the order of the day Credit for this must go to the volunteers the staff of NSAC and of course the maestro herself Julia Ricottone

ASSOCIATION NEWS

atlantic provinces busy this spring BY JIM LANDRY

On Prince Edward Island everyone is set-tling into another busy season Landscape Horticulture has been designated there and the search is now on for journeypersons to come forward so we can indenture any new apprentices that make their intent know For the record indenturing is the linking up of apprentice and journeyperson or mentor and has very little to do with teeth Itrsquos very exciting to see how everyone is working hard to make this industry a career

ldquo The ef ciency of the Mulch-On-Demandtrade deck has saved us man hours And thatrsquos the name of the game in this businessrdquo Michael Currin

Greenscape Holly Springs NC

No more time spent blowing clippings Or putting

a mulching kit on or off With the Mulch-On-Demand

deck you can switch instantly from mulching to

side-discharging then back again without ever

leaving your seat Itrsquos available only on a ZTrak

PRO 900 To see how you can save time and money

with an MOD deck see your local John Deere

dealer today Accept Nothing Less

The ZTraktrade PRO 900 Series

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INDUSTRY NEWS

national Plastics recycling Week

June 25 - July 3 2011Contact your local association

and get involved

continued on page 6

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The revolutionary STIHL 4-MIXTM engine

More power than a 2 stroke Less weight than a 4 stroke STIHLrsquos award-winning 4-MIXtrade engine gives you all this while running on standard 501 mixed fuel It offers reduced fuel consumption less noise

and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

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choice for the next generation If you would like to see how the game of certification testing is played in the Atlantic Provinces the Atlantic Region Certification Committee invites you to go to httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=1BWoEOAlb4Q

LanTa helps out ronald mcDonald houses across albertaLandscape Alberta presented Ronald McDonald Houses of Alberta with $4400 This amount reflects two percent of pur-chases by LANTA members at Marks Work Wearhouse The program offers all LANTA members who present a discount card with 10 percent off their purchase Markrsquos then donates two percent of sales through this program to Ronald McDonald Houses of Alberta

Certification Cornercertifiedlandscape industry

Recently CertifiedEdwin Buitrago CLT ONJesse Carter CLT ABDoug Conrad CLT CLD CLP NSDany Dufour CLT SKGlenn Fraser CLT NBOwen Godbout CLT ABAdam Hatt CLT NSHeather Hunneman CLT ABNicole Hunneman CLT ABRyan Hyson CLT NSKim Kawaja CLT ABSean Lahey CLT NLPhil Lemme CLT NBJamie Lowe CLT NSCyndy MacCormac CLT PEMatt MacLeod CLT NBWade McArthur CLT ABCynthia Mercer CHT NBStewart Morrison CLT NSRachelle Quinn CLT ABLynn Rannankari CLT ABFrances Ross CLT ABRaymond Runka CLT ABKeely Runnalls CLT ABColin Upson CLT AB

as of May 24 2011

exchange of Young Landscape Gardeners

ASSOCIATION NEWS

This year nearly 200 places in 16 Euro-pean and five non-European countries are available and they include Australia New Zealand and Canada The European Land-scape Contractors Association has been promoting the European exchange of young landscape gardeners for many years In annual surveys among the members of the ELCA-Committee of Firms the ELCA locates companies that are prepared to employ young landscape gardeners from abroad for a certain period

After graduating young landscape garden-ers get the chance to expand their profes-sional experience and training abroad and in Europe This is made possible by qualified landscaping companies that are members of the ELCA-Committee of Firms The wide range of participating companies permits young landscape gardeners to set technical priorities regarding their interests (con-structing and maintaining gardens public parks paving work planting trees roof and faccedilade gardens biological engineer-ing work indoor gardens constructing golf courses and sports grounds) and to also

select a country on the basis of language competency and cultural interests

ELCA Training PassportTo promote the international exchange program the ELCA has been issuing training passports for landscape gardeners since 1985 The passport contains details on the vocational training and further training as well as the normal data about a person It is issued to young landscape gardeners who have graduated and are interested in expanding their professional qualifications while working abroad The passport was developed in cooperation with various EU committees It is issued free of charge to all landscape gardeners who have graduated

More information and a list of trainee vacancies can be obtained from Edda Burckhardt at the ELCA Office Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straszlige 4 53604 Bad Honnef Germany Telephone +49-2224 7707-20 Fax +49-2224 7707-77 E-mail eburckhardtelcainfowwwelcainfo

Landscape nL celebratesarbor Day on June 1stSince 2008 Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador (LNL) has been celebrating Arbor Day with tree plantings around the prov-ince In 2009 the Minister of Environment proclaimed June 1st as Arbor Day in the province with LNL planting a tree on Con-federation Hill as well as in all parts of NL with their members ldquoThis year LNL planted a Tilia (linden) on Confederation Hill with the Minister of Environment Ross Wisemanrdquo said LNL President Doreen Layman (Mr Turf-St Johnrsquos) ldquoIn addition LNL expanded our Arbor Day program to partner with lo-cal schools offering a poster contest where students were asked to portray the benefits of trees towards a healthy lifestyle for their families The two winning schools Morris Academy (Mount Pearl) and Mary Queen of Peace (St Johnrsquos) had trees planted at their schools with LNL members Thank you

to Sheridan Nurseries for donating three linden trees for the Arbor Day plantings

Members of LNL also took part in Arbor Day tree plantings around the province ldquoThis is a great opportunity for LNL to showcase the benefits of our industryrsquos products and services to the Environment mdash trees have many different environmental social and economic benefits that our com-munities can benefit fromrdquo said Layman

Participating LNL members include Daisy Design and the Town of Grand Bank Mur-rayrsquos Horticultural Services and the Town of Portugal Cove ndash St Philliprsquos Traverse Gardens and the Town of Flatrock OrsquoNeillrsquos Gardenland and the Town of Spaniardrsquos Bay CDrsquos Treersquos and the Town of Logy Bay Middle Cove and Outer Cove Balsom Gardens Ltd and the Town of Clarenville Thistlersquos Limited (The Greenhouse) and the Town of Little Rapids

Certification candidates gather with organizers at the Truro NS testing site in April 2011

atlantic provinces continued

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Garden Centres Corner

Get Ahead Stay Ahead In the nursery community therersquos one thing we can always count on change And with change comes infinite possibility Join your friends and fellow green industry professionals at the 2011 Farwest Show where wersquore tackling the evolving

wholesale and retail environment head-on with scores of new ideas and innovative solutions With hundreds of exhibitors mind-opening seminars and networking opportunities yoursquoll be sure to return home inspired and ready for actionSave the dates

August 25-27

20112011

For the Success of the Industrytrade

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national Plastics recycling event 2011Garden centres across the country are com-ing together to participate in the second annual National Plastic Recycling Event June 25 to July 4 Led by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and its mem-ber associations the event is designed to offer gardeners an environmentally respon-sible way to dispose of their plastic plant pots plant packs and plastic trays

The program began as a Landscape Ontario initiative but went national for the first time in 2010 On a shoestring budget (all the work was volunteered by participating gar-den centres and recycling partners) the pro-gram was an instant success and more than 53000 pounds of recyclable garden plastic was collected This year dozens of new par-ticipants have joined giving gardeners even more places to deposit their flowerpots and trays instead of in the trash

Additional garden centres are pledging support every day Horticultural suppliers like ITML and non-profit organizations like CleanFarmstrade (a non-profit industry stewardship organization that manages agricultural waste and packaging) are working on ways they can assist garden centres and nurseries in the stewardship of garden plastics

ldquoItrsquos a difficult problemrdquo says Bill Hardy CNLArsquos Environment Chair ldquoThe environ-mental horticulture industry mdash the garden industry mdash works every day to improve the environment by adding plants and trees to the spaces in which we live Gardening and landscaping have positive effects on the air we breathe the quality of our water and on climate change Now we need to find better ways to get those plants from the nursery to private and public green spaces without creating undue waste The recycling initia-tive is one step toward the goal of finding eco-friendly alternatives to plasticsrdquo

To find out which garden centres in your area are participating in the initiative visit httpwwwcanadanurserycomPageaspPageID=924ampContentID=1386 To become a depot during this event contact your provincial association or Renata Triveri at 1-888-446-3499 ext 8730

Free public service materials for agriculture workersA group of students from Simon Fraser University UBC and the University of the Fraser Valley have created two public ser-vice videos and an information sheet aimed at raising awareness about guidelines on how to safely wash clothing that is worn during farm work or pesticide applica-tion Given the multicultural nature of the farming community in BC this project will be undertaken in a number of different languages

Clothing that has been worn in fields where pesticides are used has been found to be one of the major sources of indoor pesticide contamination Safe handling of these garments can reduce farmersrsquo and farm family membersrsquo exposure to pesti-cides The Wash With Care team will bring together farm community members to talk about the current laundry guidelines during a series of focus groups and interviews To learn more about the project and to down-load these important health and safety resources for your staff please visit wwwwashwithcareca

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do not use unsplit bamboo stakes in any nursery product destined for shipment to the US Any grower that has experienced any problems related to exports due to the presence of unsplit bamboo stakes is requested to provide further details to the CNLA office Contact Rita Weerdenburg at ritacanadanurserycom or call 1-888-446-3499 ext 8686

CFIA continues to work with USDA on restrictions related to CLHB and ALHBThe CFIA has asked the USDA to further clarify the specific phytosanitary import re-quirements for Asian longhorn beetle (ALHB) and Citrus longhorn beetle (CLHB) host material entering the US from Canada Until such clarifications are provided the CFIA will put the following restrictions into effect 1 Regulated host genera that are less than

or equal to 10 mm at their widest point are exempt from this FO and can con-tinue to be exported to the US provided they meet all other US import require-ments

2 Regulated host material that was grown exclusively in the United States andor Canada may be exported to the US under a Canadian phytosanitary certifi-cate (no pest specific AD for CLBALB required)

3 Regulated host material that was im-ported to Canada from countries other than the US prior to May 11 2011 can be exported to the US under a Canadian phytosanitary certificate provided it was grown in Canada for a minimum of 12 months (no pest specific AD for CLBALB required)

4 Regulated host material that was im-ported to Canada from countries other than the US prior to May 11 2011 but has not been grown in Canada for at least 12 months CANNOT be exported to the US at this time

5 Regulated host material that was im-ported to Canada on or after May 11 2011 CANNOT be exported to the US

CFIA have noted that that these restrictions have a significant impact on the nurserygreenhouse plant trade and they are actively working with the USDA to minimize the im-pact of this Federal Order on the Canadian industry Further questions or comments should be directed to Rita Weerdenburg ritacanadanurserycom (1-888-446-3499 ext 8686)

The numbers are in sales are up but so are expensesWhile there is no question that in 2010 growers across Canada were impacted by a high Canadian dollar low prices on imports from the US an increase in input costs and in some areas of the country extreme weather conditions the most re-cent statistics released by StatsCan indicate that Canadarsquos wholesale nursery industry continues to be a growing one

The value of total wholesale sales in 2010 rose to $643787730 as compared to the previous yearrsquos sales of $635888735 a modest overall increase of 12 percent Gains were experienced in all provinces except Quebec They may be surprised to hear it especially in consideration of the impact of low-priced US stock coming into the province but the largest dollar value gain was seen in BC The following is a regional breakdown (x 000) 2009 2010Atlantic 12418 12821Quebec 76255 74786Ontario 283292 284515Prairies 60230 63604BC 203691 208059

According to StatsCan in 2010 total costs for producers of nursery operators in-creased by 23 reaching $577 million Labour costs were estimated at $226 million and represented 392 of total operating costs In 2010 nurseries employed 14400 workers Of this total 715 were seasonal workers The average salary increased 70 to reach $15696 per employee For more details the full report is available on the StatsCan website wwwstatcangccapub

Looking for off- continent marketsThe Canadian Nursery Landscape Associa-tion will continue their export market devel-opment initiatives in 2011 and 2012 thanks to ongoing funding support from AAFCrsquos AgriMarketing program This yearrsquos export

Growers Corner

BY RITA WEERDENBURG

market development project will focus on two major initiatives an exploratory sellersrsquo mission to Russia and a booth presence at the IPM Essen trade show in Germany

The sellersrsquo mission to Russia is tentatively planned for late August and early Septem-ber and will be timed to coincide with a Moscow-based industry trade show With assistance from the local trade commis-sionerrsquos office visits will be coordinated with a variety of business types including retail garden centre landscape municipal etc The trade show booth at IPM Essen Ger-many will be the second year for a display from CNLA New this year will be coopera-tion with Flowers Canada Growers (FCG) The dates of the next show are January 25th to 28th 2012

Partial funding to cover travel costs gener-ally 50 percent of airfare and a daily per diem is available through AAFC funding As only a very limited number of spaces are available for each mission all interested companies will be requested to complete an evaluation application For further infor-mation contact Rita Weerdenburg ritacanadanurserycom

Plants with bamboo stakes denied entry into the USAs reported in an earlier Growersrsquo E-mail Update a BC-based nursery recently had their load turned back at the border be-cause they used unsplit bamboo stakes for supporting their plants CFIA have recently informed CNLA that the USDA require-ments for fumigation of bamboo stakes from China with methyl bromide and which are in excess of Canadian standards are long-standing but up until now have not been enforced Although the CFIA continue to look at options to resolve this issue on behalf of the grower sector this is a complex matter and there are few available alternatives at this time More complete details have been forwarded to CNLA grower members through the Grow-ersrsquo E-mail Update and are now available on-line at wwwcanadanurserycom In the meanwhile it is recommended that growers

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brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

LrsquoaCia continue de collaborer avec le UsDa au sujet des restrictions relieacutees agrave anoplophora sppLrsquoACIA a demandeacute des clarifications suppleacute-mentaires au USDA agrave propos des exigences drsquoimportation speacutecifiques pour le mateacuteriel hocircte de ces ravageurs exporteacute aux Eacute-U en provenance du Canada Jusqursquoagrave ce lrsquoACIA ait reccedilu les clarifications demandeacutee de la part du USDA la division de lrsquohorticulture recommande les points suivants1 Les genres hocirctes reacuteglementeacutes qui

sont drsquoun diamegravetre infeacuterieur ou eacutegal agrave 10 mm agrave leur point le plus large sont exempteacutes de lrsquoordonnance feacutedeacuterale ameacutericaine et peuvent continuer agrave ecirctre exporteacutes vers les Eacute-U en autant qursquoils rencontrent toutes les autres exigences drsquoimportation ameacutericaines

2 Les genres hocirctes reacuteglementeacutes qui ont eacuteteacute cultiveacutes exclusivement aux Eacute-U etou au Canada peuvent ecirctre exporteacutes vers les Eacute-U accompagneacutes drsquoun certificat phy-tosanitaire canadien (sans deacuteclaration suppleacutementaire relieacutee agrave ces ravageurs)

3 Les genres hocirctes reacuteglementeacutes qui ont eacuteteacute importeacutes au Canada drsquoun pays autre que les Eacute-U avant le 11 mai 2011 peuvent ecirctre exporteacutes vers les Eacute-U accompagneacutes drsquoun certificat phytosani-taire canadien agrave condition drsquoavoir eacuteteacute cultiveacutes au Canada pendant au moins 12 mois (sans deacuteclaration suppleacutementaire relieacutee agrave ces ravageurs)

4 Les genres hocirctes reacuteglementeacutes qui ont eacuteteacute importeacutes au Canada drsquoun pays autre que les Eacute-U avant le 11 mai 2011 mais qui nrsquoont pas eacuteteacute cultiveacutes au Canada pendant au moins 12 mois ne peuvent pas ecirctre exporteacutes vers les Eacute-U pour le moment

5 Les genres hocirctes reacuteglementeacutes qui ont eacuteteacute importeacutes au Canada le ou apregraves le 11 mai 2011 ne peuvent pas ecirctre expor-teacutes vers les Eacute-U

LrsquoACIA travaille activement avec le USDA afin de minimiser les impacts de cette ordon-nance feacutedeacuterale sur lrsquoindustrie canadienne et de clarifier ces nouvelles exigences Si vous avez des questions veuillez contacter Rita Weerdenburg ritacanadanurserycom (1-888-446-3499 ext 8686)

Les reacutesultats sont deacutevoileacutes les ventes sont agrave la hausse mais les deacutepenses le sont aussiMalgreacute qursquoen 2010 les producteurs ont eacuteteacute affecteacutes par le taux eacuteleveacute du dollar cana-dien les bas prix des importations des EacuteU la hausse des coucircts drsquointrants et dans certaines reacutegions du pays des conditions climatiques extrecircmes les statistiques les plus reacutecentes publieacutees par StatsCan reacutevegravelent que lrsquoindustrie canadienne de la production en peacutepiniegravere est en pleine croissanceLa valeur totale des ventes en gros en 2010 a atteint 643 787730$ compareacutee aux ventes de lrsquoanneacutee passeacutee qui eacutetaient de 635 888735$ une augmentation modeste de 12 pour cent On a gagneacute du terrain dans toutes les provinces sauf au Queacutebec Bien que le marcheacute de la CB ait senti lrsquoimpact de marchandises agrave bas prix en provenance des EacuteU la province affiche le plus grand gain moneacutetaire cette anneacutee Voici les deacutetails par reacutegion (x 000) 2009 2010Atlantique 12418 12821Queacutebec 76255 74786Ontario 283292 284515Prairies 60230 63604CB 203691 208059

Selon Statistique Canada en 2010 les coucircts totaux des producteurs en peacutepiniegraveres ont augmenteacute de 23 pour atteindre 577$ million Les coucircts de main-drsquoœuvre eacutetaient estimeacutes agrave 226$ million et repreacutesentaient 392 du coucirct total drsquoexploitation En 2010 les peacutepiniegraveres employaient 14400 travailleurs De ce total 715 eacutetaient des travailleurs saisonniers Le salaire moyen a augmenteacute de 70 pour atteindre 15696$ par employeacute

Pour de plus amples informations consul-ter le rapport deacutetailleacute sur le site web de Statistique Canada httpwwwstatcangccapub

Coin de producteurs

PAR RITA WEERDENBURG

a la recherche de marcheacutes outre-merLrsquoAssociation Canadienne des Peacutepinieacuteristes et des Paysagistes deacutesire vous informer qursquoelle poursuivra ses initiatives de deacuteve-loppement des marcheacutes drsquoexportations en 2011 et 2012 rendu possible par le support financier du programme AgriMarketing de lrsquoAAC Cette anneacutee le projet de deacuteve-loppement des marcheacutes drsquoexportations se concentre sur deux initiatives majeures une mission drsquoexploration pour les commerccedilants en Russie et un kiosque au salon commer-cial IPM agrave Essen en Allemagne

A mission drsquoexploration pour les commer-ccedilants en Russie est planifieacutee de faccedilon tenta-tive pour la fin aoucirct et le deacutebut septembre pour coiumlncider avec un salon commercial horticole agrave Moscou Le personnel du bureau de notre attacheacute commercial organisera des visites dans diffeacuterents types drsquoentreprises dont des centres-jardins des compagnies paysagistes des municipaliteacutes etc Le kiosque au salon drsquoEssen sera la seconde participation de lrsquoACPP agrave cet eacutevegravenement Cette anneacutee nous nous associons avec Flowers Canada Growers (FCG) Le salon se deacuteroulera du 25 au 28 janvier

On peut obtenir un financement partiel des coucircts encourus par le biais du programme de financement AgriMarketing de lrsquoAAC soit le remboursement de 50 pour cent drsquoun billet drsquoavion aller-retour classe eacuteconomique et une allocation quotidienne Eacutetant donneacute le petit nombre drsquoespaces disponibles pour chaque mission toutes les compagnies inteacute-resseacutees agrave y participer doivent soumettre une demande drsquoeacutevaluation

Pour des plus amples informations veuillez contacter Rita Weerdenburg ritacanadanurserycom

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brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association Association Canadienne des Peacutepinieacuteristes et des Paysagistes7856 Fifth Line South Milton ON L9T 2X8 | Toll Free 1-888-446-3499 | Toll Free Fax 1-866-833-8603 | Email infocanadanurserycom | wwwcanadanurserycom

10

Landscapers Corner BY LIZ KLOSE BSC AGR CLP

The national awards of Landscape excellence is Growing The National Awards of Landscape Excel-lence will grow in 2012 The present catego-ries of Landscape ConstructionInstallation and Landscape Maintenance will be divided into two subcategories Residential and Commercial respectively Remember to start taking the before pictures before you work your magic Before and after pictures will be important aspects of the submis-sion criteria for these awards We are now actively seeking sponsorship for the new categories

Attention Landscape Designers We are presently working on a NEW Landscape Design Award category and will have the award submission information and judging criteria available soon

The National Awards of Landscape Excellence will feature the following awardsbull Award of Excellence for Residential

Landscape ConstructionInstallationbull Award of Excellence for Commercial

Landscape ConstructionInstallationbull Award of Excellence for Residential

Landscape Maintenancebull Award of Excellence for

Commercial Landscape Maintenancebull Grower of the Year Awardbull Garden Centre Inspection

Award of Excellencebull Award of Excellence for Landscape Design

Canadian Green Building Council Private Workshop offerings LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design) projects are becoming more prevalent in the landscape sector The Canadian Green Building Council wwwcagbcorg offers private workshops for pro-vincial associations or private companies

The LEED Green Associate Exam is an introductory-level exam for individuals who wish to demonstrate a general knowledge of LEED and green building practices or continue on to more advanced LEED cre-dentials such as LEED AP with aspecialty Private workshop (two days) information including pricing can be found at http

wwwcagbcorgContentNavigation-MenuEducationPersonalizedWork-shopsdefaulthtm Private workshops are provided to member organizations at a discount Information on membership to the CaGBC can be found here httpwwwcagbcorgContentNavigationMenuHomeMembershipdefaulthtm (Note if your Provincial Association joins the mem-bership discount can be offered to members at an association-hosted workshop

All LEED Professional Credentials and Exams are administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (wwwgbciorg) The direct link for more information on LEED Credentials can be found at httpwwwgbciorgmain-navprofessional-creden-tialscredentialsaspx

interiorscape survey resultsIn the April 2011 CNLA E-Member Up-date members were invited to participate in a Tech Survey for I-Plants Magazine and many of you responded The survey targeted what horticulture technicians liked and disliked about their job what they wanted to the interior plantscape industry to know and other information Thanks to Kathy Fediw of Kathy J Fediw LEED AP CLP CLT President Johnson Fediw Associates for giving our members an opportunity to share their views

Herersquos an excerpt of just a few findingsbull No significant differences in responses

from all countries that responded bull What did technicians like most about

their job Unsurprising it is working with plants in fact over 50 of techs love plants And 39 said they love the people on their accounts Interestingly enough 30 also said that they love seeing the results of their work

bull The technicians who were happiest in their work also had a good working relationship with their boss

bull Owners and managers MUST find ways to operate their businesses more profitably not only for their own profit and income but so they can also pay their front-line employees a decent living wage

The full results are published in the May issue of I-Plants Magazine and can be now viewed online at wwwI-PlantsMagazinecom or on Kathyrsquos website wwwJFAConsultingBizcom

klosing CommentsWe are in the process of contacting all of the Landscape ConstructionInstallation and Landscape Maintenance award entrants from the National Awards of Landscape Excellence program this year to interview them and develop a series of profile articles The articles will be sent to our media distribution list for release over the peak landscaping months to communicate the great work our members do and to inspire the public of what can be possible to trans-form their properties into their own private paradise

The results of the Landscape Canada Survey is will be featured in an upcoming Newsbrief

Mentoring a summer student to further their education towards a landscape horticulture career is a great investment in the future

Whatrsquos Green hot and sprouting in november Answer The NEW Executive Management Program by the George Morris Centre de-veloped in collaboration with CNLA

It is Greenhellipit is developed for our green in-dustry specifically for executives managers and owner-operators who want to reach a different and heightened level of excellence in their businesses

It is Hothellipit will be a hot commodity Space will be limited to the first 20 applicants and is designed unlike any other program for our sector in Canada It will be a cap-stone professional business management program focused on experiential train-ing where participants will use their own business profiles and data in the learning process and application of principles

It is Sprouting in Novemberhellip the first of three modules will launch in Ontario November 1-5 2011 (Niagara Falls) with other locations presently being confirmed in Canada (or beyond) for module two January 4-7 and module three March 28-31 So mark your calendar now

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The revolutionary STIHL 4-MIXTM engine

More power than a 2 stroke Less weight than a 4 stroke STIHLrsquos award-winning 4-MIXtrade engine gives you all this while running on standard 501 mixed fuel It offers reduced fuel consumption less noise

and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

Botanical Garden is the outdoor class-room and living plant museum for training these horticulturists The garden has been developed and is maintained as part of the ongoing student-training program

The Ontario Parks Association (OPA) with its 800 dedicated members was also formed in 1936 Some of the early School of Horticulture students were involved with the formation of the OPA and alumni over the years were instrumental in its growth in holding executive board positions OPA is committed to civic beautification and the advancement protection and conservation of parks open space and the environment in the province of Ontario

The School of Horticulture Alumni Associa-tion and the OPA are also fundraising to create a 75th Anniversary Legacy Garden as a tribute to NPC SOH graduates and past and present members of the OPA

The themes of ldquoBiodiversityrdquo and ldquoSus-tainabilityrdquo for the Legacy Garden were selected to represent their commitment to responsible horticulture now and into the future It will be situated on the east side of the Butterfly Conservatory at the Botanical Gardens 2565 Niagara Parkway Niagara Falls Ontario and will include a native butterfly habitat a living wall feature a bee colony exhibit and will use native plants and rainwater management systems

Special floral tributes will be featured on NPCrsquos Floral Clock and within Queen Victo-ria Park adjacent to Niagara Falls A public archive display featuring many aspects never seen before by the general public will be hosted in the Botanical Gardens Administration Building from June 20th to August 26th It will feature 64 feet of display panels highlighting a visual history of many selected themes showcasing artifacts and awards gathered over time and a rotating digital display in a theatre style setup

Submitted by Thomas G Laviolette NPD Chair of the 75th Steering CommitteeDirector Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens School of Horticulture Butterfly Conserva-tory amp Parks Floriculture

This program experiential in nature will be targeted to address CNLA human resource skills development priorities build upon the foundation Certification and the suc-cessful programs the George Morris Centre presently delivers Visit wwwgeorgemor-risorg to review the Executive Development Program (EDP) and Canadian Total Excel-lence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM)

A more detailed curriculum outline will be sent out to members soon but in the mean-time herersquos a brief synopsis industry trends and issues strategic planning risk manage-ment financial management marketing succession planning company governance strategic human resource management negotiation and conflict resolution lean practices company valuation and will also include a personalized Myers-Briggs evalu-ation The program also includes 1- 15 days of industry related tours

To give you an idea of what to expect from the new Executive Management Program here are just a few comments from par-ticipants in other George Morris Centre management training programs

ldquoThe combination of information provided contributions from fellow participants and incorporation of what wersquod learned into our own business plans made it the most valuable management experience since I completed my MBArdquo

ldquoI would not have achieved as much in my professional life if I had not participated in the programrdquo

ldquoThere is a real connection between partici-pants and the information they bring from their business and the materials covered in the modules which provide a significant learning experiencerdquo

ldquoNothing is more challenging or valuable than peer review Each participant had a different perspective so selling your ideas becomes a learning experience and causes you to consider new perspectives Honest and creative feedback is extremely valuable and thatrsquos what you get in this programrdquo

The next communication on this new program will provide more detail on the curriculum cost registration details and comments from our own members In the meantime if you want more information or are interested in the program please con-tact Liz Klose at lizcanadanurserycom or 1-888-446-3499 ext 8700

Celebrating 75 Years of horticultural excellenceTo commemorate their 75th milestone an-niversaries the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture (NPC SOH) and the Ontario Parks Association (OPA) will jointly celebrate industry leadership and suc-cess August 19-21 2011 Both organiza-tions have significantly contributed to the horticultural excellence in the landscapes and parks enjoyed by customers com-munities and millions of visitors to Canada Each organization welcomes and invites the participation of their affiliates during this unique collaboration of festivities Registration and event program details are available at wwwontarioparksassocia-tioncom

Alf Savage NPD 52 of Edmonton Alberta (former Commissioner of Parks and Rec-reation Metro Toronto Superintendent of Parks and Recreation and Commissioner of Public Affairs City of Edmonton) will be the keynote speaker sharing his 60 years of experienced insights on the evolution of horticulture parks and open spaces

Tim Amos NPD 80 Faculty Horticulture Landscape Nova Scotia Community Col-lege Kingstec Campus recounts ldquoI am proud to say that my entire working life has been spent in some aspect of horticulture and I love it as much today as when I first started The act of growing a plant from seed or carefully pruning a plant or show-ing a student a new technique still excites me today I look forward to making the presentation on our Living Wall project in the anniversary programrdquo

Cable Baker NPD 95 CLT CLP Owner of RCB Garden Service Vancouver BC and CNLA Certification Chair has always kept close ties to his alma mater and presently has a third year School of Horticulture student on internship with his company ldquoThere is a dedicated contingent of us from BC looking forward to coming back for the 75th It will be great to see friends from all across the country to catch up on old times share our industry experiences and tour the botanical gardens we helped to createrdquo

Since 1936 the wisdom of The Niagara Parks Commission to create its own School of Horticulture has resulted in award-win-ning dividends School of Horticulture grad-uates now number more than 600 and have impacted horticulture across Canada and beyond The Niagara Parks world-renowned

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The revolutionary STIHL 4-MIXTM engine

More power than a 2 stroke Less weight than a 4 stroke STIHLrsquos award-winning 4-MIXtrade engine gives you all this while running on standard 501 mixed fuel It offers reduced fuel consumption less noise

and has emissions so low they exceed Canadarsquos most stringent environmental standards This revolutionary technology is now available on a growing selection of professional STIHL equipment including

brushcutters edgers blowers as well as the versatile KombiSystem Drop by your local STIHL dealer to check out the innovative 4-MIXtrade product line and experience the service advantage that comes with every STIHL machine

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industry events June 14-16 National Lawn amp Garden Show Chicago (Rosemont) Ill wwwnlgshowcom

June 22-25 2011 14th Annual Snow and Ice Symposium Schaumburg Il Schaum-burg Convention Center wwwsimaorg

July 9-12 2011 OFA Short Course Columbus Convention Center Columbus OH wwwofaorg

July 15-17 2011 OHA Convention 2011 lsquoFrom the Ground Uprsquo Sudbury ON Radisson Hotel wwwgardenontarioorg

July 17-22 2011 29Th Annual Perennial Plant Symposium Atlanta GA wwwperennialplantorg

July 23-27 2011 ISA Annual Conference and Trade Show Sydney Australiawwwisa-arborcom

August 2-4 2011 Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (PANTS) Philadelphia PA Greater Philadelphia Expo Center wwwpantshowcom

August 16-18 2011 The Independent Garden Center Show Chicago IL Navy Pier wwwigcshowcom

Certification testing British ColumbiaJuly 8-9 2011CLT CLD CLPLangley BC

OntarioJuly 21-22 2011CLT CLD CLPMilton ON

August 11-12 2011CLT CLD CLPOttawa ON

Altantic RegionNovember 21 2011CHT (written) CLD CLPHalifax NS

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