CNLA Newsbrief | December 2010

Green Industry NewsNovember-December 2010 Vol. 19 Issue 6

What’s inside:• Adding Value to

your Membership Dues

• Advance Payments Program for Nursery Growers

• New Professional Development at the George Morris Centre

• HortEast 2010 a great success!

• New addition to LNS

HortProtect Property and Casualty Insurance Update

Atlantic Green Forum in Review

Horticulture Value Chain Roundtable

AgriForest Bio-Technologies Ltd. will receive up to $88,500 to adopt and house its innovative technology designed to increase the production of important hor-ticultural plant varieties. “The Government of Canada knows that investments in innovative projects help en-sure a bright future for farmers and for the agriculture sector,” said MP Cannan. “This facility will create new market opportunities for our growers by giving them better access to the best breeds and plant varieties.”

The investment will go towards building a climate-controlled production facility and greenhouse to produce commercially-important plant varieties using new, innovative technology in order to culture plant tissues. The project is expected to create nine jobs in the first three years of the project and increase pro-duction and availability of the best varieties ofcrops for farmers. “We are honoured to receive this award which will help AgriForest build an environmen-tally friendly, photoautotrophic micro-propagation facility. The creation of this facility will not only help

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The Government of Canada is investing in new plant culture technology that will give farmers access to economically important crops.

AgriForest increase its productivity and profitability but will have sector-wide benefits for the agriculture and horticulture industries of Canada,” said Dr. Kam-lesh R. Patel, President and CEO of AgriForest Bio-Technologies Ltd. AgriForest Bio-Technologies have developed a new technique in photoautotrophicmicropropogation to make plant production of impor-tant Canadian crops more efficient and cost effective. The plantlets produced using this technique can with-stand adverse growing conditions, providing farmers with the best horticultural plant varieties available at the right time, without delays to the planting cycle.

Funding for this project comes from the Agri-Oppor-tunities Program, a five-year program that focuses on new innovative agri-products, processes or services that are currently not commercially produced or avail-able in Canada and that are ready to be introduced into the marketplace. For more information on the Agri-Opportunities program please visit www.agr.gc.ca/agriopportunities.

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DIRECTORS: LOHTA Representative, Gerald Boot, CLP - ON Insurance Chair LNS Representative Jeff Morton, CLT - NS BCLNA Representative Michael Kato - BC Human Resources Chair Harold Deenen, CLP - ON Environment Chair Bill Hardy, CLP - BC Landscape Canada Chair Bruce Hunter, CLT, CLD, CLP - BC Government Liaison, COHA Chair, Vic Krahn, CLT - SK AQPP Representative Pierre Lavallée - QC Planning & Government, Bruce McTavish - BC NAPPO Chair LNB Representative, Darrell Nameth, CLP - NB Member Services Chair Garden Centre Canada Chair Anthony O’Neill - NL National Certification Chair Terry Nicholson, CLT - ON Landscape Canada Vice Chair, Phil Paxton, CLT, CLP - AB LANTA Representative LM Representative, Owen Vanstone - MB Growers Canada Chair LNL Representative Don Barry - NL SNLA Representative Aaron Krahn - SK

STAFF: Executive Director Victor Santacruz, CAE, CLP [email protected] Member Services Manager Joseph Salemi, CAE [email protected] Professional and Business Joel Beatson, CAE, CLP Development Manager [email protected] Manager of Provincial Relations Rebecca Doutre, CAE [email protected] Growers Manager Rita Weerdenburg [email protected] Landscape Priorities Manager Liz Klose, B.Sc., (Agr), CLP [email protected] Certification Services Julia Ricottone, CEPIT [email protected] Minor Use/IPM Co-ordinator Peter Isaacson, B.Sc., MPM [email protected] Member Services Co-ordinator Agnes Zawartka, CAE, CLP [email protected] Relations Co-ordinator Michell Brown [email protected] Communications Co-ordinator Kim Burton [email protected] Executive Assistant Cheryl Gall [email protected]

INDUSTRY NEWS

Good News!!The CNLA is pleased to announce that we have a new and improved property and casualty insurance program through Marsh Canada Limited written by RSA (formerly Royal and Sun Alliance). RSA’s objective is to deliver the highest quality claims service through advocacy to guarantee customer satisfaction working with Marsh and ClaimsPro our national adjusting firm.

Since October 15th Marsh has been able to write new policies for CNLA members. We are prioritizing outgoing calls based on renewal dates for those that have provided it to CNLA. If you require immediate cover-age or would simply like to consider your options, please call the number below.

The insurance program offers the following benefits:• Exclusive to members of CNLA and your

provincial association for landscape con-tractors, nurseries and garden centres, including Greenhouse coverage.

• Comprehensive coverage and competi-tive pricing that takes into consideration regional differences

• A national dedicated claims management team with technical expertise that will advocate on your behalf

• Introduction and implementation of risk management tools and best practices that will help reduce risk exposures and minimize costs

• Educational training supported by the provincial associations

• Provide collaborative solutions for par-ticipating member organizations

The Insurance Committee has reached its objective by taking the property and ca-sualty insurance program to the next level. Marsh and RSA are committed to ensuring that CNLA members across the country receive and benefit from insurance that has its roots firmly planted in a program developed exclusively for our industry. Its maximum potential will be reached through complete member company participation.

We encourage you to support this new initiative and obtain a quotation or more information by:• Complete the survey found at

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CNLA HORTPROTECT – Property & Casualty Insurance Program Update

National Awards of Landscape ExcellenceThe Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) is bringing the National Awards of Landscape Excellence back to Vancouver! The eighth annual gala will debut the Grower of the Year Award, sponsored by RBC. The Grower of the Year Award is part of an international competition that focuses on the operations of the nursery. The RBC Grower of the Year Award is the newest addition to the CNLA’s National Awards of Landscape Excellence program; joining the very popular Landscape Construction and Landscape Maintenance Awards programs that were first introduced in 2004, and the more recent Retail Garden Centre program, introduced in 2009. The Growers’ Award program is unique in that this national program is part of an international awards program, and the winning Canadian entry will be automatically qualified to participate in the International Ornamental Horticultural Producers Association (AIPH) Grower of the Year Award.

The gala event will be held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday February 9, 2011 beginning at 5:30pm. This is a ticketed event as space is limited. Tickets are available through the CNLA office for $75 each for members and $95 for non-members.


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News from Landscape New BrunswickThere are lots of things blooming here in New Brunswick. And no, I’m not talking about flowers, but rather association activ-ity. For the purpose of this update, let’s get away from the regular winter fare, but not without mentioning it in passing though.HortEast, our annual conference and trade show, took place 22nd to 23rd of Novem-ber in Halifax. Due to the proximity to press time, readers will have to wait for the next issue of the Newsbrief for more details. We are now rolling out our other winterindustry training sessions. We spoke in our last contribution to Newsbrief, of PEI and the formation of it’s own identity known to the world as Landscape PEI.

The unique and exciting thing this year is the fact that Landscape Horticulture has finally been designated as an apprentice-ship trade in New Brunswick, and thanks to hardworking industry volunteers and staff across Canada, it has also received the Red Seal tag. That’s a very significant thing for us indeed, and we hope it helps us work to-wards our mandate of providing a continual stream of trained individuals to our indus-try and to raise the professional profile all across the board. Mo’ money… mo’ fun. We fully anticipate hosting our first block of ap-prenticeship training starting January 2011. Landscape New Brunswick has adopted the Landscape Horticulture Training Institute as its venue, and is drawing from industry to provide the instructors and school staff. We have a deep pool of resources here in NB. Actually, it’s more of a nicely landscaped pond, near the edge of a naturalized green area, within a utopian, park, with a nice view of the beautiful Bay of Fundy.

Landscape Nova Scotia UpdateLNS OfficeA new addition arrived at the LNS office in October. Tracey Gilbert has recently been hired as Project Administrator to help out the LNS’ Executive Director, Pam Woodman, while she enjoys her own new addition to

her family, baby Evelyn, born on November 18th, 2010. Welcome to Tracey and baby Evelyn!

2010 HortEastAnother successful HortEast TradeShow and Conference took place at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, NS on November 23rd-24th, with pre-show events on Mon-day November 22nd. This year’s event has been one of the best yet thanks to the hard work and planning of the 2010 HortEast committee. Featuring an industry tour, two workshops for landscape constructionand maintenance companies, certification

opportunities, networking opportunities, a trade show with 120 booths, and a wide va-riety of speakers, we know that all attendees benefited greatly from this year’s show.

HortEast is an annual trade show for industry members in Atlantic Canada and surround-ing areas focusing on seminars and exhibits for: Landscape Construction Profession-als, Landscape Maintenance Professionals, Greenhouse Operators, Nursery Operators, Tree Specialists, Garden Centre Operators, Lawn Care Specialists, Turf Producers, Golf Course Professionals. To register or for more information visit www.horteast.ns.ca.

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Pam Woodman’s new addition, baby Evelyn.


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Softball and Golf TournamentsOn July 17th, 2010, Landscape Nova Scotia held its first annual soft-ball tournament in En-field, NS on a beautiful sunny Saturday. CNLA’s Executive Director, Victor Santacruz was on hand to throw the ceremonial first pitch.

In August 2010 LNS hosted their biggest annual golf tournament yet! With 14 teams and great sponsors, the membership had a wonderful time and ended the day with a barbeque steak dinner.

Annual General MeetingThe 2010 AGM took place November 17th. LNS members voted on and approved contributing to a legacy fund for the new Atlantic Centre of Landscape Excellence (ACLE) building. The vision is to develop centres of Landscape Excellence across Canada. The ACLE will be the first ground-breaking venture.

ACLEThe Atlantic Centre for Landscape Excel-lence (ACLE) will be the signature innovation centre for landscape horticulture in Atlantic Canada. It will parallel and support the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) contin-ued leadership in landscape horticulture training and education. NSAC will align its educational programs and services out-comes with landscape industry certification, and specialize in the provincial Red Seal-approved Landscape Horticulturist trade program. This integrated learning environ-ment offers a uniquely efficient combina-tion of theoretical and practical hands-on training and testing for both students and industry professionals.

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Certification2010 has turned out to be one of the biggest years ever for certification in the Atlantic Region, and across the country. The Landscape Industry Certified Techni-cian (formerly CHT) exam held on April 24, 2010 at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College had our highest registrations ever with 46 candidates! Great job everyone!

Awards Of ExcellenceOur Awards of Excellence committee has been working hard to improve the awards program participation and to create an im-proved judging criteria. These changes are to encourage a transparency for all award submissions and to streamline with the National Award judging criteria. Details are posted on the LNS website.

2011 Garden and Patio ShowThe 2011 Garden and Patio Show is scheduled for April 1-3, 2011. Last year’s event was sold out, so if you plan to exhibit again, we encourage you to contact the LNS office to reserve your spot for the 2011 show. The Garden and Patio Show enables our members to showcase their individual companies to large crowds and poten-tial customers. For many of our member companies, participation in the Gardenand Patio Show represents the start to another season. This is an excellent opportunity for business owners and their employees to talk to prospective buyers about their products and services, and ultimately build their busi-nesses. Participants celebrate an end to a long winter and embrace a unique oppor-tunity to jump-start the season with early sales and potential new prospects.

LNL’s second Atlantic Green Forum a huge successLandscape Newfoundland and Labrador hosted our second annual Atlantic Green Forum on November 8-9th, 2010 in St. John’s, NL. Delegates came from all parts of Atlantic Canada and enjoyed a number of thought-provoking seminars surrounding the theme of “Sustainable Landscapes: The New Reality”.

Keynote speaker Owen Dell (Owen Dell & Associations, Santa Barbara, CA) shared information on fossil-free landscaping, sus-tainable gardening and watershed-friendly landscaping; giving delegates a visionary look into the future of our industry along with ideas on how to meet the needs of our customers and our planet in the future. Other speakers included a local celebrity from St. John’s, landscape architect Philip Pratt (PHBGroup Inc.), who is best known for designing The Rooms, a provincial Mu-seum, Art Gallery and Archives, in addition to Gerhard Weilend (Tract Consulting Inc., St. John’s NL), Christene LeVatte (Highland Landscapes for Lifestyle, Sydney NS), Clin-ton Pinks (CBCL Limited, Halifax NS), Sean Kelly (University of Guelph, Guelph ON), and Dr. Nancy Tout (Syngenta, Guelph ON).

Mr. Ed Buckingham, legislative assistant for the Minister of Environment and Conserva-tion in Newfoundland, spoke to delegates over lunch on the second day of the conference, emphasizing the importance of our industry and the positive impacts that landscaping has in our communities.

A diverse combination of delegates included municipalities and city planners, architects, government officials, related associations, industry suppliers, students and academics, and members of the green industry. Delegates enjoyed seminars, exhibits and poster displays, and network-ing opportunities throughout the one and a half day event.

The committee would like to thank our generous sponsors including Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora-tion (CMHC), Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Sheridan Nurseries, Mori Nurseries, Connon Nurseries, Nfld. Kubota Ltd., Syngenta, and O’Neill’s Gardenland.

For more information on Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador visit www.landscapenl.org, or to get involved in the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum contact Rebecca at 1-866-383-4711 or [email protected].

Victor Santacruz throws out the first pitch.

The Stone Depot team

The Halifax Seed Team

The Moshers, with Robin

Presentations, displays and networking opportuni-ties rounded out the Atlantic Green Forum.


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Adding Value for your membership duesBY JOSEPH SALEMI, CAE, MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER

Are you a member of BCLNA, Landscape Ontario, Landscape Nova Scotia or your provincial landscape horticulture industry association? Are you a member of CNLA? If you answered ‘yes’ to being a member of a provincial association then you should be answering ‘yes’ to being a member of CNLA as well. Most members are unaware that they are also members of CNLA through their membership with their provincial association. Two memberships for the price of one!

One of the reasons CNLA exists is to provide all of the provincial industry associations across Canada with value added benefits and services that they can pass along to you, the member. CNLA specializes in put-ting together high-value, discount programs that have a direct and positive affect on your bottom line. By now, you should have received your Mark’s Work Wearhouse discount cards. Thanks to your member-ship with CNLA, you now have access to a 15% discount on regularly priced goods at the retail store. If you haven’t received your card or need additional cards for your staff (a great employee benefit!), contact your provincial association or CNLA office and let us know how many you need.

An emerging trend in the landscape mainte-nance sector is accepting Visa and Mas-tercard as forms of payment. We have an excellent solution with great rates through Chase Paymentech Solutions (CPS). CPS is the merchant services’ provider for Scotia Bank, but this program has flexibility and you can bank with any financial institution and continue to use CPS services at no ad-ditional charge. The rates are very competi-tive and include a wireless terminal solution or the ability to call in and complete the credit card transaction through a toll-free automated line.

We are constantly coming up with ideas for new discount programs, and have a national committee of industry volunteers and asso-ciation staff that review all vendor propos-als that come in, but we would very much

appreciate your input. We want to know what improvements you think we can make to existing programs and what new programs we should consider. The committee is focused on enhanc-ing and developing discount programs that strongly benefit the member, but also give you tools to attract and reward good employees. We definitely want to hear from you. Please call or send us an email with any questions, comments, or suggestions you might have regarding any of the discount programs we currently offer or you would like us to be offering. We can be reached by calling toll free 1-888-446-3499 or by email [email protected]. You can speak with me directly at my extension 8620 or by emailing [email protected].

There are great benefits to being a member

of your provincial green industry association and CNLA.

Publications are included with your membership, the opportunity to take part in the National

Awards of Landscape Excellence, and member benefit programs are all offered to you as a CNLA

member. These programs have the potential to save your business money every day of the year.

CATERPILLAR: Save up to $1500 on select

CAT equipment and attachments. - Call CNLA for

a membership confirmation letter!John Deere: Save up to 25% on John Deere

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A $100 administration fee applies, program is non-

stackable and cannot be used in conjunction with

any other retail incentives including 0% or any

other special finance rate. - Call CNLA for details.

Chase Paymentech Solutions: Special

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[email protected]. Petro Canada: Save 2.4¢/litre off the posted

retail price at retail locations only, 5% discount on

maintenance at CERTIGARD locations, 15% off

car washes, and 3% discount on propane. - Apply

online at www.online.petro-canada.ca/spapply/cnla

or contact the CNLA office for your application.

Esso: Save 2.9¢/litre (at retail locations only).

Largest retail network in Canada. - Contact

CNLA for an application.Irving Oil: Save 2.5¢/litre at retail centres only -

Contact CNLA for details.NEBS: 10% discount on products ordered for

the first time, 5% discount on products previously

ordered. - Use customer code 19959.MBNA: CNLA-branded MasterCard with high

credit limits and low introductory rates. - Contact

CNLA for an application.

Are you using your membership to its full potential?

Primus Telecommunications: Savings on

long distance rates, local business phone line, high

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www.primus.ca/cnla.Penske Truck Rental: 10% discount on truck

rentals. - Quote CNLA national rental account

number 10071.HortProtect: An insurance program that

has been customized to meet the needs of our

industry. Offers property and casualty insurance

as well as life and health insurance for your

company and its employees. Also offers an RRSP

plan for you and your employees.LandscapeSafety.com: Members receive

$10/employee off their training cost. Safe-Certify®

each employee on all your equipment + WHMIS

for as little as $69/year.Royal Bank of Canada: Access to a

preferred group savings plan, group banking, and

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members receive a special rate on GIC’s with

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points on existing offers for RBC Avion Visa cards.

TELUS: Members (and their employees) of the

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are eligible to receive 10% off selected Business

Share Plans through TELUS Mobility.Mark’s Work Wearhouse: 15% off the

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Recently CertifiedBryce Anderson, CLT, CLP BC Matthew Barnhardt, CLT BC Steve Boivin, CLT BC Chris Budrow, CLT NB Scott Christensen, CLT NS Doug Conrad, CLT, CLD, CLP NS Kevin Cox, CLT, CLP NB Cinzia Di Blasio, CLT BC Marcus Fiddes, CLT NS Jeannette French, CLP NL Sara Hamilton, CLT NS Ron Hart, CHT BC Mike Haveman, CLT BC Jacqueline Hohmann, CLT BC Timothy LeVangie, CLT NS Darren Loner, CLT NS Joanna Millson, CHT NS Jeff Morton, CLT NS Jane Rostek, CLT NS Neil Sampson, CLT NB Clifford Savoie, CLT NB Nathaniel Schmidt, CLT BC Frank Shang, CLT BC Cheryl Topping, CHT BC Kelly Townsend, CLT BC Brian Traux, CLT ON Troy Wilson, CLT NB

*as of November 30, 2010

Certification Cornercertifiedlandscape industry

Are you due to recertify?Anyone who earned their certification in 2009 is due to recertify by December 31, 2010. This will transition you into the new two-year recertification system. You should have already received a reminder notice in the mail, along with a copy of the recertifi-cation form. If you did not receive a notice, please contact the CNLA office.

A total of 12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are required to recertify this year. If you are concerned that you won’t have enough CEUs by the deadline, it might be easier than you think. Here are some ex-amples of what can qualify toward CEUs:• Speaking or Presenting

– separate form required• Industry-related reading material

– separate form required• Online courses or webinars• In-House Training• Taking courses to maintain other

certifications (ex. First Aid)• Serving on a Board or Committee

Recertification is a major component of a strong certification program and is consid-ered a best practice across the certification industry. Certified individuals submit CEUs earned in any of five education and four service areas during the two-year cycle. These CEU opportunities are described on the recertification requirements sheet. Subject matter must be green industry or job related. If you have questions about your recer-tification and CEU opportunities, please call the CNLA office at 1-888-446-3499, or email [email protected]. If you have already submitted your forms, thanks! Anyone who recertified last year will be due again in one year, on December 31, 2011. Keep track of your participation at industry events to complete your form for your next recertification deadline. Thank you for staying on top of your certification.

Clarity for the Boss set to launchClarity for the Boss is an online training program, created by the Prosperity Partners developer, Jacki Hart. Clarity for the Boss combines free- and membership-based People Improvement tools — targeting the improvement of effectiveness and engagement of people in every business. Their premier offering, ‘The Presidents Club’ provides an innovative, effective ‘THINK’ training program — designed to guide members toward better engagement, effectiveness, collaboration and ac-countability from the people in their business. Clarity for the Boss launches at the Landscape Ontario Congress in January 2011.

Here’s what Mark Bradley, owner of The Landscape Management Network has to say about Clarity for the Boss, “Jacki is exceptional at pinpointing the ‘invisible’ drivers of people performance, and targeting sustainable improvements for the ‘people factor’ in entre-preneurial business. Her passion for helping entrepreneurs on their journey to better work-life balance is infectious, and borne from her own journey to entrepreneurial success. Her engaging style and sense of humour really helps to reduce the stress of admitting you need help managing your people — and gets you on the fast track to improved results.”

Jacki Hart

Sole Canadian finalist in GAVA design competitionInternational Landscaping Inc. of Milton, ON was the lone Canadian finalist in Global AquaTekture Visionary Award’s (GAVA’s) international design competi-tion. Finalists in both residential and commercial divisions, were rated on designs and innovative applications that surpass the boundaries of traditional water features. Cameron Leth, of Polar Pools, Australia, earned the gold award with his project ‘Soldiers Pool’. All final-ists will be included in a full-colour book by Schiffer Publishing, due for release in spring 2011.


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Recycling and Reaping the Rewards Recycling. It’s surprising how this small word can create so many images of thankless, time-consuming work; sorting, storing, disposal… it all sounds like such a hassle.

Garden Centres Corner

At Sipkens Nurseries Ltd, this is how we thought for many years. The longer we stayed in the business, however, we saw price increases for tipping fees, environ-mental fees and, most recently, Stewardship Ontario fees and the “green” movement moved increasingly into the forefront. So, we began researching ways to reduce our environmental impact and our waste man-agement costs.

Sipkens Nurseries Ltd. is located in Pl-ympton - Wyoming, a small township in Southern Ontario, which provides no pickup for large volumes of cardboard, plastics, and other recyclables. We needed to find a company that had the resources to collect the volume of recyclable material we generate. First, we contacted local waste disposal companies, but they were unable to handle our waste. Next we looked at the list Landscape Ontario has available and it gave us some leads in the Toronto area, but these companies all wanted to pick up the material for free or charge for the pick-up of our recyclables. It was through these companies, though, that we were able to find a company that was building balers

or compactors for businesses. We discussed our needs and the types of material we would be recy-cling and decided on a long stoke baler, a machine that bales a range of recyclable material from plastic films to cardboard.

With this machine, we can fit a years worth of plastic film and condense it into four bales (consisting of approximately forty-five 32’x100’ sheets in each bale) weighing around 1600lbs each. These bales are then stacked on skids. Our cardboard can be com-pacted into 900lb bales (recycling companies have density requirements for cardboard bales that range from 700lbs in times of high demand and above 800lbs in times of low demand). Propagation trays and pots are first compacted and then palletized. We can now sell our recyclable materials to other companies who turn it into plastic pellets for use in other products or composite decking. So far, we have been able to reduce our trash container use over 75%!

The benefits of waste re-duction have been expo-nential for our company. On the economic side, our tip-ping fees have been dra-

matically cut and, in fact, we saved enough money from this alone to pay for the baler in less than four years. We now receive be-tween 50 and 100 dollars per cardboard or plastic film bale and 10-30 cents per pound from our palletized propagation trays and pots. Prices for recycled material fluctuate according to demand with cardboard prices generally increasing in the winter months and plastic prices changing with the price of oil. We have found that a local recycling company accepts cardboard and gives the best prices. Additionally, some pot producing companies will now take back their material for recycling. On the environmental side, we have sig-nificantly reduced our ecological footprint by diverting a large volume of waste from landfills and lowering our carbon emissions.

There are many ways for businesses to balance the financial and environmental requirements. Waste reduction has been a practical way for Sipkens Nurseries Ltd. to become better stewards of our resources; it’s the right thing to do. Recycling is just one of the small things we can do to make the world a better place today and in the future. For more information on our waste reduction program, please e-mail us at [email protected]. We would be glad to share our knowledge and experience.

Our recycling efforts have allowed us to reduce our waste and sell our recyclable materials.

Propagation trays and pots are com-pacted and recycled into plastic pellets.


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Rose breeding program to focus on disease resistance, hardinessCNLA’s Research Committee continue to work tirelessly in the transfer of the rose breed-ing program from Morden Station and St. Jean Research Station to industry. “I knew this would be a lot of work,” concedes research chair Michel Touchette, “but I think we were all

somewhat surprised at the level of detail and time that this project has required.”

In early December, members of the research committee, includ-ing Michel Touchette, John Bakker III and research coordinator Rick Durand spent a day at Vineland Station to review the rose breed-ing program’s research priorities with Vineland breeder Dr. Rumen Conev and senior research techni-cian Dr. Parminder Kaur. “We are looking at both international as well as domestic markets for the roses coming out of this program,”

explains Michel. “Of course attributes such as colour, bloom performance and foliage are very important to us, but by far our emphasis will be on disease resistance and hardiness.”

Although it is not expected that the breeding program will result in new introductions until 2017, CNLA gained access to a number of superior selections from AAFC’s Morden breed-ing program and industry can expect to see some new releases by 2014, once the roses have been further evaluated for disease resistance.

Growers Corner

BY RITA WEERDENBURG

Advance Payments Program for Nursery Growers ready to move to the next phase A total of 16 Canadian nursery growers have participated in the pilot phase of Ag-riculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Ad-vance Payments Program (APP). According to Don LeDrew, president and COO of ACC Farmers Financial, approximately $4 million in loan payments has been advanced to nurseries in BC, Ontario and Quebec, for an average of $250,000 per nursery.

The APP is designed to help producers to offset seasonality-related cash flow issues. Also sometimes referred to as input and storage loans, the program makes operat-ing capital available to producers, including $100,000 interest-free, and up to an ad-ditional $300,000 at the prime lending rate. The program is administered across Canada by ACC Farmers Financial, a Guelph-based, not-for-profit organization with a mandate to offer financial services to farm producers.

Having completed a successful pilot proj-ect, ACC Farmers’ Financial have worked together with a CNLA committee (Rick Friesen, Sheridan Nurseries, ON; Mike Kato, Kato’s Nursery, BC; Aaron Krahn, Lakeshore Tree Farms, SK) to add to the nursery pro-gram a larger selection of eligible inventory. The group believes that up to 90 per cent of Canadian nursery production will soon become eligible. The next step will be verifi-cation of stated inventory prices by AAFC. Noted Don, “Now that we’ve gone through a pilot phase, and all sides understand each other’s requirements, we anticipate this final step to be easier to accomplish.”

As with all agricultural products eligible under this program, applicants must have their bank, credit union and/or other input supplier/creditor complete a standard pri-ority agreement included in the application form, that indicates whether the creditor has a lien or good security agreement on the crop or product. If so, the advance cheque is issued jointly to the producer and creditor in consideration of the credi-tor, allowing ACC Farmers’ Financial to have priority for the amount of the advance being issued. For further information visit www.accfarmersfinancial.ca/index.html or call ACC Farmers’ Financial at 1-888- 278-8807.

Emerald ash borer updateThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada, hosted a one-day symposium in early December on emer-ald ash borer (EAB) as part of their Forest Pest Management Forum. The symposium provided participants from across Canada with an overview of the latest information available on the impacts of this destructive invasive pest to a wide range of private and public organizations, including municipali-ties, provincial governments and the private sector. The day started with an in-depth overview of the scientific advances that have been made over the past number of years in the control of EAB. While an easy solution is not imminent, delegates were impressed at the progress that is being made in areas such as bio-controls.

The symposium also included an update on regulatory and survey controls by CFIA and the USDA. Currently, CFIA are consid-ering modifications to directive D-03-08 to include secondary buffer zones. Under discussion at the present time is the size of

Checking out rose selections in the VIneland propagation house are (l-r) Michel Touchette, Dr. Parminder Kaur, John Bakker III and Rick Durand.

these proposed buffer zones and specifically whether they should include the balance of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec (i.e. all areas not under regulatory control), or whether more restricted zones would be more effective. Because the now sup-pressed market for Fraxinus means these proposed buffer zones will not have the influence on the nursery sector they might once have had, there will still be an impact to the sector, as nursery stock is considered to be a high risk commodity and movement of stock within buffer zones will also be re-stricted. CFIA are committed to a consulta-tion with the nursery sector in order to fully understand the impacts to industry across the country before making any changes to the directive.

For further information contact Growers’ Manager Rita Weerdenburg, 888-446-3499, ext 8686, or [email protected].


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Coin de producteurs

BY RITA WEERDENBURG

Le Programme de paiements anticipés pour les producteurs en pépinière est prêt à passer à la prochaine étapeUn total de 16 producteurs canadiens en pépinière ont pris part à la phase pilote du Programme de paiements anticipés (PPA) de l’AAC. Selon Don LeDrew, président et directeur général de ACC Farmers Financial, on a avancé approximativement 4 millions de dollars à trois pépinières enC.-B. , cinq en Ontario et huiit au Québec, soit une moyenne de 250,000$ par pépinière.

Le Programme de paiements anticipés dvance Payments Program est un programme de l’AAC conçu pour compenser le manque de liquidité saisonnière chez les producteurs. Quelquefouis apellé prêts d’entreposage, le programme offre une garantie d’emprunt aux producteurs, dont 100,000$ exempt d’intérêt et jusqu’à 300,000$ de plus à un taux préférentiel. A travetrs le Ca-nada, le programme est géré par ACC Farmers Financial, une organisation à but non-lucratif basée à Guelph qui a pour mandat d’offrir des services financiers aux producteurs agricoles.

A la conclusion réussie de la phase pilote, ACC Farmers’ Financial a travaillé de concert avec un comité de l’ACPP (Rick Friesen, Sheridan Nurseries, ON; Mike Kato, Kato’s Nursery, C.-B.; Aaron Krahn, Lakeshore Tree Farms, SK) pour élargir la sélection d’inventaire disponible au sein du programme des pépinières. En consoli-dant encore plus les classifications d’inventaire, le groupe croit qu’il sera possible d’avoir près de 90 pourcent de la production canadienne en pépinière. La prochaine étape du proces-sus sera la vérification des prix de l’inventaire établi par l’AAC. Comme le remarqueDon, “Maintenant que nous avons terminé la phase pilote et que tous les partis comprennent les exigences des autres, nous anticipons que cette dernière étape dera plus afcile à complé-ter.que la précédente.”

Une question que l’on demande souvent est relative à la question des accords de priorités de remboursemant sur les inventaires assignés. Comme pour tous les produits agricoles éligibles dans le cadre de ce programme, les demandeurs doivent avoir leur banque, caisse populaire et /ou autre fournisseur d’entrants /créancier compléter un accord de priorité de remboursement et l’inclure avec le formulaire de demande. L’ accord de priorité de rembour-sement indiqura si le créancier a un droit de rétention ou une garantie sur la récolte oule produit. Si c’est le cas, le chèque couvrant l’avance de fond sera émis conjointement au producteur et au créancier en considération pour le créancier, permettant ainsi à ACC Far-mers’ Financial d’avoir priorité sur le montant de lavance accordée.

Pour de plus amples informations or pour faire une demande d’inscription au Programme de paiements anticipés, visitez : www.accfar-mersfinancial.ca/index.html ou téléphoner à ACC Farmers’ Financial au 1-888-278-8807.

Le programme de sélection des rosiers mettra l’accent sur la résistance aux maladies et sue la rusticitéLe comité de recherche de l’ACPP poursuit ses efforts inlassables pour compléter le transfert du programme de sélection des rosiers des stations de recherche de Morden et de St. Jean à l’industrie. Comme le dit Michel Touchette, directeur de la recherche, “Je savais que cela néces-

siterait beaucoup de travail, mais je pense que nous sommes tous un peu surpris par le niveau de détail et le temps requis par ce projet.”

Au début décembre, les membres du comité de recherche, dont Michel Touchette, John Bakker III et le coordinateur de recherche Rick Durand, ont passé une journée à Vineland Station avec le Dr. Rumen Conev, propagateur de Vineland et le Dr. Parminder Kaur, technicien de re-cherche senior, pour réviser les prio-rités de recherche du programme de sélection des rosiers. “Nous avons en tête les marchés internationaux et domestiques pour les rosiers issus de ce programme,” explique Michel.

“Il va de soi que les attributs tels que la couleur, la floraison et le feuillage sont très importants pour nous, mais avant tout, nous mettrons l’accent sur la résistance aux maladies et à la rusticité des plantes.”

Bien que l’on ne s’attende pas à ce que le programme de sélection produise de nouvelles plantes avant 2017, l’ACPP a eu accès à un nombre de sélections supérieures provenant du pro-gramme de recherche de Morden et l’industrie peut espérer voir quelques nouvelles introduc-tions en 2014, une fois que la résistance aux maladies des rosiers aura été évaluée plus à fond.

Mise à jour sur l’agrile du frêneDans le cadre du Forum portant sur la lutte antiparasitaire en forêts, l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) et le ministère des ressources naturelles, ont présenté un symposium d’un jour au début décembre sur l’agrile du frêne. Au cours du symposium, les participants de partout au Canada, ont reçu l’information la plus courante sur le vaste impact destructeur que ce ravageur cause à un grand nombre d’organisations privées et publiques, comme les municipalités, les gouvernements provinciaux et le secteur privé. On y a présenté une revue détaillée des progrès scientifiques des dernières années pour le contrôle de l’agrile du frêne. Bien qu’une solution facile ne soit pas à la portée de la main, les participants ont été impressionnés entre autres, par les avances de contrôle biologique.

Le symposium a aussi inclus une mise à jour des contrôles de réglementation et de surveillance de l’ACIA et de l’USDA. L’ACIA considère apporter des modifications à la directive D-03-08 pour y ajouter des zones tampons secondaires. Présentement, la discussion porte sur la superficie des zones

tampons proposées et particulièrement à savoir si elles devraient inclure le reste des provinces de l’Ontario et du Québec (c’est-à-dire les régions non-règlementées), ou si des zones plus restreintes pourraient suffire. Étant donné que les débouchés du Fraxinus sont maintenant Inexistants, ces zones tampons n’auraient pas l’impact négatif sur le secteur de la production qu’elles ont eu par le passé, mais auraient quand même une Influence, car les produits de pépinières sont considérés comme étant des marchandises à risque élevé et que le mouvement des produits à l’intérieur de zones tampons serait restreint. L’ACIA s’engage à consulter le secteur de la production en pépinières pour bien comprendre l’impact que ces changements pourraient avoir sur l’industrie à travers le pays avant de changer la directive.

Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter Rita Weerdenburg, directrice du secteur de la production, au 888-446-3499, local 8686, ou [email protected].

Dans l’ordre habituel on retrouve Michel Touchette, Dr. Parminder Kaur, John Bakker III et Rick Durand exami-nant les rosiers à l’installation de propagation Vineland.


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Landscapers Corner BY LIZ KLOSE BSC. AGR, CLP

Horticulture Value Chain Roundtable (HVCRT) - Part 2 of 3 The Horticulture Value Chain Round Table (HVCRT), was created in April 2004 by Ag-riculture and Agri-Food Canada, to achieve the following priorities: secure an enduring competitive advantage for the horticulture sector, build strategic alliances to advance the sector, respond to domestic and inter-national market opportunities, and increase innovation through research. This issue highlights the activities of the Labour Work-ing Group and their four subgroups; next issue see Energy and Environment Working Group and the Water Working Group.

Labour Working Group (LWG)Chair: Luce Daigneault, FIHOQ; Members: Victor Santacruz, CNLA; Tom Baker, Bayview Flowers; Ken Linington, Flowers Canada Growers; Clay Taylor, Canadian Mushroom Growers; Brian Gilroy, Ontario Apple Growers; Julie Ostiguy, Bonduelle; Ron Gerold, Maxine Grier, Ana Maria Cruz-Valderrama, Sean Young-Steinberg and Stephen Page of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.

The HVCRT identified labour as one of the four key pillars of a future horticulture value chain strategy and that labour was the in-dustry’s number one issue. Labour was seen as a long-term competitive disadvantage for the horticulture value chain unless the disadvantage was somehow mitigated.

The Labour Workshop, hosted by the LWG, was held in Ottawa in January 20-21, 2010. In preparation of the workshop, the George Morris Center produced a report on Labour Issues in the Horticulture Sector. Key industry and government stakeholders met to discuss labour retention and attraction in the Canadian horticulture sector. The need to create four sub-committees in the Labour Working Group was identified to address the most pressing issues impacting the horticulture sector. The development of research strategies by each of these groups is well underway with a focus on strategic and achievable outcomes that will help the LWG address major labour-related challenges facing the horticulture sector.

Furthermore, the seasonality issue will be considered by each sub-committee in rela-tion to their own key result area.

The sub-committees and their objectives include:a) Promotion and Career Awareness Chair: Luce Daigneault, FIHOQ; Members: Sally Harvey, Landscape On-

tario; Dean Shoemaker, Flowers Canada; Claude Laniel, CQH; Harold Deenen, Landscape Ontario; Martine Matteau, Horticompétences; Victor Santacruz, CNLA; Christine Koch, BC Agricultural Council; Ravi Cheema, BC Young Farmers; Catherine Lamothe, Horticompétences; Shelly Binch, HRSDC; Gen Leblanc, HRSDC; Maxine Grier, AAFC; Sean Young-Steinberg, AAFC; Ana Maria Cruz-Valder-rama, AAFC; Amrane Boumghar, AAFC

Objectives: • To develop a research strategy to

increase the understanding of the economic, social, and environmental contributions of the horticulture sector for the purpose of outreach to govern-ment, consumers and the labour pool.

• To create a marketing plan aimed at recruitment and retention of the labour force within the horticulture sector.

• To create a life-skill development pro-gram to enhance the foreign worker and community experience.

b) Management and Technical Skill Capacity Chair: Tom Baker, Bayview Flowers, Ontario Members: Sally Harvey, Landscape Ontario;

Cable Baker, RCB Garden Services (BC); Dean Anderson, Farm Safety (ON); Michael Kato, Kato’s Nursery Ltd. (BC)

Objectives: • Assess the current availability of skill

development tools and resources, to create a HR “where do I begin tool/template” for distribution and use by associations/groups for their members.

• Assemble case studies from across the value chain for use in training and development and motivating organi-zations/owners to implement HR best practices.

c) Innovation Capacity Chair: Bill Stevens, Canadian Mushroom

Association Members: Claude Laniel, CQH; Jeff Hicks,

Pickett’s Nursery; Glen Lucas, BC Tree Fruit; Brian Gilroy, Ontario Apple Growers; Christine Koch, BC Agricultural Council

Objectives: • Gather information on existing labour

saving technologies that will contrib-ute to the profitability and sustainabil-ity of the horticulture sector.

• Inventory information related to inno-vation and labour that is available in our respective horticulture organizations to assess what gaps exists in our knowl-edge base and needs going forward.

• Work/research information on tech-nologies/equipment that enhances the competitiveness of the horticulture sector by mitigating high labour costs.

• Identify “Centres of Excellence” to implement a Strategic Action Plan and to assist with innovation development and technology transfer to com-modities (Industry could partner with government, academia, engineering firm etc. to achieve this objective)

d) Government and Labour Policy Chair: Ken Linington; Members: Luce Daigneault, FIHOQ;

Francois Gendron, FIHOQ; Victor Santacruz, Canadian Nursery Land-scape Association; Ken Forth, OFVGA;

Manfred Freese, BC Grape Growers; Tamara Stokes, OGVG

Objectives: • To take a cohesive approach to solve

long-standing labour issues impacting the horticulture sector.

• Organize information to ensure that decision-makers are aware of the challenges faced by the sector and the threats it poses for its competitiveness.

• Actively support agencies and com-mittees that are engaging the relevant government departments on chal-lenging the specific Human Resources related policies and regulations that present constraints to the profitability and growth of the horticulture sector.

• Establish an inventory of Human Resources regulatory policy issues that affect the sector.

• Conduct an industry/government workshop to address the federal and provincial policy and regulatory issues.

For more information on the Horticulture Value Chain Roundtable, bulletins and industry committee members (industry and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), see www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/rt-tr/hort-eng.htm, or contact Stephen Page, AAFC 613-773-0265 or [email protected]


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Attract and retain the right employeesDid you know that almost half of the employees surveyed agree that workplace sponsored fi nancial guidance and savings programs can improve their productivity at work?* Through an RBC Group Savings Plan, you can help your employees navigate today’s complex fi nancial environment with personal advice from qualifi ed investment professionals.

All products and services are offered by Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries and may be changed, terminated or withdrawn at any time without notice. Some terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions may apply. Financing is subject to the lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada. ® Registered trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. © 2010 Canadian Nursery Landscape Association. © 2010 Royal Bank of Canada. *MetLife: 8th Annual Study of Employee Benefi ts Trends

For more information on exclusive offers available to CNLA members only, please call us at 1-877-633-2425 or email us at [email protected]

Employees like it because they benefi t from:

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George Morris Centre – New Professional Development - Part 2 of 3 Alumni of the George Morris Centre’s 2009 Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) program receive top awards in Canada! Congratulations to Ryan and Lauren Maurer of Land and Sky Grains in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, and Steve and Lisa Cooper of Cooper’s Farm and CSA in Zephyr, Ontario for being named joint recipients on their 2010 Canada’s Outstand-ing Young Farmers’ titles. “These are highly motivated people,” says Larry Martin, Senior Research Fellow and Education Director at the Centre. “They come ready to learn and apply what they learn to their businesses,” Martin says. “They understand the opportu-nities available in Canadian agriculture, and they’re extremely committed to achieving their goals.”

The CNLA and the George Morris Centre continue to work on a professional develop-ment program for the landscape nursery sector, based on the success of the EDP and CTEAM programs. The new program will focus on building strategic business plans, developing action plans to achieve strategic intents, and processes and systems to ensure that progress is actually being monitored.

The feedback from members and staff who have audited three of the modules in the existing agricultural programs (EDP and CTEAM) to determine value, alignment, and what needs to be added, specific to our sector, has been overwhelmingly positive. The fact that the majority of the participants register based on high praise and referrals from alumni is a testament to its success. “The best part of this program is that you get to travel to different parts of the country to meet like-minded professionals with simi-lar challenges, regardless of our commodity. I learn from the instructors, and the peer interaction and peer review. This program is the single best thing I have done to improve my life and my business”, said one CTEAM course participant.

The George Morris Centre is Canada’s independent think tank, dedicated to pro-voking informed dialogue on policies and issues and fostering excellence in the agri-products sector. Visit www.georgemorris.org and review the Executive Development Program (EDP) and Canadian Total Excel-lence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) and envision a hybrid between the two with applicable landscape and nursery emphasis. (Due to space limitations in this issue, more information on the new educational professional program will appear in the next issue.)

Klosing CommentsYour year is coming to a close and you are setting your sites for the next year’s horizon. The Landscape Canada Commit-tee’s Landscape Survey is poised to go out to all members in the landscape sector in 2011. Thank you in advance for sharing your numbers, values, and opinions to develop national benchmarks.

Best wishes to all for a joyous and safe holi-day season and continued prosperity in the New Year and beyond.


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Industry events January 11-13, 2011: Landscape Ontario’s Congress, Toronto, ON: Toronto Congress Centre www.locongress.com

January 31-February 25, 2011: Turf Manag-ers’ Short Course, Guelph, ON: GM Frost Research and Information Centre

February 8-9, 2011: Manitoba Green Show, Winnipeg, MB: Victoria Inn www.landscapemb.com

March 15-20, 2011: Canada Blooms: The Flower and Garden Festival, Toronto, ON: Direct Energy Centre www.canadablooms.com

Canadian professionals trust their independent STIHL Dealer everyday for product demonstrations, straight talk and expert advice. The legion of over 1,000 STIHL Dealers coast to coast are committed to fast on-site service and to stand behind every STIHL product. Thanks to your support of the servicing dealer, STIHL is the Number 1 Brand in Canada.

* Source: 2008 - 2009 Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Canadian Market Share Report for yearly imported gasoline chain saws, gasoline backpack blowers, gasoline cut-off machines and gasoline grass trimmers.

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Special thanks to our Canadian customers.

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#1 in Chain Saws#1 in Backpack

Blowers#1 in Straight

Shaft Trimmers#1 in Cutquiks®

Certification testing British ColumbiaJanuary 20, 2011CLT (written), CLD, CLPSurrey, BC

July 8-9, 2011CLT, CLD, CLPLangley, BC

AlbertaMarch 29-30, 2011CLT, CLD, CLPOlds, AB

OntarioJanuary 13, 2011CLT (written), CLD, CLPToronto, ON

February 16, 2011CLT (written), CLD, CLPOttawa, ON

March 17, 2011CLT (written), CLD, CLPToronto, ON

Altantic RegionApril 29-30, 2011CLT, CLD, CLPTruro, NS

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CNLA Newsbrief | December 2010