Landscape Ontario weekly E-news for March 3, 2021

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March 3, 2021

   

		Sign up for Online Pro-Dev Courses Enhance your skills and knowledge with Online Professional Development from Landscape Ontario. And why not sign your key staff members up for courses to get them engaged and ready for spring? Upcoming topics include: Landscape Construction Drawings; The Key to Employee Loyalty; Chainsaw Maintenance; Lighting 101; and Common Tree and Shrub ID.  See the full online course listings at HortTrades.com.

 

LO's Annual General Meeting, March 17 Members of Landscape Ontario are invited to this year's virtual AGM to be held on March 17 starting at 11 a.m. Register for the Zoom Meeting. Risks and responsibilities of using labour agencies, March 19 Landscape Ontario presents a free webinar on accessing labour from other countries. Join Geoffrey Warne and John Cosby from the Canadian Border Services Agency; Paul Giancarlo from Service Canada; and Sarah Finall and Angelo Raimondo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at 1 pm on March 19. Register for free now. Visit the Congress Connect Marketplace Congress Connect is a year-long marketplace where you can find landscape and horticulture products and supplies to grow your business. Registration is free, and includes: 365-day access to the virtual marketplace, product showcase, Drive LIVE, Hardscape LIVE, and Green LIVE education sessions, plus the two keynote sessions featured in the Congress Connect Conference. Register for free now! Get on demand access to the Congress Connect Conference Did you know you can sign up for on-demand access to all 32 Congress Connect Conference sessions at any time? The program is loaded with education geared to landscape and horticulture professionals and business owners. See the full lineup at locongress.com. Fusion training offered province wide in February and March The Fusion Landscape Professional (FLP) program provides designers and contractors with the tools and knowledge to promote and provide landscapes that utilize lot level storm water management and enhance the environment. The program is now available in the following regions: Ottawa (March 22-25) and across Ontario (March 8-11). Sign up now at HortTades.com/FLP. Have a presentation idea for an LO event? Do you have an idea for a session at an upcoming Landscape Ontario event? If so, we would like to hear from you! Ottawa Chapter AGM, March 10 The Ottawa Chapter Annual General meeting will take place via Zoom on Wed., March 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Join fellow members as we welcome Landscape Ontario president Dave Wright, and deputy executive director Joe Salemi. The AGM is sponsored by SiteOne Landscape Supply. Register via the Ottawa Chapter page. LO's Annual General Meeting, March 17 Members of Landscape Ontario are invited to this year's virtual AGM to be held on March 17 starting at 11 a.m. Register for the Zoom Meeting. Toronto Chapter AGM, March 24 Save the date for the Toronto Chapter's Annual General Meeting, coming up at 4 p.m. on March 24. Visit HortTrades.com for the registration link. Dig Safe Workshops The ORCGA would like to invite all Landscape Ontario members to our online excavation safety presentations from the Ministry of Labour, TSSA, Ministry of Environment on the new Excess Soil regulations, ESA, Ontario One Call, ORCGA, IHSA, and CATT. Half-hour sessions begins at 8 a.m. each day and end at noon. Dates are: March 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25. Learn more.

LO SEMINARS

 

Professional Development Online Seminars Enhance your skills and knowledge this winter with Landscape Ontario's Professional Development Program. Seminars will be held online. Space is limited - Register today!

Online Seminars: Landscape Construction Drawings, March 5 The Key to Employee Loyalty, March 8 Chainsaw Maintenance Awareness, March 12 Common Trees and Shrubs and their ID by plant family, March 16 Lighting 101: Installation, March 17 See the full online schedule All In-Class Seminars have been moved to April Skid-Steer Certification Training, April 6 IPM for woody plants: Bugs and thugs, April 6 Compact Excavator Safe Operator Training, April 7 Skid-Steer Certification Training, April 8 See the full in-class schedule

 

UPCOMING LO EVENTS

 

Congress Connect, All year! Congress Connect Conference, On demand all year! Ottawa Chapter AGM, Mar. 10 LO Sector Success Series: Mental Health, Mar. 10 LO Annual General Meeting, Mar. 17 LO Sector Success Series: Finding Labour, Mar. 24 Toronto Chapter AGM, Mar. 24 LO Sector Success Series: How to Budget, Mar. 31 Visit the Events page at HortTrades.com

 

QUICK LINKS for LO ACTIVITIES

 

Not a member? Sign up here Pay your member dues online Free magazines and LO e-news for employees and students LO member cost savings programs New pending members Details on advertising in LO enews Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8 Canada 1-800-265-5656 rob@landscapeontario.com HortTrades.com With more than 2,500 professional members, Landscape Ontario is the province's premier horticultural trades association. Our mission is to be the leader in representing, promoting and fostering a favourable climate for the advancement of the horticulture industry in Ontario. Follow us on

   

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