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August 2018
Previous Issues
Green Pencil
Elephant in the room
By Lee Ann Knudsen
Canadian landscaping and horticulture business owners are wondering if staying in business will become even more challenging with the legalization of cannabis.
Feature
Uber does snow
By Scott Barber
Landscaping services enter the Uber business world.
Snow pros VS. Halifax
By Jordan Whitehorse
Unique winter challenges inspire advanced strategies.
CanWest 2018: Beauty and brains
CanWest 2018 takes place Sept. 26-27 at Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C., is themed “Roots & Blues”.
Road To Success
Sometimes we play hurt
By Rod McDonald
Learning to stay positive, even when things don't seem fair, and to make the best out of what life has to offer.
Management Solutions
Frugality can cost money
By Mark Bradley
Re-using something makes sense in the landscape industry, but too much frugality can lead to incorrect decisions.
Industry News
Unique snow business event: Snowposium
Landscape Ontario’s Snowposium, an annual event for snow and ice removal contractors and suppliers, will take place Sept. 25 in Brampton, Ont.
Health Canada studies imidacloprid’s impact on pollinators
Health Canada is consulting Canadians on its proposed re-evaluation decision for the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid, following an updated pollinator risk assessment.
Fredericton inoculation project
The City of Fredericton, N.B., announced plans for an inoculation pilot project to slow the spread of Dutch elm disease on city-owned trees.
EU expands neonicotinoid ban
The European Union Commission recently voted to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoid insecticides, expanding upon a ban initially put into place in 2013.
Caterpillar appoints CFO
Caterpillar, the Peoria, Ill.-based equipment manufacturer, announced its board has appointed Andrew Bonfield as chief financial officer (CFO).
Feds fund climate change mitigation
The federal government is allocating funds to “help reduce the impacts of climate change and better protect Canadian against natural disasters.
Lyme disease cases increase
Cases of Lyme disease in Canada are rising as blacklegged tick populations grow and expand, according to health officials.
Bayer hires turf and ornamentals head
Environmental Science, the Clayton, N.C.-based business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, named Will MacMurdo head of the U.S. turf and ornamentals business.
Research released on LED for horticulture
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., released a new report on energy and the economic performance of LED horticulture lighting products.
Color Spot files for bankruptcy protection
Temucula, Calif.-based Color Spot Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 29, 2018 in a Delaware court.
IQ Power Tools hires training manager
IQ Power Tools, the Perris, Calif.-based manufacturer of power tools with integrated dust collection technology, appointed Vince Hollis as its national product training manager.
Toro announces staff changes
Toro recently announced a number of promotions, including Rick Rodier’s appointment to vice president of Toro’s Commercial Business.
CNLA News
CNLA News August 2018
News from the federation of Canada's provincial trade associations.
Snow Products
Snow Products August 2018
A selection of new snow products on the market for landscape professionals.
Mentor Moment
Words mean things
Robert Kennaley offers advice for snow contractors.
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