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Message from the President

Sustainability at home I recently attended the opening of the new lab at the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen, and was enthused by the many speakers’ level of commitment to sustainability. Not that we need to be told.

But many do.

Mike Harcourt, past mayor of Vancouver and past premier of BC, is much lauded for his involvement in creating sustainable living spaces. As keynote speaker at the event, he emphasized how we are basically ‘place based’. How the human instinct is to care more about where you live than

you care about other places. And I think that is true.

‘Local’ for the BCLNA and its members, is anywhere in BC. The association cares about creating the partnerships and the programs that will help members further the success of their businesses, and support their communities in becoming more sustainable.

“British Columbians will be consulted on new statutory protections to further safeguard our environment from cosmetic chemical pesticide.” This is a direct quote from the Throne Speech on August 2009.

That’s a big commitment. We can help!

PlantHealthBC is the perfect fit for our industry to work with the government to make this happen—and the program is all

there—up and running! PlantHealthBC was created to strengthen and demonstrate our member’s ability to be on the leading edge of caring for the environment.

We will work with government to assist them in attaining this mutual goal.

Mike Harcourt also said that too many innovative ideas die in the implementation phase.

Let’s not let that happen.

Ruth Olde, President, B.C. Landscape & Nursery Association

HortWest NOVEMBER 2009 MANAGING EDITOR Renata Triveri ADVERTISING Barb Nelson

Phone: (604) 574-7772 Fax: (604) 574-7773

HortWest is the Newsletter of the B.C. Landscape & Nursery Association for the horticultural trade in Western Canada.

For further information, contact us at: Suite 102, 5783 – 176A Street Surrey, B.C., Canada V3S 6S6 Telephone (604) 574-7772 Fax (604) 574-7773 HortWest is owned by the B.C. Landscape & Nursery Association, and is published 10 times a year. Views expressed inside do not necessarily reflect the attitudes of the Association but are those of the writer concerned.

Material may not be reprinted from this magazine without the consent of the publisher.

All advertising and editorial material are to be received one month in advance of mail out date.

HortWest is mailed under Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement N. 0288608 This magazine is printed in Canada by Globe Printers.

On the cover: Clematis Vancouver™ Starry Nights, a new selection by Clearview Horticulture Products Inc. in Aldergrove, has just been released as a Monrovia® exclusive for 2010. This selection sports large eight-inch blooms that darken towards the centre; the mid-rib of its petals are dusted with gold, giving it a shimmery appearance.

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Board Synopsis

Monday, October 19, 2009 Growers BCMAL and the Provincial

Emergency Program have jointly declined to provide any funding for the winter damages. Over the next few weeks, we will be assessing our next steps to move this ahead including a request to change legislation.

Labour HRSDC is moving to limit the

movement of temporary workers into Canada by increasing scrutiny of application requirements. It is also going to impose a four-year limit on the duration in which a SAWP worker can return to Canada.

Industry Development Council

A ‘Pot & Poly’ recycling project is being proposed; because it has pan-agriculture benefits, it is hoped that the Agriculture

Environment & Wildlife Partnership funding program will pay 100% of the cost.

Environment PlantHealthBC continues to seek member support; a meeting with the Ministry of Environment is planned.

A letter has been sent to the Resort Municipality of Whistler regarding its initiative to eliminate the use of bear attractant plants within the municipality, despite biodiversity concerns. Signees include BCLNA , several landscape architects, and registered professional biologists. The plant list of potentially excluded plants is extensive and mostly native. Members wanting more information should contact Environment Chair, Jeff Hicks of Pickett’s Nursery, or Hedy Dyck at BCLNA: (604) 574-7772 or hdyck@bclna.com.

Annual General Meeting The AGM is to be held on November 13, 2009. All members received due notification of the meeting, which included several special resolutions designed to update, clarify, and reduce risk present in the BCLNA bylaws.

Fundraising Auction BCLNA’s annual auction has been scheduled for February 9, 2010. Members are encouraged to both donate to and shop the auction for great finds, which will benefit BCLNA’s scholarships and various initiatives. A scholarship committee will meet in November to establish the framework for the new Jane Stock Excellence in Horticulture award.

Anyone wishing to donate to either the auction or this specific scholarship should contact BCLNA.

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BCLNA News Bulletins

Volunteers honoured by BC CiB Richard Desmarteau of Liard Horticultural Enterprises Inc. attended BC Communities in Bloom’s annual awards ceremony on behalf of BCLNA (Gold Bloom Sponsor) and the Industry Development Council in order to present the 2009 “Floral Design” award to the District of Kent.

In his presentation, Desmarteau commented on the strong financial support provided through the BCLNA’s Industry Development Council, which will allow CiB to offer additional training for judges, compensate out-of-region volunteers for expenses, create promotional ideas for communities, help promote the program to new communities, reengage previous participants, and increase staff capacity to administrate the program.

For BC Communities in Bloom, it was another successful year administering a program that helps communities make the most of their assets and take pride in their accomplishments. The program recognized 30 participants; trophies were presented to the top 5-bloom winners within their respective population categories, and 14 Community Showcase entrants were recognized for a wide range of projects, of which their community and volunteers were justifiably proud.

Said Desmarteau of the banquet’s attendees, “It was refreshing to speak directly to many of the people who make these community projects happen. This largely volunteer body of citizens is entirely appreciative of the recognition given for the hard work they have invested, and for the hard evidence of the positive results everyone can enjoy.”

2009 BC CiB 5-Bloom Winners Village of Clinton (winner’s circle) Village of Harrison Hot Springs Village of Fruitvale District of Peachland District of Hope District of Mission City of Kelowna (Mentor Community) BC CiB Criteria Winners Town of Kaslo, Heritage Conservation Sun River’s Golf Resort Community, Landscaped Areas District of Kent, Floral Displays District of Sooke, Community Involvement

Health Service Navigator™ added to group insurance Joel Beatson, CNLA An innovative health service and new to CNLA’s member benefits, Health Service Navigator provides plan members with integrated health tips and tools, medical condition information, resources on how to navigate the Canadian health care system and access to world-class doctors for second opinions—all together, all the time. It’s easy to access, reliable, current and available with the click of a mouse or a simple phone call.

Just another second opinion?

There are currently no other offerings like Health Service Navigator in the Canadian group benefits marketplace.

It is a unique product, offering comprehensive health information for all health related concerns (not only serious or life threatening conditions) and a second opinion service that provides assistance for a number of serious conditions. Health Service Navigator is a valuable tool for plan sponsors who are:

Concerned with escalating benefit costs Health Service Navigator augments our

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traditional health benefits program by giving plan members tool and resources to become better health care consumers.

It’s an inexpensive but extremely valuable addition to your benefits program.

Interested in wellness promotion Health Service Navigator provides a solution that’s based on Canadian health care options. No other service provides the extensive health care navigation component in an integrated manner that leverages well respected information resources.

The second opinion service is unlike that of other carrier, with a collaborative approach that uses physician specialists from world-class hospitals and institutions.

Concerned about lost productivity With the support of credible information,

Final Approval The BCLNA welcomes the following new members as of October 19:

Amcore Enterprises Inc. Jeffrey Pan, Surrey, Associate Gerri’s Garden Design & Consulting Gerri Giffen, Maple Ridge, Active Landscaper Integrated Office Systems Jeff Hardy & George Ramsay, Langley, Associate Pacific National Exhibition Colin Priddle, Vancouver, Individual White Knight Landscapers Keith Hewitt, Kelowna, Active Landscaper

Health Service Navigator helps employees gain a better understanding of their situation. This can aid them in working through personal health challenges, and relieve them of stress and distractions that may affect their performance or personal lives.

Effective August 1, 2009 this is included for all employees of BCLNA member companies who participate in the endorsed CNLA group insurance plan.

If you have any questions please contact Michael Thomas, director of Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation and partner at The Investment Guild, endorsed provider of the HortProtect Group Insurance Program: call toll-free 1-800459-8990 or email info@hortprotect.com.

For more information, visit www.hortprotect.com.

Tentative Approval The following companies will become BCLNA members at the next board meeting unless a member provides a valid reason for not accepting the application:

BTN Nurseries Pacific Inc., Jeff Olsen, Chilliwack, Active Grower (Interim) Foghorn Business Development Services Rick Cleghorn, Maple Ridge, Associate (Interim) Golden Spruce Nurseries (2009) Ltd. Sharon McGuin, Langley, Active Grower (Interim) Langara Landscapes, Robert Wilmott, Vancouver, Active Landscaper Nicholson Landscaping Ryan Nicholson, Port Coquitlam, Active Landscaper (Interim) Claude Sevigny, Vancouver School Board #39, Vancouver, Individual Valley Landscaping Ltd., Dave Carmichael, Langley, Active Landscape

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Recertification changes on horizon Julia Ricottone, CNLA By now, all CHTs, CLPs, and CLDs should have received recertification letters outlining some changes that are happening with the renewal process. CNLA is transitioning to a two-year recertification process that will help its certification programs meet and exceed the industry’s best practices. This new system is being introduced for 2010, and will take full effect on January 1, 2012. Maintaining your Certification will now cost $78.75 every two years; less frequent renewals are required.

In order to maintain an active status, you will need to report 12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by January 1, 2010. But, there is no need to panic. The number of CEUs you earn per event is now calculated differently, and this makes the requirements very similar to what you are used to.

Each seminar you attended at a trade show or conference, or through BCLNA, will earn you 1 CEU per hour. If you attended courses or seminars from outside of the association, contact CNLA to see if they can be counted toward your credits. If you need a little extra time to earn your total points, please let us know.

Healthy Garden Guide 2009 Now in print!

What if you were at a trade show, but didn’t make it to any seminars? Since this has been accepted as points in the past, CNLA will include time spent at a trade show as CEUs for this year only. Please note, that when you are collecting CEUs in the future, simply walking the trade show floor will not be accepted.

The basics: UÊÊÊ£Ê ÕÀÊ vÊi`ÕV>Ì ÊrÊ£ÊCEU (was 4 hours for one CEU) UÊÊÊ£Ê ÕÀÊ vÊÃiÀÛ ViÊrÊ£ÊCEU (was 4 hours for one CEU) UÊÊÊ£ÓÊCEUs are required by January 1, 2010 (was a range of 2 to 4 “old” CEUs) UÊÊÊ/ iÊviiÊ vÊfÇn°ÇxÊ­ V Õ` }ÊGST®Ê ÃÊv ÀÊÌÜ ÊÞi>ÀÃÊ­Ü>ÃÊfÓÈ°ÇxÊ«iÀÊÞi>À® Submit your recertification forms by January 1, 2010 and your certification will remain active for two years, during which time, you will need to collect a total of 24 CEUs. Questions? Please contact Julia Ricottone at the CNLA office, 1-888-446-3499, ext. 8615 or julia@canadanursery.com.

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Candidates without borders Once in a while, eager candidates from other provinces or the United States make the trip to BC to complete their CHT designation. This fall, three individuals made the trek from Washington, and we are pleased to report that their trip was worth it—all three individuals passed. Moving forward, BC Administrator Krista Manton says she will extend communication with Washington Association of Landscape Professionals (WALP), to foster more cross-border testing opportunities. BC candidates should know they are also welcome to test in Washington State.

To assure BCLNA adheres to international testing standards, an out-of-province evaluator visits annually to critique our systems and performance. This summer’s evaluation resulted in a perfect score, for which BC’s committee, volunteers, and staff should be proud!

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Hardscape Installation Robert Turner, CHT, Beneath Your Feet Landscaping Ltd. David Muzylowski, CHT, Pacific Garden Design Tatum Curtis, CHT, Elliott Bay Landscape Design Kip Hanson, CHT, Elliott Bay Landscape Design Robyn Boniface, CHT, Para Space Landscaping Inc. Wade A. Bartlett, CHT, Rock Solid Landscapes, LLC Jonathan Vanderpol, CHT, Vandenberg Landscape Design Ltd.

Ornamental Maintenance David Weir, CHT, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Robert Turner, CHT, Beneath Your Feet Landscaping Ltd. Paul Kulcheski, CHT, Meridian Landscaping Adam Wood, CHT, Northern Roots Landscaping Michelle Barker, CHT, Para Space Landscaping Inc. Robert Young, CHT, Para Space Landscaping Inc. Tracy King, CHT, RCB Garden Service Bryce Anderson, CLP, CHT, Whistler Landscaping Ltd.

Turf Maintenance David Weir, CHT, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Robert Young, CHT, Para Space Landscaping Inc. Tracy King, CHT, RCB Garden Service Dado Horvat, CHT, Signature Landscape Services Inc. Bryce Anderson, CLP, CHT, Whistler Landscaping Ltd. As always, they are new and long-time industry volunteers and sponsors who

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Training Pays

Hort basics come free through skills training program Want to enhance the skills, confidence and competence of your employees? The Industry Skills Training FREE ‘Horticulture Basics’ is the program for you.

This program is designed to meet the needs of nursery, retail nursery, and landscape operations. Training can range in intensity from short tail gate sessions, to half-day or full-day workshops, or even a series of topics over a period of six weeks.

Topics are to include, but are not limited to: 1. Balled and Burlapped Harvest combined with Back Care and Lifting 2. Understanding Soil Texture combined with Customer Service 3. Checking Tire Pressure combined with Common Sense Safety 4. Bare Root Production combined with Personal Protective Equipment 5. Plant Health and Nutrition paired with Healthy Lifestyles (balance) 6. Display Merchandising paired with Lifting and Handling of Materials 7. Plant ID paired with Problem Solving Skills 8. Equipment Operation and Safety paired with Working with Others Every participant registering and participating in the Industry Skills Training free ‘Horticulture Basics’ program will receive a certificate of completion.

How to participate

Information will be distributed through a new Training News Tuesday email on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

You can also find information on www. bclna.com.

details will be available for your review.

Almost every session will have a free ‘Horticulture Basics’ course attached to it.

training opportunities to choose from, and you can select which works best for you:

Option 3. Register your small business to host a more comprehensive free ‘Horticulture Basics’ training option: one topic per week for a period of six weeks. Alternatively, the sessions can be offered at the BCLNA office.

Option 1. Register your small business with Ann Marie Walsh, Industry Skills Training Coordinator, to host a Horticulture Basics’ training event.

If you are ready to move your team to the next level, contact Ann Marie at (604) 574-7772 or email awalsh@bclna.com to schedule your free training opportunity.

Ann Marie will meet with you to review the Tail Gate Training/Essential Skills Training options and ensure a customized program is designed to increase and enhance skills, confidence and competence of those employees who have a high school diploma or less education.

Generously funded by the Government of Canada and BC’s Ministry of Small Business, Technology, and Economic Development.

BCLNA provides a smorgasbord of free

A training date and time will be confirmed. Ann Marie will coordinate the details and logistics, including registration, handouts, instructors and evaluations at your place of business.

Option 2. Watch for BCLNA’s regularly scheduled educational seminars as advertised and distributed through the Friday Files, Tuesday Training News email and www.bclna.com. Topics and registration

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Grower Updates

Growers’ short course announced Dave Woodske, of the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, has released an outstanding program for the 17th Annual Growers Short Course, scheduled to take place on January 19 at the Ramada Plaza in Abbotsford. The program, says Woodske, is usually focused on a single topic, but this year will cover a broad range of subjects including climate change, farm business management, working with Mexican workers, and retail trends. A two-hour session on LeanFlow® will also be of interest, and all nursery and greenhouse growers, along with retail operators, are welcome to attend. For complete details, see this issue’s Extras, or download the registration form from www.bclna.com.

Governments help build new grower Advance Payment Program approved market The Governments of Canada and

The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association announced that Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC) have approved the application for participation by the wholesale nursery industry in the Advance Payment Program (APP). Through the APP, producers are able to qualify for operating loans up to $400,000, with the first $100,000 being interest-free and the rate for the balance of any eligible amount to be set at the BMO Bank of Montreal prime lending rate. Loan amounts are based on the value of the producer’s inventory at time of harvest.

Due to the complexity of establishing and verifying nursery inventory values, the Advance Payment Program is first being introduced on a pilot basis. With input from growers across Canada, a short list of more commonly grown trees and container shrubs will make up the list of eligible inventory for this pilot phase.

The APP will be administered across Canada by ACC Farmers’ Financial, a not-forprofit organization comprised of 17 farm organizations. The management fee of $550 will cover costs such as credit checks, lien searches, lien registrations and inspection charges.

To be eligible, producers must also be participating in the AgriStability program (formerly the CAIS program). The loan limit will be the lesser of the government portion of a producer’s AgriStability reference margin or a producer-specific amount based on the value of inventory to be sold in the Spring/Summer of 2010. The pre-established advance rates are set at approximately 50 percent of inventory values, which were determined by averaging grower catalogue prices and verified through grower invoices.

A Fact Sheet outlining the many details of this program can be downloaded from the CNLA website at www.canadanursery.com.

The program application form is now available on the ACC Farmers’ Financial website at www.accfarmersfinancial.ca.

CNLA wishes to thank the staff at ACC Farmers Financial for the tremendous assistance they have provided in making this program available to the nursery sector.

Thanks are also extended to those nurseries that participated in this process by providing sales invoices for verification purposes.

Photo above: Horticulture producers in this region and across Canada are true leaders in providing the highest quality and innovative food and plants to consumers,” said Member of Parliament Dean Allison (Niagara-West-Glanbrook), who made the Vineland funding announcement. “The Government of Canada supports these efforts through investments in world-class research institutes like Vineland.

Ontario are investing $15.6 million in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC) to coordinate and deliver commercialization opportunities to the horticulture sector.

Said Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux, on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, “This investment will translate into new advances which will, in turn, translate into more economic opportunity for the horticulture sector.”

VRIC will work with the agricultural industry, colleges, universities and other research institutions, including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to develop the capacity of horticultural producers to grow new, high-value crop varieties, to use more efficient production processes and to find ways to increase the yearround supply of products. Among these partners are the CNLA , Landscape Ontario, and Flowers Canada. John Byland of Bylands Nursery in Kelowna will represent B.C. at the table.

This investment in VRIC is one of Ontario’s innovation and science initiatives under Growing Forward; for more information visit www.agr.gc.ca/growingforward.

VRIC was created in 2007 as an industryled, not-for-profit organization specializing in horticultural research and commercialization. For more information about VRIC , visit www.vinelandresearch.com.

BCLNA OFFICE: 604-574-7772; 800-421-7963

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Show theme: Masterpieces

November 19-20 LANTA Green Industry Show Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, AB www.greenindustryshow.com 23-25 IIABC Convention & Tradeshow

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25-26 Prosperity Partners Workshops (Parts 1 & 2) For information contact Krista: kmanton@ bclna.com 26-27 Tree Risk Assessment Course & Exam Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam www.pnwisa.org 27 Urban Forestry Symposium Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex www.bclna.com

December 2 Grower Commodity Christmas Meeting Bradner Community Hall, Abbotsford www.bclna.com 9 Landscape Commodity Christmas Meeting Grand Villa Casino, Burnaby www.bclna.com 24 BCLNA office closes for holidays

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