Winners of the National Awards of Landscape Excellence
Green Industry News Summer 2016 Vol. 25 Issue 3
What’s inside: • Harold Deenen receives CNLA President’s Award • Canada’s ornamental horticulture industry gets federal support to grow its markets • Winner spotlight with Charlie Wilson • Is Wal-Mart’s battle with Visa good for small business?
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he thirteenth annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence took place this August in Kelowna, British Columbia. The BC Landscape Awards of Excellence were also presented during the ceremony. In attendance were the CNLA Board of Directors, BCLNA members, representatives from Caterpillar Inc., DynaSCAPE Software, FCA Canada, HortProtect, Kubota, as well as other distinguished guests and sponsors. Also in attendance, was MP Stephen Fuhr, who announced the contribution of $1.1 million to grow the domestic and international market for Canadian ornamental horticulture. MP Fuhr’s announcement was well received by everyone in the room, as
this significant investment in Canada’s nursery and landscape sector will benefit the entire value chain, from the grower to the consumer. CNLA President, Rene Thiebaud, confirmed that the funding will be used in a variety of projects dedicated to increasing market exposure of Canadian ornamental horticulture products. National judges received over 50 entries in the landscape categories alone, where only five could be named national champions. A huge thank you to everyone that participated in their provincial awards for a chance to be entered into the national awards – 2016 was one of the biggest years to date.
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