Landscape Saskatchewan News Winter 2016

Landscape Saskatchewan News Winter 2016

IN THIS ISSUE

Save the Date!

The Future of Horticulture Training in Saskatchewan Paywith will help you accept the Garden Centre Gift Card Minimum Wage Increase

Landscape Onsites: Snow Removal Insert: Landscape Saskatchewan Spring Workshop and AGM

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LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Winter is upon us and we have not really felt the normal effects of winter in Saskatchewan. Landscaping finally came to an end in early December. Our landscape crews are ready for a winter vacation and our greenhouse/nursery staff are dreaming of spring.

With the lack of snow, this will be a burden on our snow removal companies. Hang in there, it is Saskatchewan; the weather will change again.

As members of Landscape Saskatchewan we have many benefits available to us: networking with industry peers and access to discounts and programs that benefit your company’s bottom line. The CNLA also has many sub-committees that are all run by volunteers that spend their spare time trying to improve the landscaping standards across Canada to create a better tomorrow for our industry.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Safe travels and I hope to see you at the Landscape Saskatchewan Spring Workshop and AGM in Regina this March 2016!

Leslie Cornell President, Landscape Saskatchewan

Board of Directors:

Leslie Cornell Cornell Design & Landscaping Ltd. President Lloyd Trask The Lawn Loggers Limited Vice President

Robin Adair Arbour Crest Tree Service Ltd. Director

Luke van Duyvendyk Dutch Growers Garden Centre Ltd. Director Nancy Martin Dieter Martin Greenhouse Ltd. Director Lane Bullied Gardens By Design Inc. Director

Aaron Krahn Lakeshore Tree Farms Ltd. CNLA Representative

Administrative Support: Joel Beatson, CAE, CLM Executive Director

Marnie Main Member Services Director

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

January 12 - 14, 2016 Congress 2015 Congress Centre, Toronto, ON www.locongress.com

March 14 – 18, 2016 International Green City Conference Vancouver, BC www.cnla-acpp.ca/greencity

March 17, 2016 Landscape Saskatchewan Spring Workshop Double Tree by Hilton, Regina, SK 1-800-378-3198

Kyla Hardon Communications Coordinator Cheryl Teo Bookkeeper

Contact Us:

Landscape Saskatchewan c/o Landscape Alberta 200, 10331 - 178 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5S 1R5 Tel: 780-489-1991 Toll Free: 1-800-378-3198 Fax: 780-444-2152 admin@landscape-alberta.com www.snla.ca On the Cover: Winter Walkway Photo Credit: Nigel Bowles

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Save the Date Landscape Saskatchewan Spring Workshop & AGM March 17, 2016 Double Tree by Hilton, Regina, SK See insert for more information.

The Future of Horticulture Training in Saskatchewan On November 25, 2015, Landscape Saskatchewan hosted an industry round-table planning session around the need for skilled training development in the province. By 2025, forty percent of the current industry will be retired, combined with an anticipated increase in demand for labour along with the already perennial labour shortages our sector faces, we are sure to be facing greater skilled labour challenges.

The Landscape Horticulturist program is now indeed national in scope as a Red Seal Trade. However, we see other provinces continuing to struggle with maintaining sufficient registration. Now is the time to come together and set the course for horticultural training in Saskatchewan.

The gift card program is administered by Paywith, based out of BC. Paywith will be contacting members in the coming weeks to tell you more about how the program works, and set up your terminal over the phone, if you want to participate.

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Redeemable at participating garden centres across Canada, making it an easy gift choice for that distant relative.

Purchase Online at www.gardengiftcard.ca

By gathering industry stakeholders from a variety of groups, we hope to achieve short, medium and long term plans to help address our skills shortages and lead towards a strong locally delivered apprenticeship Key points: program and other training.

• Gift cards are sent via smart phones and processed as a manual credit card transaction.

About 15 industry members were in attendance and • Funds are only transferred when a card is contributed greatly to the development of a working redeemed at your store, at which time you will plan for apprenticeship and professionalism for be charged a processing fee (0.5% lower than Saskatchewan. We look forward to engaging other your MasterCard processing rate). stakeholders in coming months and years and helping • Cards can be redeemed at any participating to improve access to and frequency of training across garden centre. You must sign up to participate the province. (it takes less than 30 minutes).

• You will receive a customized link for your Paywith will help you accept the Garden Gift Card website that will enable customers to choose to This year, Garden Centres Canada launched a national have the card redeemed at your store only if gift card program that is available to association they purchase from your website. members. This gift card can be redeemed at any

participating member location, and is the perfect gift Please take a few minutes to talk to Paywith when they option for those with relatives that live far away. contact you. They are not selling you anything. They only wish to help you take advantage of this program

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LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN before the holidays. For more information, please visit school student who graduates and enters a postwww.gardengiftcard.ca, or contact the CNLA office at secondary program of studies. This scholarship is available in each of 4 years of study completed within 1-888-446-3499. the next 10 years. Also available to the vast majority of apprentices, is a variety of federal and provincial grants Minimum Wage Increase Effective October 1 Effective October 1, 2015, Saskatchewan minimum that can support them in training, including Federal wage earners will earn $10.50 per hour. Since 2007, Employment Insurance and Provincial living away from Saskatchewan’s minimum wage has increased by 32 per home allowances while they are in training. In addition, cent, with eight increases from $7.95 to $10.50 over the Government of Canada announced a Canada Apprenticeship Loan, which can provide apprentices the past eight years. with a loan of up to $4,000 for each period of technical The Government of Saskatchewan previously training. Applications and eligibility criteria are available announced the increase to minimum wage in June of through the Canada Apprentice Loan Online Service at www.canada.ca/apprentice this year helping business prepare for the change.

SGGA Green Trades Conference The SGGA held their annual Saskatchewan Green Trades Conference November 4 & 5, 2015 at the Saskatoon Inn and Landscape Saskatchewan President Leslie Cornell was invited to attend on behalf of the association for the second year in a row. Landscape Saskatchewan has been asked to be involved with future conferences. This could provide a great Attention Journeypersons - Official Red Seal opportunity for us to offer more training and Endorsement Acronym professional development opportunities for our The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship members. The Landscape Saskatchewan office will (CCDA) recently announced the official recognition of reach out to the SGGA and follow up to this request. the “RSE” acronym (Red Seal Endorsement). Anyone As more information or updates become available, holding a Red Seal endorsement in their trade can begin members will be notified. using RSE on their business cards and promotional materials immediately. Many professional groups are identified by the use of an official acronym that Member Benefits confirms their certification and/or accreditation.

This allows individuals a way to easily reflect their Kubota Canada Ltd.: Receive 18-22% off the suggested qualifications while creating prestige for their list price, or discounts of 11-15% off the suggested list credentials. price for purchases made with 0% financing for 36 months. A $100 administration fee applies.

In a statement, the CCDA said, “The implementation of the RSE acronym meets the CCDAs long-term vision for Echo / Shindaiwa: Receive a 20% MSRP discount on the Red Seal Program by continuing to raise the image ECHO or Shindaiwa units and accessories. of the skilled trades, to recognize the professionalism of the skilled trades and to recognize the standard of HortProtect Insurance: An insurance program that has excellence offered by the Red Seal Program.” been customized to meet the needs of this industry.

Offers property and casualty insurance, life and health Apprenticeship Loans insurance and an RRSP plan for your company and its Apprentices today also have more options to assist employees. them in offsetting tuition fees. The Saskatchewan Government provides a $500 scholarship for each high Each year, minimum wage is reviewed using an indexation formula which is based on equal weighting of the change in Consumer Price Index and the Average Hourly Wage for the previous year. Changes are subject to Cabinet approval and are to be announced by June 30 each year. These changes would take effect October 1 of the same year.

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Landscape Onsites Lesson: Snow Removal

Objective: to familiarize crew members with the basics of snow removal.

Training Materials: site plan, snow blower, plow, shovel, sample snow removal contract for the site.

Personal Protective Equipment: insulated work boots, warm gloves, hat, layers of clothing, sunglasses, safety glasses, eye and hearing protection (for snow blower).

Lesson: Snow removal contracts are extremely specific documents created so there are no misunderstandings about the responsibilities of the property owner and the snow removal contractor. They outline when and how often the contractor will be on site to remove snow. The contract also specifies which ice melting products are to be used.

truck or skid steer can’t reach, and shovels are used only in the tightest areas or in the case of a light snow fall.

Before the snow falls, it is important to familiarize yourself with the sites you will be plowing. Note any obstacles that could get in the way or be damaged by the plow. Marking the edges of curbs or unusual configurations in parking lots with flags in the autumn will help operators and save time and reduce accidental property damage during snow clearing.

Fire hydrants should be marked so they are not buried.

Take note of the best places to pile snow. Wherever possible snow should be piled in a low area near a drain.

Several different plowing techniques are used in different situations:

The bulk of snow removal is completed using a blade mounted onto a truck, tractor or skid-steer loader. Windrowing is used to clear large open areas. The Snow blowers are used in smaller spaces where the driver makes repeated passes across the area with

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LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN blade of the plow angled to throw snow forward and off to the side.

Backdragging is used to pull snow away from buildings.

The blade is raised and the plow driven up to the building, where the blade is then lowered and the operator backs up, dragging the snow away.

Backdragging is less effective than plowing forward, so should only be used to clear snow from small areas until the vehicle or plow can be driven forward.

When finished, the cleared area should be checked for icy patches and to make sure fire hydrants are buried and that storm drains are not covered with snow.

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Discuss the appropriate safety equipment that should be contained in the truck, including cell phone, first aid kit, flares, spare socks and gloves, flashlight, shovel, ice scraper, jumper cables, food and water, windshield washer fluid and appropriate repair kit specific to the blade you are operating.

Careful and accurate record keeping is critical during snow removal. Accurate records helps evaluate the success of particular products, timing or techniques, but may also be valuable in the case of a lawsuit due to a slip and fall claim.

Source: Landscape Onsites. Visit the CNLA website at www.canadanursery.com to view other lessons from this manual – you can download individual lessons or order the full Landscape Onsites manual.

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Industry Training As a member of your provincial association, you qualify for member savings programs with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA).

Take advantage of these training programs to keep you and your staff safe.

Employers First: Members receive a 10% discount on over 40 landscape and safety training courses.

LS Training System: Members receive 5% savings on published rates for training modules.

Visit www.cnla-acpp.ca/benefits for more info.

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Spring Workshop & AGM March 17, 2016

Schedule 9:30 am

10:00 am

12:00 pm

12:45 pm 1:30 pm

3:30 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Regina, 1975 Broad Street Welcome & Coffee

Pruning Trends

Effective and professional pruning has a strong impact on the life of a tree and is always worth catching up on. This session, aimed at a broad audience, starts with current trends in nursery production pruning techniques (air pruning in pot production) and how this impacts the final product. Frequency of pruning, the different techniques for street and park trees, and tree structure will also be covered in this practical focused workshop.

Join Arnold Heuver for this workshop and be the benefactor of his over 40 years of industry experience and his ongoing relationships with almost every grower in Western Canada. This session is great for nursery and landscape staff, arborists, and parks department staff.

Lunch (included)

Landscape Saskatchewan AGM & Awards Celebration

#LakeridgeBrigade in the Raw "Socially Challenged"

Are you Socially Challenged? Not sure what all these Social Networks are? Have you ever worried your posts might not be socially acceptable? Join the #LakeridgeBrigade at this session and discover the ins and outs of some of today's largest social sites. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine and YouTube. Let's talk about the best place to post pictures of your recent trophy hunting trip to Africa. This session is one that shouldn’t be missed. We guarantee outstanding ROI. Mike has spent the last 25 years honing his craft and the living the #Hardscapelife of long days and short nights, and calls Lakeridge Contracting his home. He has learned life's lessons on the end of a shovel! Mike lives by his moral compass, and is held in regard by clients and co-workers alike. His Twitter following is a testament to his passion for pavers. Mike prefers his office with four wheels, a V8 and an 8ft bed, and is intensely proud of his membership in the #LakeridgeBrigade.

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Thank you to our Sponsors

DoubleTree by Hilton Regina Address: 1975 Broad Street, Regina, SK Phone: 306-525-6767Group Booking Code: LAS Rate: $159.00 per night for double queen

Spring Workshop & AGM March 17, 2016

Schedule 9:30 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm 12:45 pm 1:30 pm 3:30 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Regina, 1975 Broad Street Welcome & Coffee Pruning Trends Lunch (included) Landscape Saskatchewan AGM & Awards Celebration #LakeridgeBrigade in the Raw "Socially Challenged" End of Day

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Registrations after this date will be on-site only, and must include full payment by credit card or cheque. Cancellations will be accepted until March 3, 2016 and registration fees, less a 25% administration fee, will be refunded. Sorry, but all registrations cancelled after March 3, 2016 will not be refunded.

If the event is cancelled by the association, a full refund will be granted.