Landscape Saskatchewan News Summer 2015

Landscape Saskatchewan News Summer 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Minimum Wage Increase Coming October 1

Alberta Landscape Gardener Apprentices Win Gold at Skills Canada Enter the 2015 Landscape Awards New Vehicle Discount Program for Members Nursery Producers Bus Tour Canada Blooms Contest Wage Survey Results

Landscape Saskatchewan Staff & Family Summer BBQ

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LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Summer is here and another landscaping season is in full swing! I know everyone is busy and work is starting to pile up, so I keep this President’s Message brief. First off, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you all to the Landscape Saskatchewan Staff and Family BBQ. Join us for a fun evening of socializing, games and good food. See page 7 for more details and to register.

Also, remember to take pictures of your work this summer for entry into the 2015 Landscape Awards. The awards package has been emailed to all members; read the criteria now so you what you need for your submissions in the fall. If you have any questions, email Kyla at kyla.mckechnie@landscape-alberta.com.

I hope you find a few minutes to flip through this issue of Landscape Saskatchewan News and catch up on industry news, new member discount programs and upcoming events. There is a lot going on here and across the country.

Now it’s time I back to work – have a great summer!

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 vanDUYVENDYK 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

Leslie Cornell President - Landscape Saskatchewan

Administrative Support: JOEL BEATSON Executive Director

MARNIE MAIN Member Services Director

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 24, 2015 Landscape Saskatchewan Staff & Family BBQ The Berry Barn, Saskatoon, SK http://lsbbq.eventbrite.ca

September 9 & 10, 2015 CanWest Hort Show Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford, BC www.canwesthortshow.com

September 30 - October 3, 2015 Communities in Bloom 2015 National Symposium Kamloops, BC www.communitiesinbloom.ca

October 7 - 8, 2015 Canadian Greenhouse Conference Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, ON www.canadiangreenhouseconference.com

November 16 - 18, 2015 HortEast Conference & Trade Show Moncton Coliseum Complex, Moncton, NB www.horteast.ns.ca November 19 & 20, 2015 Green Industry Show & Conference BMO Centre, Calgary, AB www.greenindustryshow.com

KYLA MCKECHNIE Communications 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 kyla.mckechnie@landscape-alberta.com www.snla.ca On the Cover Skills Canada National Competition, May 28 & 29, Saskatoon, SK

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Minimum Wage Increase Coming October 1

On Oct. 1, the minimum wage will increase to $10.50 an hour from $10.20, the province recently announced.

The minimum wage in Saskatchewan is reviewed annually using an indexation formula, which is based on the change in the consumer price index and the average hourly wage for the previous year. There are currently nearly 24,000 minimum-wage earners in Saskatchewan’s workforce.

Alberta Landscape Gardener Apprentices win Gold at Skills Canada

Team Alberta took first place with Jeff Oostlander and Joshua Van Hierden winning Gold at the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on May 28 & 29, 2015.

Over the two-day event, the landscape gardener teams built a project that included a perimeter retaining wall, a pre-cast patio, fence, bench, free standing pillar planter and plant material, all within twelve hours. The Alberta team, from Lethbridge, competed against teams from three other provinces with Manitoba taking home the Silver medal and Quebec taking home Bronze. Jeff and Joshua both recently completed their 4th year of the apprenticeship program and will earn their journeyman status soon.

youth ranging from grades four to twelve from the host community. This gives organizations like Landscape Alberta/ Saskatchewan the opportunity to talk to youth about careers in our industry. Truly, the Skills competition is in the business of growing the future of skilled trades.

Landscape Alberta/Saskatchewan’s own Kyla McKechnie also took home a gold medal for excellence in organization of the competition areas. Thank you Kyla for your great work!

Also, a big thank you to Lafarge and Cindercrete, as well as Landscape Saskatchewan members Lakeshore Tree Farms and Dutch Growers Garden Centre for their generous donations to the competition.

Enter the 2015 Landscape Awards

Showcase your expertise and creativity… the early bird deadline for this year’s Landscape Awards is October 23, 2015. Start taking your pictures today!

Email Kyla at kyla.mckechnie@landscape-alberta.com to request a copy of the entry forms and guides.

New Vehicle Discount Program for Members!

Skills Canada is a national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices. More than 500 young Canadians from across the country competed in over 40 skilled trade and technology contest areas. The competition is the driving factor in attracting attendance of

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The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and FCA Canada Inc. (Chrysler) have partnered to offer members across Canada an exciting new member savings program!

This competitive discount program will be available to members starting June 1 and will provide cash discounts off the price of Dodge, Ram and Jeep vehicles. With almost 450 dealers across Canada, this relationship will be extremely beneficial to the membership.

How it works: • Members are encouraged to inform the authorized dealer that they are a member of the CNLA and they are entitled to a CNLA Member Purchasing Discount.

• Members are to contact the CNLA Member Services

LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN Team at 1.888.446.3499 or memberservices@cnlaacpp.ca for more information regarding specific discount amounts and to request a Member Confirmation Letter, which authorized dealers will require to apply the appropriate discount.

From June 1st to September 30th, FCA Canada will pay the $100 administration fee on behalf of the member. Starting on October 1, 2015 CNLA members will be required to pay the $100 + HST administration fee.

a gift card, you can choose the date you want it to be sent and include a personal message. The gift card can be used at numerous garden centres around the country, allowing the recipient the flexibility to choose where they want to shop.

A one-day nursery bus tour has been planned for July 17, 2015 in Kelowna, BC. The tour will include stops at Bylands Nurseries Ltd., Stewart Brothers Nurseries and Quails Gate Winery.

This summer, give the gift of gardening to your family and friends! For a list of participating garden centres, or to send a gift card, visit www.gardengiftcard.ca.

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Nursery Producers Educational Bus Tour

The cost of the tour is $125.00 (+ GST) per person, plus the cost of flights/accommodation. For more information, visit www.lanurserytour2015.eventbrite.ca or contact Kyla at the Landscape Alberta office at 1-800-378-3198, or email kyla.mckechnie@landscape-alberta.com.

Canada Blooms Contest for Garden Centres

Over 450 retail garden centres will have the opportunity to promote a contest to their customers this summer– a trip for two to visit Canada Blooms, March 11 - 20, 2016 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto.

From July 1 to October 31, your garden centre will have the opportunity to take part in the Canada Blooms contest, which sends one lucky winner to Canada Blooms on VIA Rail and includes three nights at the InterContinental Hotel in Toronto. Each garden centre also receives two tickets to give away in-store.

Canada Blooms will promote all participating garden centres on their site; another great way to showcase your store to gardening enthusiasts! This free opportunity is for GCC members only. Contact Claudia at the CNLA office for more information or to sign up: claudia@cnla-acpp.ca or 1-888446-3499 ext. 8635.

Give the Gift of Gardening

Canadians now have the perfect gift option for garden lovers across the country, the Garden Centres Canada gift card! It can be purchased online and redeemed at participating garden centres across Canada.

The Garden Centres Canada gift card uses a mobile gifting process that allows the card to be sent directly to the recipient's smart phone or email address. When purchasing

Results of the Wage Survey now available!

CNLA, in partnership with the provincial associations, is pleased to provide you with the results of the 2014 Wage Survey. View the results at www.wagesurvey.ca.

Six per cent (245 members) of our 3,800 members completed the wage survey and CNLA is encouraging businesses that have not completed the survey to do so.

Why? • • •

It is a huge opportunity for the industry to: Raise the level of professionalism in the sector Benchmark wages against industry gathered data Promote the sector by providing educators and government agencies Labour Market Information (LMI)

MEMBER BENEFITS

DynaSCAPE Software: Members receive a 10% discount off new or upgrade license purchases and online training.

LS Training System: Members receive 5% savings on published rates for training modules. Special pricing available for garden centre training videos (5% discount does not apply).

Enterprise: Save 10% off daily, weekly and monthly posted retail rates for commercial truck rentals. Receive a 5% discount off the lowest internet pricing for Enterprise Rent A Car and 25% off National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car.

For more information on these or any other member discount programs, visit www.canadanursery.com.

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LANDSCAPE SASKATCHEWAN

Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace

To reduce the number of slips, trips and falls at your workplace, make sure you understand why they happen and use properly designed workspaces and work methods.

It’s amazing that we don’t fall more often than we do. As our leg swings forward each time we take a step, our toe rushes past the ground at a speed of 14 to 18 km/hr and is often less than 1 cm above it. And as we land our heel, it normally slips forward along the ground for a distance of up to 2 cm without causing us to lose our balance.

Slips Slips most commonly occur when your heel strikes the ground and you transfer your body weight to the lead foot.

If this foot slips out from under you, you lose your support base and fall. Although you may often manage to recover from slips, you can easily strain muscles while trying to regain your balance. Many lower back injuries occur when a person carrying or lifting an object tries to recover from a slip or loss of balance.

To prevent slips: • Wear appropriate footwear and keep walking surfaces clean. Using high resistance surfaces as the answer to every slipping problem should be avoided — they can increase the potential for trips.

• Walking surfaces should be suitable for the pushing, pulling and carrying tasks performed on them. They should provide adequate foot grip but allow wheels to roll freely. Rough, deeply textured surfaces may reduce the potential for slips but increase the potential for trips.

Trips Trips are caused when your forward-moving leg suddenly and unexpectedly stops. Your body continues its forward motion but hasn’t a foot on which to land, so you fall.

Abrupt changes in the height of a walking surface present a tripping hazard, even if the change is as little as 1 cm. Making the transition from a low-slip resistance surface such as a sand-covered loading ramp to a high-slip resistance surface such as a clean, dry, asphalt pad, can also cause you to trip.

Make a point of adapting your walking style to the surface.

To prevent trips: • Keep as few objects as possible on walking and working surfaces.

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Eliminate abrupt changes in walking surface height.

Where possible, replace stairs with ramps between levels. Be aware that when a ramp angle increases to as much as 20 degrees, the friction or slip resistance of the surface must increase approximately threefold in order to prevent slips.

Falls In 2006, 14.6 percent of Alberta’s workplace lost time claims were the result of falls (8.9 percent – fall on same level; 4.2 percent – fall to lower level; 1.4 percent – other falls). The severity of falls is often underestimated; serious injuries or death can result from falls of as little as one metre. Unsafe ladder use, particularly in construction and maintenance, causes falls, but even stairs present a hazard. People lose their balance, slip on poor slip-resistant material on the nosing of the stair, or don’t bother to use handrails, perhaps because they’re carrying something.

Falls associated with the operation of vehicles and equipment are often the result of a combination of a slip, loss of balance, and misjudging the height of a surface or step. To prevent such falls, get in and out of equipment safely, maintaining three-point contact and using handles when available.

Prevent falls from elevated surfaces Falls from elevated work surfaces are often preceded by slips and trips. Apply the same prevention methods to elevated surfaces as for slips and trips on level surfaces. Include railings, guardrails, travel restraint, or fall arrest systems where necessary.

Source: Work Safe Alberta

Staff & Family BBQ Friday, July 24, 2015

The Berry Barn, 830 Valley Road, Saskatoon, SK 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join Landscape Saskatchewan staff and board members for an evening of fun and socializing with colleagues and family.

There will be a BBQ, firepit, volleyball and more!

Cost Adults: $30.00/person + GST Children (under 12): $15.00/person + GST

Menu Adults: BBQ Hamburger with salad, dessert and refreshments Children: Weiner Roast with beans, salad, dessert and refreshments

Register online at https://lsbbq.eventbrite.ca

or fill out the form below and send to Fax: 780-444-2152 Email: admin@landscape-alberta.com Mail: c/o 200, 10331 - 178 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1R5

Name(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________

Company Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________________

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Phone: ________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________ Sponsorship: $150.00 Yes! I would like to sponsor the 2015 Landscape Saskatchewan Staff & Family BBQ

(Sponsors will receive their name/logo on all event promotion material (subject to date of agreement); name/logo included in Landscape Saskatchewan News on the event sponsor page; and, prominent name/logo on sponsor signage at even.

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Registration must include payment. Registrations will be accepted at the Landscape Saskatchewan office until 4:00 pm on Friday, July 17, 2015.

Registrations after this date will be on-site only, and must include full payment by credit card or cheque. Cancellations will be accepted until July 10, 2015 and registration fees, less a 25% administration fee, will be refunded. Sorry, but all registrations cancelled after July 10, 2015 will not be refunded.

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

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