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Quebec couple told to tear up new artificial lawn

A Quebec City couple has been told by the municipality to tear up its newly installed artificial turf lawn or face daily fines of $1,000 or more a day. The couple wanted to minimize their maintenance requirements and didn't realize they had broken any laws.


Artificial turf to conceal water management plan

A cutting-edge environmental design has been incorporated into the playing fields at Kitchener, Ont.'s new RBJ Schlegel Park. Concealed beneath an artificial turf surface will be an infrastructure that cleans and filters runoff from city streets and pavement.


Baseball in jeopardy if community centre project proceeds: councilors

The future of local baseball could be in jeopardy in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ont. if plans for a $75-million community centre proceed, a couple of municipal councillors suggest. They say that two existing baseball diamonds will have to yield to construction of the community centre.


Landscapers exhausted by streak of P.E.I. heat

The ongoing streak of extreme hot weather on Prince Edward Island is taking its toll on landscapers and the amount of work they're able to do. The heat is sapping the energy of workers who have been working shorter days to beat the heat.
 
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Ash borer threatens First Nations basket making

The spread of the emerald ash borer across Eastern Canada will have a profound impact on First Nations communities who depend on splints of the wood to weave baskets and preserve a long-standing cultural tradition. A basket maker from Akwesasne, near Cornwall, Ont. said the tradition has been passed down for generations, and she wishes it to continue. » Read More
 
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Sports Turf Canada Ontario Field Day

September 20, 2018
Location: Belleville, Ont.
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Sports Turf Canada Ontario Field Day

September 20, 2018
Location: Mary-Anne Sills Park, Belleville, Ont.
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