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Recommendation to keep Toronto’s municipal golf courses open amid other suggestions

The recommendation by city staff is to maintain the courses as an affordable way for residents to enjoy the game while also allowing off-season access to the properties for such uses as jogging and hiking.


Focus on residential snow, Landscape Ontario executive advises private snow contractors

In order for snow contractors to survive in an era of escalating insurance rates, they should focus on residential snow, have contracts that are iron clad, and not sign any contract with clients that hold them harmless with the exception of negligence on the part of the contractor.


SIMA marking its 25th anniversary snow and ice conference, trade show in 2022

Plans are underway to commemorate the 25th anniversary this year of the Snow and Ice Management Association’s (SIMA) snow and ice conference and trade show.


March’s CGSA/OGSA virtual conference will give attendees more bang for their buck

The virtual format offers a chance to increase education sessions, adding more value for attendees’ professional development dollar, and decreases registration and travel costs.
 
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Organic lawn care: Know the difference and challenges

Lawn care professionals who wish to offer their customers an organic program can still achieve satisfactory results, but they’ll come with a number of challenges, a professor of turfgrass management and soil fertility says. » Read more...
 
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Landscape Congress

Jan 18, 2022
Location: Toronto Congress Centre
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