We Are Hiring!As an employer in the landscape and horticulture industry, the odds are pretty good that you have struggled with staffing your business at one time or another. Maybe even right now. Posting job openings, interviewing and on-boarding probably take up more...
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Alternative Landscaping of Brandon, Manitoba wins National Landscaping Award
Chris and Karen Griffin of Alternative Landscaping were on hand at the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association Awards Banquet in Abbotsford, BC. to receive the National Award of Landscape Excellence in Residential Maintenance for their work on the Clark residence in...

Summer 2019 MBNLA Newsletter
An update from your Board of Director’s Photo by James Wheeler on unsplash.com Summer is officially here — thankfully. This is the busiest time of year for those in the landscape and nursery sector, so we hope you get a chance to read our latest newsletter. In this...
Skills Canada National Competition – Landscape Gardening Report 2019
June 21, 2019 Skills Canada National Competition – Landscape Gardening Report 2019 For those still unfamiliar, Skills Competitions are held annually or biannually in more than 60 countries around the world. In Canada we have annual provincial/territorial events...

Spring 2019 MBNLA Newsletter
An update from your Board of Director’s Image by Couleur from Pixabay The past four months have been a whirlwind activity for the association. We are returning to a periodic newsletter to better communicate with our members. Inside are articles on Grower / Retail...

Executive Director Hiring Announcement
On behalf of the Manitoba Nursery and Landscape Association, we would like to welcome Rob Officer as our Executive Director. The Board of Directors are all very eager to start working with him and continue to grow, promote, and lead the nursery and landscape industry...

Improve your Bottom Line with Apprenticeship
Employers in the landscape and horticulture industry are increasingly worried about finding and holding onto quality, skilled workers. Faced with warnings of increased labour shortages and a widening skills gap, what are employers to do? Apprenticeship — that age-old...

From Apprentice to Journeyperson
Last winter, 11 Landscape Horticulturist apprentices returned to Red River College to complete their Level 3 technical training. This group started their Apprenticeship technical training in February 2015 with nine students and adopted a few apprentices who had...

Getting Down to Business
The Board of Directors held its first official board meeting following the Annual General Meeting at the MBNLA office on March 23, 2017. This meeting provided the opportunity for the directors to get to know each other and take care of necessary housekeeping tasks for...

Safety is Good Business
As business owners, we understand safety is important. However, many of us don’t know where to start developing a safety program or become overwhelmed with the process. Others believe they are legally compliant if they have new employees watch safety videos on their...