CNLA has created the Plants Love You Campaign to encourage and promote gardening and the direct relationship between plants and your health. We encourage you to contact CNLA for campaign materials. These materials, as shown below, are for use in your marketing and...
We are currently looking for volunteers for the Ask a Landscaper Segment of the Winnipeg Renovation Show. This is a great way to showcase your business. Volunteers are need for: Friday, January 12 Noon - 9 pm Saturday, January 13 10 am - 9 pm Sunday, January...
The 2023 Fall newsletter is here. This edition features a message from the president, an article about efflorescence, apprenticeship information, top student awards and more! Download your copy here.
The 2023 Summer newsletter is ready. This edition features a message from the president, an introduction to the new executive director, an article about the temporary foreign workers program, member news and more! Download your copy here.
The Spring 2023 Newsletter is ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA and our activities, including a message from the CNLA Representatives Guy Dowhy, a quarterly recap from our Board of Directors, a Garden Centre...
The Winter 2023 Newsletter is ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA and our activities, including a message from President Casey Norman, a quarterly recap from our Board of Directors, a CNLA report , a look at "The...
The Fall 2022 Newsletter is ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA and our activities, including a message from President Chad Labbe, a quarterly recap from our Board of Directors, an article about CNLA...
The purpose of this in-person meeting was to develop a long-term strategy for the LCC board members to work towards. The Landscape Canada Committee (LCC) reports to the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association (CNLA) Board of Director’s through via its chairperson....
Our Summer 2022 Newsletter issue is ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA activities, including a message from President Chad Labbe, a quarterly recap from our Board of Directors, an article about the National...
Our Spring 2022 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA activities, including a message from President Chad Labbe, a quarterly recap from our Board of Directors regarding current...
Registration for our 2022 webinars is now open. Take the opportunity to save your seat for these exciting online presentations with industry experts. Participation is open to MBNLA members (free of charge) and non-members ($20/session) alike. Pre-registration is...
Our Winter 2022 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA activities, including a message from President Chad Labbe, updates on the scholarship program (including info about new...
MBNLA will be hosting our joint in-person Annual General Meeting and Holiday Dinner on Thursday, November 25th at Canad Inns Polo Park. Details Date: November 25, 2021 Time: 5:30 - 10:00 PM. Location: Canad Inns Polo Park (1405 St. Matthews Ave, Wpg, MB). Cost: $74.95...
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. It contains a wide variety of articles to stay informed about MBNLA activities, including a message from President Chris Spicer, a quarterly report from MBNLA's Grower's Rep, info on the...
Our Summer 2021 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. Have a read through the wide variety of articles to stay informed on MBNLA activities, a message from President Chris Spicer, information on the Board nomination process, a membership spotlight...
Our Spring 2021 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. Have a read through the wide variety of articles to stay informed on MBNLA activities, our survey results, a membership spotlight featuring Keith Lemkey, info on MBNLA advocacy initiatives, CNLA...
Our Winter 2021 Newsletter issue is designed and ready for distribution. Have a read through the wide variety of articles to stay informed on MBNLA activities, membership perks, CNLA updates, a message from incoming President Chris Spicer, and a board report,...
In lieu of our usual annual in-person Grow Conference, 2021 will see MBNLA offer a series of online webinars from January through March. We've booked a slew of industry professionals to present on topics as varied as irrigation, pest control, water quality, and new...
As the ‘green’ portion of the 2020 season comes to a close, society as whole has experienced and will continue to experience circumstances that are both unfamiliar and even more so, uncertain moving forward. Most local green professionals report having an...
We Are Hiring!Manitoba is home to a vibrant community of Landscape Horticulturist Journeypersons who have successfully completed the apprenticeship program. They own their own businesses, work in all sectors of the green profession and employ apprentices. For obvious...
Four short, or long months ago, depending on your perspective, could anyone have imagined the unprecedented demand for products and services provided by the green profession? Although there may be those who unfortunately struggled with the circumstances the world has...
As this board update was being drafted for the first time on Saturday, April 4, 2020 there was approximately 6 inches of fresh snow on the ground in many areas of southern Manitoba. Looking out one’s window revealed an almost sterile scene, especially for the time of...
Dear Green Profession Member;Please find attached to the links at the end of this e-mail the following three documents:• The "government directive" for operational protocols for greenhouses and garden centers,• General suggested operating protocols for garden centres...
Dear Green Profession Member; Welcome news! As a garden centre and/or greenhouse operation you have now been deemed by government as an essential service! You are the foundation of supplying the green profession with all things green! Please see the attached...
Dear Green Profession Colleagues; As a result of ongoing efforts by MBNLA to seek clarity on the status of recognizing greenhouses and garden centres as essential services, a number of garden centre and greenhouse owners were asked to participate in a meeting with...
CTV News report, featuring MBNLA President Guy Dowhy. Read the full article here.
April 1, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIVE CROP IN JEOPARDY MANITOBA NURSERY LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION SEEKS CLARITY ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES The Manitoba Nursery Landscape Association, MBNLA, is a provincial non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the interests of...
Dear Green profession member; Please see the response below to one of our numerous letters sent to provincial Ministers today. We will be reviewing what our strategy is with our grower representative to identify our next course of action to take place before the end...
Dear Green profession colleagues; As many of you are aware the Manitoba Provincial Government yesterday issued a health order directive to identify essential businesses in response to the COVID pandemic. The list clearly identifies some sectors of the nursery...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Manitoba HardyThe MBNLA Board of Directors and our Executive Director has been working diligently since the COVID reality hit our province collecting information that will help our members by providing resources and a unified message to our...
Happy New Year to everyone in the Nursery and Landscape profession. Although work in the profession never truly stops, winter for many is a time for renewal, planning, and personal and professional growth. In this issue, we talk about new member benefits now...
Summer is officially over and at the time of writing some much needed rain has fallen in many areas. Unfortunately, the timing may not be great as many in the profession count on reasonably dry conditions at this time to get work completed before freeze-up....
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...
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...
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...
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...