Kicking off the two-hour career information session for high school and post-secondary school horticulture students was Michael Pascoe NPD ’87, Chair of the HEA (Horticulture Educators Association). Michael was back in Ontario temporarily while being on sabbatical in Alberta. Michael, in his introduction of the profession, shared a favourite quote from Tony DiGiovanni, Landscape Ontario Executive Director, “We are in the business of creating beauty.” Michael outlined the role of Landscape Ontario (LO) in the industry and mentioned that LO had given out 20 scholarships in 2017 totaling $50,000. He encouraged students to participate in the “Landscape Olympics” run by Skills Canada. About 200 people in total attended the morning and afternoon sessions.
