ECHO Equipment (Canada), based in London, Ont., will be supplying a range of new power tools for student use at both the London campus of Fanshawe College and at A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens. The tools will be replenished each year and will provide training opportunities for Fanshawe students. The donation has an approximate value of $ 8,000 for the current year.
Tools donated to the college include: power pruner, trimmer with pro-sweep, pro-paddle and tiller cultivator attachments, edger, power blower vac, hedge trimmers, chain saws and powered sprayers. The company is also donating three sets of safety equipment for operating the chain saws. All tools will have a wide range of use in both diploma and apprenticeship programs.
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Researchers at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute are studying the effects of irrigation and overseeding on soccer fields in a quest to develop stronger and more durable playing surfaces. The city's youth soccer organization is using fields under study to show how they fare following game use. FULL STORY
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A new study will be underway in July in New Brunswick to determine whether storing carbon dioxide underground is a viable solution towards reducing the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment. The study is a joint venture of University of New Brunswick researchers, Irving Oil and the provincial government. FULL STORY
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A remote controlled mower was seen in Simcoe, Ont. on Friday, cutting tall grass along one of the town's major roads. Only one of two of its kind in operation in Ontario, the mower is especially useful for cutting tall grass and brush and can safely mow on steeper hills. FULL STORY
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The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which was last updated in 1987, will soon be updated by Canada and the United States. The agreement will protect the world's largest freshwater system against invasive species, climate change and other emerging threats. FULL STORY
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A homeowner in the Edmonton area has found the recent installation of a synthetic turf lawn to be the answer to his prayers for keeping allergies at bay. FULL STORY
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Men over the age of 35 are the most compulsive about their lawns and, according to Statistics Canada, sales of lawn care products and plants have more than doubled over the past decade, reaching $6.16-billion in 2008. FULL STORY
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