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Some of our competitors are already manning the phones - calling and bothering homeowners about their lawn care programs. Trying to sign up new customers. I heard that last year, one company was offering customers of Company B $50 off if they would switch. So this year I hear that Company B is soliciting customers of Company A to switch to them.

 Does your Lawn Care Season start with Too Many Phone Calls?

Turf King Hamilton does not telemarket the general public. Your privacy and respect are important to us. We want to treat you as we would like to be treated - and we don't like to be called by telemarketers at suppertime. (We will be calling our customers from last year to make sure that they want to continue to have us look after their lawns for the upcoming year.)


In December, 2007, the CRTC announced that Bell will administer the Do-Not-Call list for Canada . While this list was announced a while ago, the wheels of bureaucracy are turning slowly and things should be in place by next fall.

 

For more information from the CRTC about current rules on telemarketing contact   http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/t1032.htm  or http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/telemarketing.htm

What is surprising is that there are restrictions on the time of day that a telemarketer can send faxes, but there is no restriction on the times to make phone calls.

 

In the meantime, if someone does call you, and you want a second opinion on your lawn, please give us a call at 905.318.6677 or visit or website www.hamiltonturfking.ca

 

November 2008 Canada's Do Not Call List- https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/

 

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Lawns can be more than just a lawn in a garden.
A garden is considered to be made up of trees, plants, flowers and flower beds. Certainly all of these elements are an integral and important part of a garden. Sometimes, lawns are looked upon as just the green stuff - the filler if you will, between the flamboyant and colourful beds of well-designed and beautiful flowers and shrubs.

But in reality the lawn is more than just filler. It is the adhesive that binds together all these sometimes diverse and varied elements. The lawn can be a frame for the flowers. And, it can be the canvas on which the garden is painted.

We visited the Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina a few years ago. Here, in addition to being the background for the camellias and azaleas, the lawns are there to enhance the many figurative statues that grace the 9,200 acre site.

The photo I took is of the The Live Oak Allee garden. These 250 year-old live oaks trees were planted in the early 1700s when Brookgreen Gardens was a thriving rice plantation. These inspiring matriarchs frame this garden space like a living cathedral. But here, too, the lawn is an important element in allowing the visitor to take in all the beauty.

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On November 20 2007, the following headline appeared on the Premier's website:
"MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIN"

Part of the election promise was "Legislation to ban the cosmetic use of pesticides to be introduced in the spring of 2008".

Between now and February 17, 2008 the Environmental Registry is accepting public comment on just how this legislation should be crafted.

The purpose of the proposal follows and contains a link to which comments can be submitted.

If you have any questions that you would like Turf King to answer, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our website to send us a comment.

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The purpose of the Government's proposal is to inform the public of the government's intent to implement a ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides, and solicit feedback from the public as the government considers policy options relating to the following:

1. Determining the Scope of the Ban

The proposed ban would apply to cosmetic uses of pesticides - those intended to improve the appearance of lawns, gardens, parks and school yards. Do you have any comments on the proposed scope?

The proposed ban would allow pesticides to be used in situations where it is warranted to help ensure public health (for example, to fight West Nile virus). Are there other situations where the use of pesticides should be allowed?

2. Sale of Cosmetic Pesticides

Other jurisdictions have banned the sale of pesticides used solely for cosmetic purposes while municipalities in Ontario have regulated the use of certain pesticides . Should the province consider banning the sale of those pesticides used solely for cosmetic purposes?

3. Exemptions/Restrictions

It is proposed that uses of pesticides for the purposes of agriculture and managed forests would be exempt, as they are already governed by stringent rules covering the storage and application of pesticides.

The government indicated that the focus of the ban would be on “towns and cities, and not on restrictions on rural residents”. Do you have any comments on this approach?

4. Exemptions for Golf Courses

It is proposed that golf courses would also be exempt, but would be required to develop plans to limit the environmental impact of pesticides. Should the government consider setting out minimum requirements for the plans developed by golf course owners/operators? What should the requirements include?

5. Timing

The government proposes to introduce legislation in the spring of 2008, with a phased-in implementation (e.g. 3 years).

 


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