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OVMA Spring Meeting will be held on
Wednesday May 19th, 2010 at

Tangle Creek Golf Course

for more details click here

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3rd Joint Meeting of the Eastern Canada Vegetation Management Associations to be held in Halifax – October 12-15th, 2010

Meeting Focus : Sustainable Forestry, Rights-of-way and Biomass

Location: Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Reservations: 1-800-943-6760
Limited Number of Rooms are available at conference rates – Book Now!

Keynote Address:	Christopher A Nowak, State University of New York - Author of seven publication of sustainable forestry
Registration: $250.00

Register now on the Web: www.myavma.ca
(click for more information)

Local Contact: Rob Young, Nova Scotia Power Inc. 902-428-7560

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Announcement from the OVMA

"Environment Minister John Gerretsen has announced that Ontario’s cosmetic pesticides ban will take effect on Earth Day, April 22, 2009.  
Click here to read the official news release.
 
On the following website you will find information specific to your industry, along with a news release, the pesticides regulation and act, and the 11 pesticide classifications. Visit www.Ontario.ca/pesticideban for the details. Questions should be directed to the ministry’s Public Information Centre
at 1-800-565-4923 or 416-325-4000."

For more OVMA information on pesticide ban click here

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Formation of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Public Works Vegetation

 Management Committee.

The OVMA has established a formal committee to address the requirement for IPM certification for individuals that design and plan public works vegetation management programs under the revised Pesticide Act Regulations. The committee will be chaired by John Bowen from Hydro One Networks Inc. John is a member of the IPM-PHC council and brings thirty years of IPM experience to the committee.

Joining John will be Jennifer Rose - Forestry Coordinator from Great Lakes Power.

The OVMA wishes to add additional members to the committee from other sectors that will be impacted by the need for IPM certification. If you are interested please forward an e-mail to Nancy Cain at businessmanager@ovma.ca.

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The OVMA is a professional organization, established in 1984, that promotes environmentally safe vegetation management for the benefit of everyone. OVMA is a non-profit organization supported by membership dues and donations. Participants in OVMA include representatives from every sector of Ontario's vegetation management industry.

Resources For Our Members

We welcome you to visit our new Web site which provides a full range of resources for our members including a full database of noxious weeds in our region, links to industry-associated organizations as well as links to various legislative sources that all our members should be aware of. 

Membership Benefits

If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit our Membership page to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, which will give you access to additional priviledged information targeted to our members on our Member Services page.

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