N AT I O N A L AWA R D S
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GROWERS
A HIT IN WINNIPEG!
BY STUART SERVICE
THE DEBUT OF THE Circle Of Excellence at
the 20th annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence (NALE) built excitement throughout the August 9 gala at the Winnipeg Fairmont. The Circle of Excellence is awarded to the top three scoring projects in five categories: landscape design, landscape construction (residential and commercial) and landscape maintenance (residential and commercial). This was a way to recognize thrice the number of outstanding projects, while also guiding the gala towards a concluding crescendo. Each announcement of a winning project led to genuine surprise, followed by emotional, offthe-cuff acceptance speeches, which created an overall better experience for the more than 130 in attendance.
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CNLA NEWSBRIEF | FALL 2023
Jamie Aalbers, Growers Sector Specialist jamie@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca
GARDEN CENTRES Anne Kadwell, Landscape & Retail Sector Specialist anne@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca
Subscribe to CNLA’s YouTube channel (youtube. com/CNLA) to see the ceremony for yourself, as well to enjoy interviews with the 2023 Circle of Frydda Sandoval, Environmental Policy Coordinator Excellence recipients as they share the stories of frydda@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca their beautiful landscapes.
CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT
Thank you to our sponsors for helping to realize this ambitious 2023Leslie NALE gala: Caterpillar, Sison, Industry & Government Specialist leslie@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca John Deere, Equinox Environmental Products, HortProtect, Fenchurch General Insurance Company, LMN, Lacoste Garden Centre, and Greenhouse Canada Magazine.
CERTIFICATION Edith Oyosoro, Certification Coordinator
www.cnla.ca Discover more at:edith@cnla-acpp.ca www.NALE.ca
COMMUNICATIONS Stuart Service, Media Coordinator stuart@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca
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