Students from the New Frontiers School Board in the Continuing Education department want to say a little something about their teachers… Be sure to check every day this week as we have a little video segment from different students talking about the teachers who make a difference in their lives in order to help them...Read More
“Landscaping design is not a perfect science… but an art! I love creating.” – KB Kevin Bickes, graduated from our first-ever Landscaping Operations program at CVCEC. He never forgot his roots! He now runs his own successful landscaping business, Amenagement K.B. Landscaping, and regularly hires graduates from our program. He talked to us about why he hires...Read More
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – (Margaret Mead) Would you : raise at least $500, take a day off of work, do some free construction work (which is also a new experience for you) on the home of a complete...Read More
The inside of the home is getting touch-ups, fixtures, paint and everything else needed to have the house ready for Stacey and her family to come and live in this summer. The outside however… needs lots of work. Who you going to call? The Landscaping department to the rescue! Students and staff get to work...Read More
We encourage students to complete the Landscaping Operations program as well as the Horticulture and Garden Centre Operations program. Each program has specialties yet both programs complement and complete training for an ever more demanding industry. Here is the story of Shannon DeRosier who completed both programs. “Having raised my children to where they can...Read More
The Landscape Shop is humming! The concrete has been placed. Lumber is being cut and frames are being pieced together. Stone is being chipped into shape and walls are going up. Discussion and problem solving is ongoing as the students move on to the next step in the construction of the landscape project in progress....Read More
Etienne Léger is a self-made landscaping entrepreneur. He completed the Landscaping Operations course at CVCEC and now runs his own fulfilling business. We asked him to tell us his story: what he learned, what drives him and how he reached his goals. Etienne: “The most important thing is, you have to love what your doing....Read More
Last December, a few days before Christmas, the Carpentry and Landscaping teachers from CVCEC visited a platinum LEED (Leadership in Environment and Energy Design) home in Wakefield, Qc, a small quaint village north of Ottawa. The visit was part of ongoing workshops for the teachers from CVCEC. Over a two day period, we looked at...Read More
STAYIN’ ALIVE! After reading a book called “4-season gardening”, we decided to try and grow vegetables in the winter. With the help of the landscaping students, we put up an unheated tunnel and hoped for the best. After the big snow storm and -28C at night we are happy to announce our little babies are...Read More
