VOLUNTEER PROFILE Rob Havery levels up the trades with open communication By Julia Harmsworth
free to talk about anything — whether it’s the universal struggles of winter or the need to get more young people in the trades. Sometimes, the Durham board invites guest speakers to the open forums, followed by discussion. Havery wants to encourage people to connect with each other, become friends and share knowledge. For him, this is crucial to continuing to improve the trades’ public image — one of his biggest goals. “We’re trying to get the industry back together,” Havery said. “It’s better for the industry. It builds peer groups. It also makes our industry look stronger to the general public. If we don’t talk as an
He went on to attend Niagara College’s Landscape Technician Program, then worked for a couple of landscaping companies over the next 15 years before opening his own business in 2010. R. Havery Landscaping is based just north of Oshawa in Blackstock, Ont. Havery has volunteered on the Durham Chapter board since 2020. As an avid golfer, he helped organize the chapter’s inaugural golf tournament in 2023, which he said was “quite a success” and hopes to continue. He also helps organize the annual Ministry of Transportation breakfast and regular open forums. His aim is to foster an environment where everybody feels
If you have a problem, you can ask Rob Havery. Havery is the Durham Chapter representative to the Landscape Ontario Provincial Board of Directors and vice- president of Durham Chapter. He advocates for open communication and community building through his roles on both boards. “If you have a problem, ask,” Havery said. “I want to see an association that’s building up. I want to see the next generation come up and talk to me.” Havery grew up on a farm in Brooklin, Ont., where he fell in love with the landscape trades after working a summer landscaping job for his next door neighbour.
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