Board of Directors

BBB President and CEO: 
Lynda Pasacreta, Better Business Bureau

 

Chairperson: 

Robert Vincent, Brighter Mechanical


Vice Chair: 

Barry Sharp, AMA Management Ltd.


Treasurer: 

Gary Hutton, Pacific Newspaper Group


Secretary: 

Bailey Jung, Silver Bullet Shredding

 

Past Chairperson: 

Tom Siba, BIV Media Group


Directors:

James Carter, Carter Chevrolet Northshore

Joy Chanda, Papa Plumbing, Heating & Drainage Ltd.

Ron Harvie, Vancouver Management Ltd.

Cori Maedel, The Jouta Performance Group

Lindsay Matthews, ICBC

Mike Ng, Vancity Savings Credit Union

Jim Scott, Vancouver Police Department

Marv Steier, Tenant Verification Services

Andrew Turner, Telus

Mary O'Sullivan Anderson, Williams Moving and Storage (BC) Ltd.


Governors:

David Crawford, Edgemont Moving & Storage

Elaine Hay, Campbell Edgar Inc

John Friswell, CCI Renovations
John Vickerstaff, Network Bonding & Insurance Services Inc.

 

Legal Counsel:

 

Doug Hopkins, Boughton Law Corporation
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BBB Green Scene: Pruning trees to reduce water use

In British Columbia, the Green Scene truly unfolds during early spring when we start to see the signs of budding tress and greening lawns.

This past month, BBB received over 1,600 lawn maintenance and landscaper inquiries. With lawn care and landscaping already on the mind of homeowners, for the Green Scene this month we thought we would include a way you can help reduce water consumption while landscaping.

Gary Robins, owner of A Gardener and A Gentleman, provides lawn garden and tree services across Metro Vancouver. Robins says that there are a few ways to reduce the need for watering:

"Tree pruning is not only about landscape aesthetics but also makes sure that your trees do not require much water," says Robins. "Mulching is another landscape upkeep practice for your trees. Trees, depending on the type, mostly need a large amount of water and hence mulching can reduce the water they take in by reserving some water for them at their base near their roots." 

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada concurs with what Robins says on its website: "Pruning trees in late winter and early spring before growth starts reduces the number of leaves produced the coming year. Less water and nutrients will be required because there is reduced top growth."

If you or someone you know is looking at ways to reduce the need for water consumption in your garden, visit our BBB Accredited lawn care and landscaper categories.