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WhitefRose planning for May start up White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Limited has begun green House con- struction on their 130‘ acre site at Huyck's Edint in Hilliâ€" er township. “We hope to. start opera- tions the second week of May, with about 30 employâ€" ees." said Farm Manager John Dempster‘ The facility's imflai , con»- struction con sts of two . acres of greenh uses.- This ’ fall another two acres of greenhouses will be built and again'n'ext/ spring and fall for a total eight acres of heated greenhouse space. as well as about 50 cold frames. The facility' will employ about 150 staff by fall 1996. “This is very labour intenâ€" sive work, as most of our supply will be perennials. We will also be growing flowâ€" ering shrubs to supply all of our 34 stores in Ontario and Quebec,” said Dempster. The new greenhouses and farm will be growing plants to supply the White Rose chain of garden stores, and r White opmen sarundayfarrn 22. 1995 there is no retail outlet planned for the county facil; ity. “We will be so busy'with what we are doing we won't have time for any retail. as soon as a shipment is loaded and off to the store the proâ€" cess of restocking begins," said Dempster. ' There will be five staff from the main office at the Sandoon farm, located in Goodwood Ontario. coming to the new facility to train new staff and begin opera- tions. Rose, Canada’s largest retailer of nursery and craft products have begun dev- ' t on the first phase on their property at Huyck’s Point Road. The com planning to begin tions in mid-May. ‘