Berta Briggs has owned Arber Greenhouses Ltd., situated just outside of Wetaskiwin, since 1981. Featured is a 30,000-square-foot greenhouse located on a 100-acre site.

Arber is now a full-service greenhouse/garden centre growing annuals, perennials, tropicals, poinsettias, trees and shrubs.  Throughout the years, Briggs has offered educational courses and radio spots.

She has supported many employees through educational programs, including the Landscape Gardener program at Olds College.

In 1999, she was named the Alberta finalist, in the Impact on the Local Economy category, for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards program.

Briggs has served the industry in many capacities. She was a member of the AGGA board of directors from 1991 to 1995, and was active in leadership roles with 4-H for many years, receiving the “Friend of 4-H” award for the West Central Alberta region in 2001.