By Jerry Rousseau
Immediately after Alec Kowalewski’s turf disease talk at the 2013 NTA conference in Tri-Cities, Washington, I contacted Peter Sorokovsky, WCTA Research Committee Chair to ask about his successes battling Microdochium nivale, aka pink snow mold or Fusarium patch, at Riverway and Burnaby Mountain Golf Courses.
Read more: Cross-Border Meeting Discusses #1 BC Turf Disease
NEWS - BC Water Sustainability - Legislative Proposal
The proposed changes to the BC Water Act have been posted and may be found here:
http://engage.gov.bc.ca/watersustainabilityact/the-proposal/
If you have any comments regarding the proposed act you can respond directly as an individual or company.
Read more: BC's New Water Sustainability Act - Stakeholder Input Requested
Gord Montgomery
With the loss of life and the devastating after-effects of the flood waters that swept through, and over, southern Alberta in June, golf course closures sit far from the top of the list of priority items that have been lost and/or damaged.
Read more: Southern Alberta Golf Courses Hit Hard By Massive Floods - Kananaskis Images
By Cal Drouin, BrettYoung
It was a small deed that was much appreciated by those in need of assistance. After the devastating floods hit Southern Alberta in June, time was of the essence to move water and silt off of grass as summer time temperatures were increasing and every day mattered.
Read more: Alberta Flood Victim Relief - Collaborative Effort by BrettYoung and Martin Equipment
By Jerry Rousseau
This past June, Olds College officials circulated a memo amongst faculty and staff stating School of Environment programs were under review including Horticulture offerings. The review comes on the heels of an Alberta government budget cutback which reduced the college’s program government funding by 7% and includes all programs listed in the School of Environment related to the Horticulture industry: LGAP, Environmental Horticulture, Production Horticulture, B.App. Science (all three majors), and Turfgrass Management.