Message from the President - End of the 2025 Season

Dear WCTA Members,

As we transition from fall into the winter season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the past year and share some exciting developments as we look ahead to 2026.  READ MORE

 


Celebrating the Legacy of the Canadian Turf Research Foundation

via release Oct 10, 2025 It is with both pride and a touch of sadness that we reflect on the remarkable journey of the Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) as it prepares to conclude its operations supporting turfgrass research across Canada and the United States.  READ MORE  

General Information & Show Rundown

We’re bringing together 500+ of our closest professional golf and sports field manager friends and colleagues, twenty world class turf management educators delivering ~30 hours of sessions, along with 8000 square feet of turf management supplier and service provider trade show second to none, to the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC, February 10-12, 2026.  READ MORE  

Our Official & Exclusive Hotel Partner 2026

THE HOTEL AT RIVER ROCK  READ MORE

Golf & Sports Field Industry Trade Show Exhibitor Info & Registration

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION62nd Annual WCTA Conference & Trade ShowRiver Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, BC, CanadaFebruary 10-12, 2026  READ MORE

2026 Conference Exhibitor FAQ's

Even for the most tenured trade show goers, there are bound to be questions about our 2025 Conference and Trade Show!  If you don't see an answer below, feel free to contact WCTA Executive Director Jerry Rousseau.  READ MORE  

A Stew of Pathogens

By Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising & Research The “Manual of Integrated Pest Management for Turf Managers in BC”, published in 2019, is being reviewed to add new materials. As part of the effort, a number of golf courses were visited in late summer [of 2025] to document brown patch, yellow patch and other summer patch and ring diseases present in British Columbia.  READ MORE  

Turfgrass Journey at KPU and Beyond

By Brett MacNeil After 15 years of working in the petrochemical and construction industries I decided I needed to do something else, but I had no idea what that would be.  READ MORE  

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  READ MORE