“I am fortunate to be able to say that I spent August 20th - 26th at The Vancouver Golf Club as part of the greens team. During this time period the VGC proudly hosted the LPGA CN Canadian Women’s Open. As a turf and business student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University I found this experience tremendously valuable.
Read more: Kwantlen Turfgrass Student Experiences Working Tour Event
UBC Botanical Garden is pleased to announce our new provincially-accredited Horticulture Training Program with the endorsement of Industry Training Authority of BC (ITA) and the Industry Training Organization, HortEducationBC (HEBC).
By Jordan Collins, Olds College Incoming Turf Club President
With summer quickly coming to a close, the 2nd year turf management “turfies”are getting ready to come back for another exciting year of school, and optimistically the most successful! I have found it has made a world of difference on the golf course having applied even just that first year of knowledge at work.
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August 23, 2012
Kwantlen Polytechnic University student Grant Steinberg is one of 30 students from across Canada and the United States to win a $500 Jacobsen Turfgrass Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to students entering their final year in a full-time turfgrass management program.
Read more: Kwantlen Student wins International Turfgrass Scholarship
Turf students built a soccer field for our fall ‘Yard Reno Makeover’, core-topdressed Langley Lawn Bowl, repaired Langley’s Barbour Field bullpen and renovated Langley’s Michaud Heritage House lawn. Their fundraising efforts allowed for student attendance at the Victoria WCTA Conference, where their activities generated over $2,000 for turfgrass research. Kwantlen Turf Club capped the year with a recent $500 donation to turfgrass research.
Read more: Another Successful School Year Closes for Kwantlen Turfgrass Students