posted May 6, 2019
By Jerry Rousseau
Last October, WorkSafeBC (somewhat silently) proposed amendments to Part 16 of the worker safety regulation, 'Mobile Equipment' that would make roll-over protection and seat belts mandatory on golf carts.
April 8, 2019 – Metro Vancouver
This is a reminder of Metro Vancouver’s new Drinking Water Conservation Plan (DWCP) and the implementation of new Stage 1 watering restrictions on May 1, 2019.
Read more: Reminder - Metro-Vancouver Water Restrictions Take Effect May 1
April 11, 2019
By Jerry Rousseau
After nearly three years of re-evaluation, Health Canada PMRA announced its final decision on April 11 cancelling most uses of the common neonicotinoid class of pesticide.
Read more: Health Canada Announces Neonicotinoid Ban With Some Exceptions
Health Canada PMRA release Mar 27, 2019
Pesticides are regulated under the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA), which is administered by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). In the coming years, it is expected that PMRA’s Post-Market Pesticide Re-evaluation Program will face a significant increase in workload pressures. In response, PMRA is undertaking a fulsome evaluation of business practices to seek efficiencies and improvements to the post-market program and exploring options to improve the overall sustainability of the program.
Read more: PMRA Workload Expected to Increase, Review of Re-Evaluation Process Underway
Mike Warriner - Eagle Ranch Golf Course Superintendent
August 4, 1975 – February 15, 2019
Read more: Mike Warriner - August 4, 1975 – February 15, 2019