Communicating the news, issues, events, status and plans of an association is an ongoing challenge. This brief report will provide you a good deal of insight but only scratches the surface. The June/July issue of the Turf Line News does the rest of the job, I hope you get as much out of it as we’ve put in!
July 11, 2016
Dear WCTA Members,
Usually, you would have received your annual member directory hardcopy by now however the looming Canada Post labour disruption delayed the mailing. With the disruption avoided, we are now in the process of resuming directory distribution and you should receive your copy within 2 weeks.
Read more: Member Directory Delayed Due to Canada Post Labour Disruption
On May 26, 2016 local high school students took to the turf at McLeod Athletic Park in the Township of Langley to train – not to practice football or work on their track and field skills, but to learn what it takes to build and maintain a sportsfield facility. The session, called First Green on Sportsfields, was the first program of its kind to be held in Canada.
Bigger may not always be better but in the case of the WCTA Annual Member Directory, typically published in late May or early June each year, we're about to find out if the old saying applies. The handy 5.5" X 8.5" hardcopy roster, complete with member and supplier listings, will move to full magazine size for 2016 on a trial basis.
prepared by Jerry Rousseau
In the past, May/June was relatively quiet for golf/turf management associations and is when we would typically try to get caught up administratively, do our fall/winter/conference planning work, look after annual tasks like updating database records/member analytics and the like.