Two Events Being Planned for August
With the summer upon us, members of the Western Canada Turfgrass Association are in the process of planning two separate events, one in BC and one in Alberta, both set to take place the third week of August.
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First Green Presented by the WCTA (Video)
June 24, 2014
This just posted. WCTA presents the First Green - a video from the May 5th Canadian launch of 'Links as Labs' at the Vancouver Golf Club.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mc_2IMUWH8
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"Links to Labs" - First Green Program Gets Started at Vancouver Golf Club
by Jerry Rousseau
While speaking at the Pacific Northwest Golf Alliance Summit in Seattle in early March, Trevor Smith, Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA) President, Stan Kazymerchyk, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Turf Management instructor and I were approached by Karen Armstead, Executive Director of the First Green Foundation, an organization that had developed a program where school aged children are taught science, math and environmental stewardship using golf courses as the classroom and golf course superintendents as the teachers.
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MLB Heads West, Connects With WCTA
By Jerry Rousseau
Out of left field, Murray Cook, Major League Baseball’s Field and Ballpark consultant, sent me an email in early May to let the WCTA know about a three-stop educational series MLB was planning for western Canada the week of May 12th.
Important Message from the Board of Directors to all WCTA Members Regarding the Future of Regional Golf and Sportsturf Management Industry Associations in Western Canada
In August of 2013, Directors of the Boards of both the Western Canada Turfgrass Association and the British Columbia Golf Superintendents Association met, along with staff, to explore opportunities for synergies between the two organizations, to identify gaps and overlaps in activities, to discuss potential operational efficiencies ranging from shared responsibilities to joint programs to association amalgamation.