September/October 'Image of the Month' preview...
If you have a relevant, interesting and perhaps a little humerous, high resolution photo that has image of the month potential, feel free to send to exec.director@wctaturf.com for consideration. Of course, photos should be somehow related to the turf industry and they need to get by our censors!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Western Canada Turfgrass Association Launches First Green ‘Links as Labs’ Program
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (April 7, 2014)
The Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA), in partnership with the First Green Foundation, is launching the first program in Canada that brings environmental education to grade school students using golf courses as environmental learning labs. The inaugural event, hosted by Golf Course Superintendent Dave Kennedy and Assistant Pete Rodrigues, takes place May 5, 2014 at the Vancouver Golf Club, host of the 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open. Heidi Gawehns, Grade 8 teacher from Pitt River Middle School, will be leading her students in the very first, 'First Green' event held in Canada.
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Every Turf Line News issue includes a feature image opposite the content index. These are often comical, satirical, reflective, goofy and ocassionally, somewhat serious. Mostly, the idea is to portray milestone achievements, challenging situations, interesting happenings, incredible situations, turf bloopers or 'what have you' that all our readers will get a kick out of.
On December 19, 2013 the skies opened up at 8:15 a.m. and a brilliant sunrise greeted Michael as he passed on - a fitting welcome for a lifetime of hard work and challenge.
By WCTA Staff
After significant focus on administrative improvements over the last 4 years that included upgrades to accounting, information management, email communication and record-keeping systems, the WCTA Board is turning its attention toward the BC Pesticide Certificate Continuing Education Credit (CEC) tracking and education delivery program.