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HEALTH CANADA PMRA PROPOSES CHLOROTHALONIL CANCELLATION 2022 SUMMER FIELD DAY HOSTED BY CITY OF KAMLOOPS CTRF ANNOUNCES 2022 TURF RESEARCH PROJECT FUNDING NGCOA CANADA HIRES FORMER GOLF INDUSTRY LEADER
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Last year?s Pat Dooley Tournament was a ton of fun. With a new venue this year, it can only get better! We would normally list names of all those captured in our images in order of appearance but honestly, do you really want to know these guys? PG 05 | APRIL 2022
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Why did the City of Kamloops make our front cover for a second time in a row! The reason is simple - we?re getting the show on the road and heading there this July for our first ever summer field day hosted in Kamloops. This event will mark our first field day in a very long time so we hope to see you there. Bring your toothbrush ?cause it?s going to be an overnighter!
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COVER STORY
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22 2022 SUMMER FIELD DAY HOSTED BY
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INDUSTRY NEWS 16 Health Canada PMRA Proposes
FEATURE STORY 26 2022 Patrick Dooley Memorial Golf
Tournament is On With New Venue! WCTA NEWS 8
Message From The E.D.
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Look Who's Joined the WCTA - Another Record Broken!
Chlorothalonil Cancellation 24 Metro-Van Adds Further Restrictions to
Lawn Watering Rules
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Environment: Transforming the Pest Management Regulatory Agency 32
Member Value Proposition W/link to Application
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NGCOA Canada Hires Former Golf Industry Leader
10 WCTA Board of Directors 33 2022 Annual General Meeting
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12 Coming Events Summary 14 River Rock Casino Resort to Host 2023
WCTA Conference & Trade Show
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M essage from t he E.D Updat ed CEC Records Sent Leslie has just finished the big job of sending updated Continuing Education Credit (CEC) point records to all BC pesticide certificate holders who we are tracking for renewal. A few notes about your record: - If you didn?t receive an updated record via email, you are either not being tracked by the WCTA or we don?t have a current email address for you. Please contact Leslie at admin@wctaturf.com to rectify. - Please check your record carefully and let us know if there are any errors or omissions. Please contact Leslie at admin@wctaturf.com to rectify. - If you attended any 3rd party educational offerings (stuff not put on by us) check your record as there were issues with attendance reporting from certain events and points might not be attributed. Please contact Leslie at admin@wctaturf.com to rectify. PG 08 | APRIL 2022
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Look W ho's Joined t he W CTA Anot her Record Broken! As a unified voice for the professional golf and sportsturf management industry in western Canada, the WCTA is currently 705 members strong! As of end March, we have broken all previous records for dues payments with 80% of WCTA members paid and 43 new members signed up since the start of our fiscal year! Welcome and thank you for your support and confidence in our association! We also appreciate the 1500+ non-WCTA members on our mailing list for your interest in WCTA activities. PG 09 | APRIL 2022
2022/2023 WCTA Board of Directors
pr esident Gar y Bar t l ey
v ice PRESIDENT St u Car michael
past PRESIDENT Tr av is Ol son
UBC At hl et ics (604) 970- 1417
Cit y of Cour t enay (250) 338- 1766 x7643
Kaml oops G&CC (250) 554- 1441
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DIRECTOR of f inance Dav in Mar r
t wo YEAR DIRECTOR Andr e Dionne
t wo YEAR DIRECTOR Jed McGeachie
Hil l v iew Gol f Cour se (250) 549- 4653
UBCAt hl et ics (604) 927- 6246
Ov er t on Env ir onment al (604) 807- 6768
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t wo YEAR DIRECTOR Nat han Wade
t wo YEAR DIRECTOR Cur t is Zanussi
one YEAR DIRECTOR John Per r y
SunshineCoast Regional Dist r ict 604 741- 1711
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poppy Est at es Gol f Cour se (778) 809- 1607
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news Coming Event s Summary It's full steam ahead for in-person events and meetings once again now that COVID restrictions have (mostly) eased. Small meetings, large events and everything in-between is greenlighted and myriad organizations are busy planning and producing upcoming get-togethers. We'll do our best to keep you apprised of everything going on in the world of professional turf management and beyond including our own offerings!
Jun 22
BCGSA Kootenay Chapter, Balfour GC
Jul 11
BCGSA Interior Chapter Pro /Super Tournament, Black Mountain GC
Jul 17-18
VIGSA Dave Creamer Memorial, March Meadows Golf Club
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BCGSA Lower Mainland Chapter, Point Grey Golf Club
Aug 21-22
BCGSA Exchange Tournament, Copper Point Golf Club
Sep 14-15
Grow West Coast Hort Show (formerly CanWest), Surrey, BC
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CGSA Fall Field Day, Southwood G&CC, Winnipeg
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BCGSA Lower Mainland Chapter, Whistler Golf Club
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BCGSA Norther Chapter, Smithers G&CC
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VIGSA ? Campbell River G&CC
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BCGSA Kootenay Chapter ? location TBD
Oct 2-4
NTA Conference, Gamble Sands
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BCGSA Interior Chapter Wiindup, Nk?mip Canyon Desert Golf Club
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BCGSA Interior Chapter AGM, Kelowna G&CC
Nov 17-18
Green Industry Show & Conference, Red Deer
Nov 20-22
Alberta Property Managers Conference, Canmore
Nov 29 -Dec 1
NGCOA Golf Business Conference & Trade Show Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver
Nov 30 -Dec 2
BCGSA Professional Development Days, Victoria
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BCGSA Kootenay Chapter ? location TBD BCGSA Lower Mainland Chapter Christmas Social, location TBD
2022 Apr 5
BCGSA Kootenay Chapter, Creston GC
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BCGSA Interior Chapter, Two Eagles GC
Apr 19-22
STC Sports Turf Management Course online
Apr 21
BCGSA Lower Mainland Chapter, Pitt Meadows GC
Apr 27
BCGSA Northern Chapter, Prince George G&CC
Dec 8
Apr 29
Pat Dooley Memorial Golf Tournament, Hazelmere GC
*We will make updates and add details as further information becomes available.
May 10 G&CC
BCGSA Interior Chapter, Summerland
May 17
VIGSA, Highland Pacific
Jun 7
BCGSA Interior Chapter, Vernon G&CC
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River Rock Casino Resort t o Host 2023 W CTA Conference & Trade Show After necessarily scrubbing our last two shows, the Western Canada Turfgrass Association Board of Directors is elated to announce our 59th Annual Conference and Trade Show will take place live and in-person at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia, February 15-17, 2023! PG 14 | APRIL 2022
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Healt h Canada PM RA Proposes Chlorot halonil Cancellat ion On February 10, 2022, Canada?s Pest Management Regulatory Authority, a branch of Health Canada in charge of registering and continuously evaluating the safety and efficacy of pesticides used in Canada, circulated a proposed re-evaluation decision (PRED) for the popular turf fungicide active ingredient, chlorothalonil. Section 6.0 of the 60 page document states: ?Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act and based on an evaluation of available relevant scientific information related to the aspects of concern for human health and the environment, Health Canada is proposing continued registration of greenhouse ornamental uses of chlorothalonil and associated end-use products registered for sale and use in Canada.
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W CTA Online W ebinar Series ? ?W OW 3.0? The WCTA?s popular online webinar series will continue throughout 2022 with our first WOW 3.0 episode scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th. The WCTA Board, in particular President Gary Bartley, wanted to make sure that WCTA members had more educational opportunities available outside our traditional summer field days and winter conference. While online delivery was initially seen as some form of substitution measure during COVID, it turns out there are many positives when it comes to online training like low cost and accessibility for those who are geographically challenged. PG 18 | APRIL 2022
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2022 W CTA St udent Award W inner Announced Every year, the WCTA sets aside up to $2500 for deserving students enrolled in an accredited Turfgrass Management program. We would like to thank all five 2022 applicants for their submissions; it?s good to know the turf management industry has a very bright future indeed! Congratulations to Fedja Muzur, KPU Turf Management, who took this year?s top honour and with it, receives a $500 award and complimentary one-year WCTA membership. PG 20 | APRIL 2022
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Cit y of Kamloops t o Host 2022 Summer Field Day
After a lengthy hiatus for well-known reasons, the Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA) and Sports Turf Canada (STC) are very excited to announce that our first summer field day since 2019 will take place July 27, 2022 at McArthur Island Park in Kamloops, BC, with a golf outing being planned for July 26th. PG 22 | APRIL 2022
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M et ro-Van Adds Furt her Rest rict ions t o Lawn Wat ering Rules At the October 29, 2021 meeting of the Metro Vancouver Board, changes to the Drinking Water Conservation Plan (DWCP) were approved including reducing lawn watering to one day per week during Stage 1, with a complete ban on lawn watering in Stage 2. Purpose of t he DW CP The DWCP is a regional plan that promotes water conservation and manages how residents, businesses, and member jurisdictions use drinking water during periods of high demand ? mostly during late spring to early fall ? as well as during water shortages and emergencies. PG 24 | APRIL 2022
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2022 Pat rick Dooley M emorial Golf Tournament is On W it h New Venue!! The 5th Annual Pat Dooley tournament is a go and is back to its normal time but with a twist, there is a new venue! We are very excited to announce Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club will play host to this year?s event with a 1:00pm shot gun st art on Friday, April 29t h. With the help of KPU Turf Management volunteers, Stan Kazymerchyk and the Dooley family, we look forward to a 18 hole Texas Scramble, games, full buffet dinner and prizes, lots of prizes! PG 26 | APRIL 2022
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CTRF Announces 2022 Turf Research Project Funding The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) is pleased to announce funding approval for the Oregon State University (OSU) turfgrass research project titled ?Enhancing Turfgrass Carbon Sequestration to Improve Sustainability and Market Access?by Dr. Alec Kowalewski. Funding of the OSU project, now in its second year, is a financial collaboration between the CTRF and several of its member organizations including the Quebec Turfgrass Research Foundation, Western Canada Turfgrass Association and Alberta Turfgrass Research Foundation. The Northwest Turfgrass Association is also funding the project through its annual CTRF dues contribution and independently of the group. WCTA representative Peter Sorokovsky stated, ?This was the first time in [CTRF] history that almost every group ranked one specific project, Carbon Sequestering research from OSU, as their number one project.? PG 28 | APRIL 2022
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Prot ect ing Public Healt h and t he Environment : Transforming t he Pest M anagement Regulat ory Agency
Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is undergoing a transformation process that will strengthen its oversight and its protection of public health and the environment. The transformation process will also make the PMRA more transparent to people in Canada. About the transformation Over the years, Parliament, stakeholders, independent researchers, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, the public and the PMRA itself have suggested ways to improve how the PMRA works. PG 30 | APRIL 2022
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1. CALL TO ORDER - President Gary Bartley called the meeting to order at 2:13pm, introduced the Board of Directors and Past Presidents. - Quorum A quorum of 35+ WCTA members was met (116 in attendance). M/S/C C. Iverson / D. Marr to approve AGM Agenda. 2. MINUTES M/S/C D. Marr / A. Dionne to adopt minutes of the AGM February 11, 2021. 3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Thanks to the current Board of Directors and those that have served on board, staff, and committees for their support. - Looking favorable to produce some live events this year. - Necrology report ? Moment of silence for WCTA members and Turf Industry Colleagues PG 33 | APRIL 2022
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CFIA Japanese Beet le Survey Report for 2021 Each year, CFIA releases the survey report for the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) survey trapping program in BC. In 2021, a total of 2,790 JB traps were placed throughout Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky Highway corridor. Traps are either regular, ground-based traps or canopy traps placed in trees; a systematic grid is used to determine trap location. 79 Japanese beetles were caught in 2021, with the first beetle detected on June 29th and the last beetle found on October 19th. This is a 65% reduction from 2020 (214 beetles found). 50 beetles, or 65% were detected outside of the regulated area, near Queen Elizabeth Park and Carnarvon Park. PG 34 | APRIL 2022
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NGCOA Canada Hires Former Golf Indust ry Leader Joan Probert New Regional Director for the British Columbia and Alberta Chapters The National Golf Course Owners Association Canada is thrilled to announce that Joan Probert, former Manager of Commercial Operations and Manager of Park Experiences at the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation, has joined the NGCOA Canada?s dynamic team as the Regional Director for the British Columbia and Alberta Chapters. PG 36 | APRIL 2022
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