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WESTERN CANADA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION 5 Regular Columns Message from the President: Spring/Summer Report .................................6 Boardroom Yarn: It Never Ends.....................17 Olds College - Turf Club News .......................31 Pesticide Issue Update ................................32 Campus News from Kwantlen .......................38 Association News Coming Events .............................................6 WCTA New Board of Directors 2014 ..............7 It's a Wrap! - 2014 Conference and Trade Show ................10 Important Message from Board of Directors ......................................18 2015 Conference and Trade Show Announcement ...........................................22 WCTA Annual General Meeting Minutes .........41 WCTA Membership Application .....................42 WCTA Member Value Proposition ..................42 Research Contributors and Priorities .............44 New and Returned Members ........................46 Research News U.S. Golf Courses' Ecosystems Health Better than Predicted ........................12 U of G Researchers Help Golf Courses Recover ...........................20 Microdochium Patch Research Update ..........24 Stories and Features BCGSA Joins Effort in Rounds 4 Research .......7 Introduction of Bill 18 - Water Sustainability Act .................................8 "Links to Labs" Begins at Vancouver Golf Club ......................14 Student Award Winners Say Thanks ..............16 $2.3M Grant for Turfgrass Research ............29 Your Gut Now Has a Number .......................30 Golf Awareness Day in BC Legislature ............35 New Face of Sports Turf Association .............37 Summary of May 7th Meeting with MOE Staff ...........................................40 *VYWVYH[L7YVÄSLZ Grigg Brothers ...........................................28 Kwantlen Polytechnic University .....................29 Contents The Western Canada Turfgrass Association accepts no responsibility with respect to advertisements appearing herein. The opinions expressed in editorial material or otherwise do not necessarily represent the views of the Association. Printed in Canada. Canada Post Publications Agreement No. 41926518. Canadian Postmaster, send undeliverable mail to: Box 698, Hope, B.C. V0X 1L0 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RESEARCH EDUCATION DISCUSSION Vol. 237 • June / July 2014 PUBLISHERS OF: Turf Line Magazine www.wcta-online.com Inside Golf Magazine www.insidegolf.ca Canadian Golf Directory www.fromthegreenside.com Editor - Jerry Rousseau, Executive Director, Western Canada Turfgrass Association Tel: (604) 869-WCTA (9282) • Toll Free Fax: 1-866-366-5097 • Email: exec.director@wctaturf.com Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of any information in this publication in any format, including electronic, without written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited. Publisher makes every effort to ensure that information is correct but is not responsible for any errors or omissions. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION PARTNER - INSIDE GOLF INC. Offices & Couriering Address Only: #2000 - 60 Ingram St., Duncan, BC, V9L 1N7 Mailing Address: PO Box 248, Duncan, BC V9L 3X3 Land Line Communications: Toll Free: 1-800-764-6537 • Local Tel: 250-709-2131 • Facsimile: 250-709-2141 Production Manager - Greg Daynes (greg@igdesign.ca) Director of Sales - Jim Paterson (sales@igdesign.ca) Publisher - Jeff Sutherland (jeff@igdesign.ca) Account Executive - Deb Westover (deb@igdesign.ca) Consulting Editor - Rick Munro (fromthegreenside@gmail.com) Office & Adminstration - Ambyr Whetung (ambyr@igdesign.ca) 30 35 37