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FRONT COVER: Scott Richard from the Qualicum Beach Parks Department (and WCTA member) was spotted flying the Jolly Roger this past August. We always wondered where pirates went during the summer doldrums -965;*6=,904(.,*6<9;,:@!1,99@96<::,(< REGULAR AND GUEST CONTRIBUTORS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Regular Columnists / Contributors: BCGSA; Dave Doherty; Stan Kazymerchyk; Trevor Smith; Jason Pick; Jerry Rousseau; Jeff Sutherland; WCTA Board Of Directors; WCTA Staff Guest Writers and Photographers: Jon Benjamin Photography; Norley Calder; Matthew Eastman; Morgan Gibbens; Lee Huether; Alec Kowalewski; Kwantlen Polytechnic University; Clint Mattox; Brian Mcdonald; Mary Polak; Olds College; Oregon State University; Alaina Osborne; Jim Ross; University of Missouri; Anna Wassermann Unless otherwise indicated all images credit that facility, company, association or organization. Image of the Month SUBMIT YOUR IMAGE TO BE SELECTED AS IMAGE OF THE MONTH AT exec.director@wctaturf.com 04(.,*6<9;,:@96@(3*63>66+.63-*3<) AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT – A BEE SWARM DRAPES FROM THE PRACTICE GREEN FLAGSTICK AT THE ROYAL COLWOOD GOLF CLUB. READ MORE ABOUT THE BEE INITIATIVE AT COLWOOD INSPIRED BY THIS EVENT (PAGE 10) AND A PIECE BY GUEST CONTRIBU- TOR, MARIO LANTHIER (PAGE 36) DISCUSSING BEES AND THE USE OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES, A SUBJECT THAT HAS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT RECENT MEDIA ATTENTION. 24 14 36 20 34 12 4 TURF LINE NEWS