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wcta12jj--rev 6/18/13 11:46 AM Page 1 CAMPUS NEWS BY STAN KAZYMERCHYK, INSTRUCTOR, KWANTLEN TURF MANAGMENT PROGRAM NEWS FROM KWANTLEN Another successful school year concluded midApril for Kwantlen Turf students. WCTA Conference in Penticton featured our Turf Club hosting a lively opening Pub Night, many hours of conference volunteer work, starry performances at the Hockey "BELMONT CREW" ALL IMAGES COURTESY STAN KAZYMERCHYK / KWANTLEN TURF MANAGMENT PROGRAM L-R: JASON THOMPSON, JOHN GALBRAITH, SUPE MITCHELL GUEST, CHRIS LAROQUE, BRETT ROBINSON "BC SKILLS" L-R: KEVIN O'CONNOR, JASON THOMPSON "DONATION" L-R: BRENDAN RUTLEY, PETER SOROKOVSKY Challenge, and a $2,000 donation to Turfgrass Research. Tab Buckner and Peter Sorokovsky represented our associations at Kwantlen's 'Horticulture Awards' night in April. Glen Atamanik won WCTA and Jeff Norris awards, while Grant Steinberg took CGSA and BCGSA honours. Krista Hewlet, Janine MacDonald and Tom Peterson won KPU Fisher awards. Kwantlen's team of Turfie Jason Thompson and Apprentice grad Kevin O'Connor are B.C. champs at the April "Skills Canada Landscape" competition. They compete at the national finals June 5-8 at BC Place. All first year students are back to their summer Continued On Facing Page 36 WESTERN CANADA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION