Profiles

Tournament to raise awareness, funds for special transportation needs
An upcoming charity tournament at Mount Elgin Golf Club (Ont.) will raise funds and awareness about transportation challenges for people with special needs. Among those who stands to benefit is a young man with Down Syndrome who works in grounds maintenance at the golf course. FULL STORY Read More

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Thompson's Islington GC celebrates 90 years
Islington Golf Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Read More

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OGSA president says golfers should take environmentalism with them to the golf course
Just as people can make positive choices in regard to preserving and protecting the environment and Mother Earth in their everyday decisions, they can do the same when it comes to golf courses. Read More

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Ajax superintendent renews professional certification

Neil Acton, director of golf course management at Deer Creek Golf Clubs in Ajax, Ont. has completed the renewal process for maintaining his status as a certified golf course superintendent with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

 

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Electronic communications can’t beat meeting face to face
Facebook, Twitter, texting, email, Skype... There are so many methods available to us these days in which we can communicate with others. They are effortless and can be performed virtually anywhere at anytime. Read More

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Facebook or face time?
It's official: Email, texting, and social media are no longer just helpful supplemental business tools. They’ve taken over the whole game. Yes, technology has made many aspects of modern living more convenient and “connected,” but the pendulum has swung too far. Now, people are reluctant to do something as simple as picking up the phone, preferring to shoot off an email instead. And face-to-face meetings—well, they’re almost unheard of. Read More

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Calgary landscaper overcomes early adversity to celebrate 40 years in business this season

At the beginning of May in 1973, Peter Hughes was hired for another round of summer work by the City of Calgary. By the end of the month, the University of Calgary physical education student was laid off from his summer job.

With few options, he took heed of some advice from his father.

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Survival in the desert

Where I live, lakes are few and far between.

So are rivers. As are cricks, creeks, streams, torrents, rivulets, and large mud puddles.

I live in the big dry.

 

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