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Kitchener spending $500,000 to prevent stray golf balls entering widened Highway 401

The widening of Highway 401 in the Kitchener area has forced the city to reconfigure two holes at the municipal Doon Valley Golf Course to prevent errant shots from striking passing motorists.


Sports Turf Canada, WCTA team up for July field day event in Kamloops, B.C.

It marks Sports Turf Canada’s first in-person event since 2019. The day will be held at Norbrock Stadium which was named in 2018 as the Sport Turf Managers Association’s field of the year.


Lawn care perhaps biggest contributor to water pollution, climate change: scientists

They claim mowers, blowers and fertilizers are the main culprits, and suggest alternatives should be considered for lawns or a more sustainable way to manage yards.


Manitoba using drones to get an early jump on Dutch elm disease identification

Drones are being used in areas of Manitoba to help identify the presence of Dutch elm disease months before it can be detected from the ground.
 
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Golf course design amid thin budgets

Golf course design amid thin budgets

Although golf has experienced a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic – in terms of rounds played – course superintendents are still dealing with reduced labour issues and shrinking budgets that have impacted their inputs. Renovation projects or new builds must have superintendents and architects on the same page to ensure design work and alterations incorporate such restraints. » Read more...
 
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