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Nineteen per cent of Edmonton park’s trees slated for removal to accommodate upgrades

The City of Edmonton plans to removed 220 mature trees from Hawrelak Park to accommodate upgrades and additions to the centrally located green space.


Calgary golf superintendent wins Witteveen award for article he authored about self-sustaining maintenance shops

Garry Haynes, superintendent at Calgary’s Blue Devil Golf Club, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Gordon Witteveen award for an article about creating an environmentally friendly maintenance shop that is self-sustaining.


Balance can be struck between environmental protection and economic growth: developer

The developer wishing to build a new 18-hole golf course at a provincial park on Cape Breton Island says both the Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs projects prove that a balance can be struck between protecting fragile ecosystems and boosting economic development.


Snow contractors in Northern Ontario experiencing busy season, working long hours

A pair of contractors say the demand for snow and ice services has been on the rise in recent years as people are more reluctant to want to shovel.
 
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Inventors of compact track loader to be inducted into inventors’ hall of fame

Cyril and Louis Keller – brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat skid-steer loader) – are being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF). » Read more...
 
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WCTA Annual Conference & Trade Show

February 15 - 17, 2023
Location: Richmond, B.C.
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Ontario Turfgrass Symposium

February 22 - 23, 2023
Location: Louisville, KY
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Canadian Golf Course Management Conference

February 22 - 24, 2023
Location: Vancouver, BC
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