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Winter is here...

We would first like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! The snow finally arrived shortly after Christmas with a vengeance. The snow squalls have been very persistent over the past week or so, leaving well over 50 cm of fluffy snow on the golf course. The rain that persisted on Christmas day resulted in some ice on our fairways, mainly in the low lying areas. Ice can be a problem if solid ice cover persists for a long period of time (approx. 6 weeks). If history is any indication of how our winter will go, all of this snow will melt and re-accumulate at least once before spring.
We have already completed some minor renovations to our maintenance facility and have begun to service equipment. Alan Wood, our equipment manager has a long list of jobs and tasks to complete over the next couple of months. The septic bed for the Halfway house is nearing completion. The system is installed and we are just waiting for some favourable weather to put down the topsoil.

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