PGA of BC PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
EFAS SAFETY
EFAS Safety is a Burnaby-based mobile supplier of high-quality safety equipment and first-aid products, featuring an experienced team of safety experts dedicated to keeping your place of business, patrons and employees safe and sound.

EFAS Safety proudly serves the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, delivering an array of premier safety products and equipment direct to your facility, tailored to your business. The company’s team of highly trained representatives also conducts safety audits to help your establishment meet and exceeds WCB requirements, as well as training for your employees in safety and first aid. EFAS Safety is proud to offer preferred pricing on its products and services to PGA of BC facilities.

EFAS Safety is also proud to offer electrostatic spraying as a service to help disinfect areas in your facility or workplace that may have been exposed to COVID-19 or other microbes. The EFAS Complete Infection Decontamination & Elimination (EFASCIDE) system of disinfection uses a Health Canada-approved and biodegradable formula that kills 99.99 per cent of bacteria, fungi and viruses.

EFAS Safety is a Bronze-level Preferred Partner of the Association and the presenting sponsor of the PGA of BC’s Facility of the Year Award. Click below to learn more.
PGA of BC NAMES PROVINCIAL RECIPIENTS OF 2020 AWARDS
Last week, the PGA of BC proudly named the Provincial Recipients for the Association's 2020 Awards Program during an Oct. 14 broadcast of the PGA of BC Awards Celebration presented by Replay Golf Supplies & Tribal.

The Provincial Award Recipients revealed from the PGA of BC's 11 member-determined categories were:

Dick Munn Golf Professional of the Year presented by Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
Padraic O'Rourke, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club

Cec Ferguson Executive Professional of the Year presented by E-Z-GO
Bill Kelly, Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community

Fred Wood Class "A" Professional of the Year presented by Nespresso Professional
Michael Thompson, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club

Jock McKinnon Candidate for Membership of the Year presented by Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO
Callum Ashby, Highland Pacific Golf

Jack Westover Coach of the Year presented by Steve Graham Sales
Colin Lavers, Seymour Golf & Country Club

Golf Facility of the Year presented by EFAS Safety
Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community

Herb Paterson Sales Representative of the Year presented by Dale Carnegie Training of BC
Clay Atkinson, Mullin Agency

Ben Colk Golf Shop of the Year presented by PGS Golf
Fairview Mountain Golf Club

Alvie Thompson Teacher of the Year presented by SuperSpeed Golf
John Randle, The Golf Performance Project

Davie Black Professional Development Award presented by Empowered Life
Cindy Soukoroff, St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

Jack McLaughlin Junior Golf Leader of the Year presented by 2UNDR
Bryan Boyes, Castlegar Golf Club


Each of the above recipients of an honour with a corresponding PGA of Canada award will be put forward as British Columbia's national nominee in the category. Rob Tadey will represent Fairview Mountain Golf Club for the national Retailer of the Year Award.

The recipients of the following five awards, who were previously named by the PGA of BC earlier this month, were also honoured during the event:

Jim Gibson Patron of the Year
Callaway Golf Canada

Arv Olson Media Personnel of the Year
Jay Janower, Global BC

Distinguished Service Award presented by DGL Sports Enterprises
Brian Schaal, Copper Point Golf Club

PGA of BC Community Leadership Bursary
Kyla Inaba, Predator Ridge Resort

Jim Gibson Scholarship
Jennifer Greggain, Chilliwack Golf Club

Additionally, the BC chapter of the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada's Fore Season Golf Professional Award was presented to Copper Point Golf Club Executive Professional Brian Schaal during the festivities.

A special presentation was also made to PGA of BC Senior Competition Advisor Jack Croucher, who was recognized for his 10 years of service to the Association.

Congratulations once more to all Regional and Provincial Award Recipients, as well as all others honoured during this year's Awards Celebration. We thank Replay Golf Supplies and Tribal for their continued support of the Awards Celebration, as well as all individual award sponsors for their patronage.

Click below for the complete announcement regarding our 2020 Award Recipients. Click here to view an archived copy of the Awards Celebration broadcast.
VIRTUAL PGA of BC BUYING SHOW A SUCCESS; PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK
With 55 participating exhibitors and scores of PGA of BC members on hand to represent facilities across the province, the Association's first-ever virtual Buying Show closed on Oct. 15 to strong reviews.
 
The PGA of BC administration team thanks all who joined us for the two-day event as an attendee or exhibitor for their participation and their willingness to adapt to the online format given current public-health circumstances.

All members -- including those who did not participate in the Buying Show this year -- are asked to complete a feedback survey regarding the event. The administration team gives significant consideration to all responses in working to enhance the Buying Show experience from year-to-year, so your input will be extremely valuable as we plan for the 2021 event.

A limited number of questions regarding this year's Awards Celebration are included, so we encourage all who viewed the awards broadcast to provide their thoughts as well.

Click below to access the Buying Show feedback survey.

The Association also extends its appreciation to our guest speakers on the Foresight Sports Canada Buying Show Education Stage, including Lindsay Benard and Kristy White of Dale Carnegie Training of BC, as well as PGA of Canada Professionals Nick Starchuk, Gareth Raflewski and Jason Giesbrecht.
REMINDER: PGA of CANADA MEMBERSHIP DUES DEADLINE
Members are reminded of the Nov. 1 deadline to pay their 2021 PGA of Canada annual membership dues, and that just a few days remain to establish a payment plan.

Please note that dues invoices are no longer issued by regular mail and are now available online via each member's PGA of Canada profile.

Those who have not paid or set up a payment plan by Nov. 1 will be subject to a $125 late-fee penalty that is due Dec. 31 alongside any remaining balance. If payment is not received by Jan. 1, the member will be moved to the suspended category and will be subject to an additional reinstatement fee of $450 plus tax and a police-record check.

For those yet to pay or make payment-plan arrangements, the six-month payment-plan option is still available to members but must be set up no later than Oct. 24.

Click below for full details on dues payments, including payment methods, payment-plan information and how to access your invoice online.

Please direct any inquiries related to membership dues to PGA of Canada Managing Director of Membership & Support Services Darcy Kral at darcy@pgaofcanada.com.
GOLFATHON FOR ALS SURPASSES $2 MILLION RAISED OVER 15 YEARS
The Golfathon for ALS raised more than $200,000 this year in support of patients and families affected by the disease, helping the program to surpass a significant milestone in its cumulative fundraising total.

ALS Society of BC Executive Director Wendy Toyer revealed the grand totals during the PGA of BC Awards Celebration broadcast last week, indicating that Association members and friends participating in the cause helped raise $200,210 in 2020. That brings the 15-year cumulative total just shy of $2.1 million. Toyer's presentation can be seen in the opening minutes of the archived Awards Celebration broadcast.

The PGA of BC thanks all who participated in the Golfathon for ALS and those who donated to this worthy initiative. For more information on the Golfathon for ALS, please click below.

Members interested in having their facility participate in the 2021 Golfathon for ALS may contact Toyer at w.toyer@alsbc.ca for more details.
CONGRATULATIONS
The PGA of BC is pleased to share the news that Richmond Country Club Head Professional Mike Cyndroski and wife Becky recently celebrated the birth of their first child.

Oliver Cyndroski arrived at 12:11 p.m. on Oct. 9, delivered at Richmond Hospital. Following in his father's footsteps, Oliver was a big boy, weighing in at 8 1/2 lbs and measuring more than 21 inches.

The Association wishes all the best to the Cyndroski family!
NEW PARTNER OFFER
2UNDR

Exclusive to PGA of BC Professionals, members are now eligible to receive 20-per-cent off the wholesale price of 2UNDR Swing Shift Boxer Briefs for personal use. Offer expires Dec. 15, 2020.

Find redemption information for this and other Preferred Partner offers on the PGA of BC Member Benefits & Corporate Discounts page below (website login required).
MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
John Jamieson's application to the PGA of Canada has been approved and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club

Cory Betz has left Eaglecrest Golf Club

Daniel O'Connor has joined McCleery Golf Course as a Class "A" Professional

Sean Park has left McCleery Golf Course

Austin Hughes' application to the PGA of Canada has been approved and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Rob Houlding Golf Academy

Edward Fitzgerald has transferred from the Atlantic Zone as a Life Member

Shea McLaughlin has resigned from the PGA of Canada

Connor Borrowdale's application to the PGA of Canada has been approved and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Morgan Creek Golf Course

Kelvin Trott has joined Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club as a Class "A" Professional
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Assistant Golf Professional - Talking Rock Golf Course

Assistant Golf Professional - Northview Golf & Country Club

Assistant Golf Professional - Cheam Mountain Golf Course
FACT OF THE WEEK
Having been presented with the Alvie Thompson Teacher of the Year Award last week, did you know that John Randle (The Golf Performance Project) is the first individual to receive the award three times?

Randle was also the recipient in 2002 and a co-recipient in 2006. Rob Anderson (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) is the only other individual to receive the award more than once since it was first presented in 1996, earning the honour in 2003 and again in 2008.

Click below to visit our Awards Program page and look back upon the histories of each of the PGA of BC's annual honours.
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