Niakwa Turf Team’s Milo wins 2022 Dog of the Year
Dog of the Year honours are awarded annually at the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America Conference and Trade show in February with Milo taking top honours over 12 other calendar finalists and featured on the cover of the 2022 calendar. Milo is a 1-year old German shorthaired pointer who was just 10 weeks old when he joined the team at Niakwa.
Milo starts his work days running from hole to hole, looking for an opportunity to chase resident squirrels, deer and geese. In the afternoon he catches a ride in the cart with his owner and NCC Assistant Superintendent, Shane Bell, or catches up on sleep in the office. Outside work, Milo can be found chasing rabbits from the garden or cuddling on the couch!
Shane is an assistant superintendent at NCC and a valued member of the turf team where he has worked for nine years. A graduate of the Greenspace Management Program at Red River College Polytech and a 4-year member of the GCSAA, Shane enjoys ice fishing and winter camping.
Niakwa’s Watershed
One of the greatest concerns facing golf courses is to ensure a consistent water supply. Niakwa uses water from two retention ponds on the golf course. The pump house to the left of Hole 13 draws water from the Seine River into the pond systems to maintain the water supply in the ponds.
Retention ponds provide both protection from the forces and runoff from storm water as well as water quality treatment and purification. The retention time and still water promotes pollutant removal through sedimentation and a thriving natural aquatic ecosystem offers additional treatment. Runoff water returns to Seine River via the10 tee box with help from a sump pump situated under gully under the Niakwa bridge by the 18th hole.
Niakwa’s naturalization efforts, such as increasing natural grasses and extending turf are a part of these Water Quality Management improvements.
Call for SOS Board Directors
January, 2022: A CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS:
Do you know someone who would be great for the SOS Board?
The SOS Nominations Committee is now making its annual call-out, seeking any interested people who would like to serve on the Board of Directors.
This year we are particularly looking for people who have a background or interest in finance, governance, fund development, environmental protection, human resources, or land development issues.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15, 2022.
Directors will be elected at SOS’s annual general meeting in April 2022 (stay tuned for an upcoming announcement on the AGM date!)
Please submit your nomination or indicate your own interest using the online form at saveourseine.com/volunteer
Please tell us the following about yourself or the person you are nominating:
- Why are you/they interested in the Board?
- What skills/background do you/they bring?
- What do you/they want to get from being on the Board?
- Contact information
You can learn more about being a Board Director with SOS here.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@saveourseine.com.