Mike Jiggens

1 week ago | turfandrec.com | Mike Jiggens

The opening of a sports field complex in Brandon, Man. is behind schedule and is now expected to open sometime in July. The inability of construction work to take place during the winter factored into the delay. The Brandon Sun reports the city’s website noted that Cougars Field – a lit, artificial turf soccer field – was set to open on June 1, but the municipality hadn’t updated its site. In addition to Cougars Field, the complex will also include five other soccer fields and a cricket pitch.

2 weeks ago | turfandrec.com | Mike Jiggens

A municipal councillor in Owen Sound wants the city to amend its yard maintenance bylaws to allow for taller grass heights that would promote pollinator habitat. Bayshore Broadcasting reports the current bylaw allows lawns to grow to four inches, but Coun. Jon Farmer is seeking to have the allotted height increased to keep pace with neighbouring municipalities. He plans to introduce his motion at the June 16 council meeting. To read the full report from Bayshore Broadcasting, click here.

2 weeks ago | turfandrec.com | Mike Jiggens

Nelson, B.C.’s Granite Pointe Golf Course is assuming it will operate for a full 2025 season despite being told in April the season would be shortened. The Trail Times reports a developer who purchased 17.5 acres of the property with plans to develop it with 360 housing units has not come forward with any new updates on its plans, leaving the golf club’s board of directors to move forward with the assumption golf operations will continue until the fall.

2 weeks ago | groundwatercanada.com | Mike Jiggens

Calgary – Fluoride will be reintroduced into the city’s drinking water by the end of June, the municipality has announced. A plebiscite conducted during the 2021 municipal election indicated 62 per cent of voters favoured the return of fluoride. The reintroduction, which was originally slated for 2023, has three times been delayed due to upgrades at both of Calgary’s water treatment plants.

2 weeks ago | groundwatercanada.com | Mike Jiggens

Hamilton – The city’s drinking water remains safe to drink despite on ongoing strike by members of the Hamilton Ontario Water Employees Association (HOWEA), residents have been assured. The strike among 55 water employees has reached two weeks with no apparent end in sight. Images of murky tap water have since emerged from Stoney Creek, but the city notes there is no risk.