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The Westmounter

giving thanks

Cory Janzen and his team

TEAM WESTMOUNT STEPS UP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
locker rooms, and limited dining in the Spike Room. season with the help of his capable staff, and the Food
Many, many thanks to our amazing General Manager, and Beverage team have done a wonderful job of
Brad, for keeping abreast of what was allowed at continuing to offer excellent service under challenging

Not long after the pandemic was declared, Westmount various times and coming up with strategies to keep circumstances. All of Team Westmount deserves our
opened its pantry, offering take-out meals to give our members safe while enjoying all our member thanks for their adaptability in making the Westmount
members a low-risk option for stocking their kitchens activities and services. Thanks, as well, to Dorothy member experience as normal as possible by accepting
and feeding their families. Thank you to our new Food Gilchrist for thinking of–and organizing–so many of their new work environment and pitching in to cover off
& Beverage Manager, Tyson Stroeder, and to Chef those fun activities that kept us connected. new duties as needed.
A message from Steve Mayer, for all of your efforts on behalf of our
Ginny Marshall, members throughout the season. “In a world where you can be Our Board of Directors has also risen to the challenges
of 2020 by addressing many unanticipated issues
President anything, be kind.” – anonymous
We also offered our premises to local health resulting from the pandemic by attending extra
practitioners and hospitals to assist with the collection On behalf of the Board, I thank the entire management meetings to plan for all these new scenarios. Thanks to
and distribution of PPE in our community. Many team for working so diligently in each of their areas each of you for putting Westmount and its members
members volunteered their time to help with sorting of responsibility to keep staff and members safe first. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Charlene
What an unusual time the last six and repackaging PPE, assembling face shields, while continuing to get the job done in a stressful Chamberlain for scheduling and keeping up with

months has been. In March, there promoting the “Our Heroes Wear Scrubs” campaign environment. Controller David White worked long the minutes of all those meetings while making
arrangements for staff to work remotely and liaising
was so much uncertainty we did and other related community endeavours. Sincere hours with members of the Audit & Finance Committee with technical consultants to keep the Club’s website
thanks to Tobi Day-Hamilton and Leslie Huber
not know whether we could reopen for the countless hours they spent organizing these to understand the various government subsidies up to date.
and determine if Westmount was eligible for these
any part of the Club in 2020. community projects. programs. Superintendent Cory Janzen and his team Finally, thank you to all members for continuing to

Although it has been difficult to deal with the new Fortunately, in May, the government relaxed kept our course in pristine condition throughout the support the Club, the Board, Management and staff
by adapting to the COVID-19 protocols and respecting
summer in spite of the high levels of play and long
world realities, we all should be grateful for so many restrictions, allowing us to start our golf and tennis periods of dry hot weather. The Pro Shop team headed your fellow members. As the season winds down this
things, especially how lucky we are to belong to seasons and subsequently start limited service on our by Rob Strahan provided excellent and friendly fall, continue to be diligent as we face the possibility of
such an incredible Club that is nimble in adjusting to beautiful patio. Soon we were able to allow a limited service throughout, putting in extra effort, along with a second wave of coronavirus cases. Please don’t let
these new norms and puts the health and safety of number of guests, offering online and outdoor fitness Mike Skimson, to provide as many opportunities for your guard down as we work together to keep everyone
our members first. activities, as well as junior camps; eventually, members
regained access to Club storage and cleaning, the golf events as possible under COVID-19 protocols. safe and healthy at the Club and in our community.
Dave Mitchell managed an extremely busy tennis
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