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On the Cover: The feature article explores multi-course operators and their various business models. They are the latest trend in Canada’s golf market, and whether you view them as a threat or an opportunity, they show no signs of slowing down. Cover Photography/Design: Stacey Tayler
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Summer 2016 • Vol. 20 • Issue Two
Strength By Numbers • GBC Magazine
6 Tribute to Larry Ungerman 1944-2016
Jeff Calderwood
8 IN THE FAIRWAY
Leaders In The Business of Golf
Gilles Debut
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HUmAN RESOURCES
Keeping Young Seasonal Employees Safe
Ashley Chinner R.I.B. (Ont.) & Anna Armstrong
RESEARCH REPORT GBC magazine
ADVOCACY
NAGA Update
michael Hatch
mARKET PLACE
For Sale: Golf Course Real Estate Listings
NGCOA mEmBERS’ CLUBHOUSE
Benchmarking Numbers
NGCOA Canada News
PARTING SHOT
The Legacy of Olympism
Scott Simmons
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Turn Email Marketing Into Revenue • mike Bourne
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A Place To Call Their Own • Adam Stanley
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Bring On The Beef • Karen Tyndall
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Fitting and Demo Days • Cam Jacobs