Greetings from your Regional Director

2012 Spring Warm Up Meetings
As we begin to develop our 2012 educational series that will begin in March 2012, we are looking for your input to ensure we have a solid program that will assist you in the upcoming season.  With meetings in 8-9 locations scattered across our province, we need your help in setting the agenda. We want to assist each region with not only province-wide industry solutions for your operation; but we also want to hear about local issues that impact you daily. Your assistance in setting the agendas for these spring meetings will ensure that we are addressing your specific concerns.

Please contact Brent Hutcheon or one of your volunteer board members to make sure your issues gets on the agenda.We are also in the process of choosing host sites for these events. If you would like to host one of our Spring Warm Up educational events, please contact me by email at bhutcheon@ngcoa.ca or 403-335-2834.

Golf as an Allowable Business Expense
Want to grow the number of corporate golfers at your facility? Help your Association with its lobby efforts to the Federal Government to once again have golf designated as an allowable business expense and make your business more attractive to business people entertaining clients. Click here to download a sample letter to send to your Member of Parliament in support of this effort. Feel free to edit as necessary while keeping to the one-page format, place on your letterhead, sign it and send to your MP; it takes very little effort to support this initiative with the potential for a huge return. Please copy me at bhutcheon@ngcoa.ca when submitting your letter so that I may make the appropriate follow-up and meeting request with your MP.

Sincerely,

Brent Hutcheon, Regional Director
Phone: (403) 335-2834