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144 Golfers enjoyed beautiful weather, cold drinks and fun with friends at Grand Pines Golf Course on Wednesday, June 22. We’ll get to the winners shortly, but first a message from WCA President Ron Hambley:

“Thank you WCA golfers!  Normally we would get a chance to thank you as the day winds down but with these new casual formats, there isn’t an opportunity to do that. I just wanted to thank all of you, on behalf of everyone at WCA, for coming out and enjoying the day with us. And it was a glorious golf day! I would also like to thank all of our generous sponsors, and feature hole hosts for their enthusiasm and refreshments. I hope everyone had a great day at Grand Pines, and we look forward to seeing you at our Summer BBQ next week.”

And with that, on to our big winners….

Summer Golf Tournament Champions

Congratulations to the team from Servco Canada, who shot the winning score of 61 with only three players, Julien Lafleche (Servco), Corey McNabb (Servco) and Ryan Bruce (Apex). Very impressive gentlemen, congratulations on the win! You’ll each take home a Yeti Tumbler and Golf Town Gift Card for your efforts.

Closest to the Pin

Men – Hole # 4

Kevin Stefansson

Women – Hole #14

Caroline Annett

Congratulations to both Kevin and Caroline who will each be taking home a Garmin Golf Watch!

Longest Drive

Men – Hole $6

Derek Pott

Women #9

Kelly Derhak

Congratulations to both Derek and Kelly who are the winners of a Yeti Rambler!

Door Prizes

Check your ticket numbers to see if you’re a winner!

Golf Bag donated by Expressions –  0413871 CLAIMED

Golf Bag donated by Expressions – 0096566 CLAIMED

Yeti 30oz  – 0096711 CLAIMED

$100 Golf Town Gift Card –  0413034 CLAIMED

All prize winners can contact wca@winnipegconstruction.ca to claim their prize.

Pictures

If you want to relive the day, or check out what you missed, you can see a photo album from our Summer Golf Tournament here. See you at Hecla in the Fall!

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It was a wet and wild day at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club on May 18 for our annual Spring Golf Tournament, but we managed to survive the weather and enjoyed a great day on the golf course. A big thank you to everyone who braved the elements and came out for our first Spring Golf tournament since before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was fantastic to see everyone out on the course and in the clubhouse!

Pictures from the day are available to view and download here.

Congratulations to the Westland Construction team, who posted the low score of 61 and won the tournament on a countback. Westland’s team was made up of:

Craig Hildebrandt
Tom Ambrosie
Roman Hudon
Mark Penner

Congratulations gentlemen, and congratulations as well to all our prize winners:

Closest to the Hole – Sponsored by Home Depot

#8 – Men’s Closest to the pin: Dan Demarcke

#14 – Ladies Closest to the pin: Tannis Karklin

Dan and Tannis both win a Garmin Approach S10 GPS Golf Watch

Longest Drive – Sponsored by Building Products and Concrete Supply

#9 – Ladies Longest Drive: Terri Randall

#17 – Men’s Longest Drive: Kyle Heroux

Terri and Kyle both win a Yeti Hooper Flip Cooler

Door prizes (red tickets included with your registration)

$100 Home Depot gift card – Sponsored by CSAM Ticket #0096787 CLAIMED

TaylorMade Golf Stand bag – Sponsored by Expressions Ticket #0893602

TaylorMade Golf Stand bag – Sponsored by Expressions Ticket #0096147 CLAIMED

Bag o’ Goodies – Sponsored by HUB International Ticket #0096776 CLAIMED

All prize winners please contact holly@winnipegconstruction.ca for information on how to claim your prize.

Thanks of course to all our sponsors for making the day possible!

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Catch up on the latest industry news and notes, including a look at both the provincial and federal budgets, in the latest edition of The WCA Newsletter which you can find here.

On April 12, the Manitoba government released a budget aimed at recovering from the extreme fiscal pressures of COVID-19, continuing to provide some tax relief and investing in needed healthcare facilities, schools and personal care homes.

The budget projects total revenue of $19.3 billion in 2022/23 with a total expenditure of $19.9 billion leading to a deficit of $548 million. The Province predicts a balanced budget in 2028/29. Manitoba posted a razor thin surplus of $5 billion in 2019/20 prior to feeling the effects of COVID-19. Prior to that year, Manitoba has not had a surplus budget since 2008/09.

For residential property owners and farmers, the Education Property Tax Rebate has increased from 25% to 37.5% for this budget year and is said to increase to 50% 2023.

There is tax relief for business owners with payrolls larger than $1.75 million. Effective Jan.1, 2023 the payroll tax exemption threshold will be increase to $2 million from the current $1.75 million and the threshold for the lower payroll tax rate will be increased to $4 million from $3.5 million.

Of note is the publishing of a three-year commitment for Strategic Infrastructure spends. For example, Manitoba Housing commits to spend $67 million per year for the next three years on maintenance and renovations. The Health department has committed to spend $885 million over the next 3 years in Infrastructure investments. Education Infrastructure investments over the next three years are estimated at $381 million, $328 million and $221 million respectively.

Some upcoming projects that received special mention in the budget papers are:

· Personal Care Homes in Carman and Steinbach

· Schools in Sage Creek (K-8), Precinct F (K-8), West St. Paul (K-8), Prairie Point (K-8)

· Healthcare

o New Hospital in Neepawa $127M

o Expansion of Selkirk Regional Health Centre $31.6M

o Expansion of Boundary Trails Health Centre $64.4M

o Expansion of Bethesda Regional Health Centre $32M

o New Hospital at Portage la Prairie $283M

o Renovations at Brandon Regional Health Centre $70M

o Renovations at Ashern Lakeshore General Hospital $10.8M

o Northern Manitoba Hospital developments $115M