Member Profile: Canadian Golf Academy

 

Every Age, Every Skill Level…We Can Help!


The Canadian Golf Academy, voted Canada’s # 1 practice facility by Score Golf Magazine is welcoming golfers of all ages and playing levels. Never golfed, No problem!  Our affordable programs and state of the art facility cater to every type of golfer with customized group clinics for corporate, family or friends, private lessons, 1, 2, and 3 day golf schools, beginner camps, ladies clinics, junior camps/clinics, golf club fitting and sales, VIP memberships and much, much more.

Everything about the design of the CGA at Fox Meadow G.C. simulates real on course situations. The Academy features 2,700 yards of grass tee decks with impact bags; four large bent grass greens, two green side bunkers, a specially designed pitching area, and an uneven lie and fairway bunker area; multiple covered stations on the tee deck and chipping greens to protect guests in case of inclement weather; a state of the art indoor center offering classroom and meeting room space (available for corporate events or functions), a putting lab, a video room and five indoor hitting bays; and the latest computer technology.

For more information call 1-888-698-4653 or visit www.canadiangolfacademy.ca



Statistics

  • Regular participants in work activity programs have 22% fewer sick days, per person, per year, and incur 34% fewer costs. (Health Canada. The Impact of Active Living at Work Initiatives)
  • Physical activity programs can reduce the incidence of injury by 25% and, per capita, workers' compensation costs can be reduced by 45% if employees are regularly active. (Health Canada. The Impact of Active Living at Work Initiatives)
  • 14-25% fewer disability days have been reported for physically active employees. (Health Canada. The Impact of Active Living at Work Initiatives)
  • With increased activity comes a stronger ability to concentrate, more effective decision-making, and more proficient work habits. (Health Canada, The Business Case for Physical Activity in the Workplace, June 1999)
  • Employee turnover is decreased in firms providing fitness and health programs. (Parks and Recreation of Ontario, 1992)
  • 44% of Nova Scotians are overweight or obese. Annually, an estimated 1,000 Nova Scotians die prematurely, due to obesity.
  • One in five Nova Scotian women has high blood pressure. (The Daily News, April 2, 2000)