Dear Shaughnessy members,

As 2021 draws to a close, I would like to thank the membership for another fantastic year, despite the numerous difficulties we faced due to the ongoing pandemic. Last year in my first address to you all as Club President, many projects and initiatives were just beginning to get underway, and have seen success throughout the year.

2021 Successes

In September, the Club officially recognized the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This is just one aspect of our efforts to honour and respect xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People, here on their territory; our Musqueam Recognition Committee and management will continue to review, consider, and collaborate on additional initiatives with the relevant parties at Musqueam.

A huge “thank-you” goes out to all members who have completed the GGA Shaughnessy survey so far; at last check earlier this week, we were at a 65% completion rate! This survey will be an excellent tool for management and the Board to organize member feedback and appropriately prioritize projects, and enact policies and initiatives.

In the interest of preserving access to the tee, very few new golf members were introduced to the Club over the last year. I am so happy to report that incidences of member misconduct have been on a downturn the last several months; ensuring we have a safe and respectful environment for both members and staff is of the utmost importance.

Holiday Season

As I’m sure many of you are aware and despite the best efforts of our team, we continue to face labour shortages in food and beverage. Similar to September, when we prioritized traditional Club events over a la carte dining, we will be implementing some a la carte closures in food & beverage in order to execute some of our special holiday events. Our Christmas offerings this year will be a wonderful combination of our Shaughnessy favourites, with some special updates from our stellar food & beverage team. A big thank you goes out to Kerry, Chef James, Piril, Rebecca and the rest of the F&B team for committing so much extra time and effort over the past few months and for their commitment to executing a robust Christmas event schedule.

For more information on Christmas at Shaughnessy, see Kerry’s report in this Green.

Going Forward

As we move towards the holiday season, rounds played are finally beginning to level off; however, just recently, we had a Saturday with frost delay that resulted in nearly half of ballots not being able to play 18 holes. The Board and management continue to monitor the access to the tee as we enter the winter season and in preparation for key policy decisions such as new member intake and guest policies that will inform our finances. As the golf season has come to a close and general business levels have dropped, expect that many of our staff will be taking some well-deserved time off; on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our whole Shaughnessy staff (#TeamShaughnessy) for their hard work, adaptability, and teamwork over the past year.

This year, we said a last “thank you” to Dr. Barb Werry and Ms. Valerie Lambert, two of our Board members who have served since 2015. With Barb chairing Membership and Val chairing Finance, both members contributed innumerable hours of service to not only the Board, but their respective committees and subcommittees during some of the most challenging times for the Club. When you see Barb and Val at the Club, please thank them for their service.

We are also excited to welcome Mrs. Diana Maughan and Mrs. Lynette Cooper onto the Board. Diana has returned to the Board for the third “tour of duty”; as a former Membership Committee Chair, former Women’s Golf Captain, and longtime member of several other committees, Diana brings a wealth of experience to the Board table. Lynette, as former Women’s Captain for both Golf and Tennis, was instrumental in the recent Locker Room Project and continues to be actively involved in the House and Tennis committees. Both members will be excellent additions to our Board, and we thank them for their time and commitment to our Club.

In addition, I would like to acknowledge our incoming captains for 2022:

• Fraser McKeen, Men’s Golf Captain
• Carolyn Naylor, Women’s Golf Captain
• Paul Crawford, Men’s Tennis Captain
• Mulien King, Women’s Tennis Captain

A huge thank you to our outgoing Golf Captains Mr. Sean Crowther and Mrs. Susan Russell, and thanks to Paul and Mulien for staying on another year. I would also like to take this time to acknowledge Mr. Tom Whelan as our incoming Finance Chair and Club Treasurer. Additional committee chairs and members will be selected throughout November.

I am honoured to serve another year as your Club President, with the support of Vice-President David Plunkett, Past-President Chris Walwyn and the rest of the Board of Directors. I hope you and your families all have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season, with best wishes for an even better 2022 ahead.

Respectfully submitted,

Gord Chan
Club President, 2021/2022

Dear Shaughnessy members,

What an incredible Shaughnessy summer season experienced by all.

Now, with rainy season officially in our daily forecast, and our sunsets coming earlier, we have transitioned from the Halfway House to Jack’s First Tee Lounge for self-serve grab-and-go options.

We are grateful that in the 2021 holiday season, we can once again gather with our family and friends, not just our ‘core-bubble’ as we did in 2020. We are excited to announce that our December Calendar will include classic events, such as two nights of Chef James’ Chef’s Feast, Christmas Lunch Buffets, Christmas Dinner Buffets, and a dedicated weekend for our traditional Santa Parties. At this time, we are only sharing the dates of the events. You can expect a full Christmas Guide including pricing in your inbox on Wednesday, November 10th. Tuesday, November 16th will be the official day to start booking your holiday brunches, lunches, dinners, and everything in-between. Once registration opens, we encourage reserving as soon as possible, as many of these events will fill up quickly. Regular dining reservations of up to 10 people that are outside of our Christmas events can be made up to five (5) days in advance by calling the Host Stand at 604-264-5249.

Chef’s Feasts (plated dinners) – December 11th & 12th

Christmas Lunch Buffets – December 15th, 16th & 17th

Santa Parties (brunch and dinner buffets)- December 18th & 19th

Christmas Dinner Buffets – December 22nd & 23rd

On behalf of our Culinary and Service Team, we look forward to hosting you over the holiday festivities.

Respectfully submitted,

Kerry Enzie
Director of Food & Beverage

Dear Shaughnessy members,

I am pleased to introduce our new Back Shop Supervisor, Timothy Lind. Tim has recently moved out west from Ontario where he worked at Deerhurst Resort in the Muskokas as well as Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham. He has eighteen years of customer service experience and is a member of the PGA of Canada. We look forward to Tim joining our team on Monday, November 22nd.

We would also like to recognize and congratulate Keegan Blunden who has moved into the role as Lead Trainer in the Back Shop. With Tim and Keegan leading our Back Shop team, we are excited to prepare for an excellent upcoming golf season.

Ashley Zibrik
Director of Golf

More Nike merchandise is arriving daily in the Tennis Pro Shop

All K-Swiss and Wilson shoes are 35% off.

Quick Reminders

• The available booking times are between 6:45 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
• The ball machine is now available. Members can book it the day of.
• Members are encouraged to stop playing a few minutes prior to the end of their booking time, allowing you to pack up and maintain proper distancing from the group of members arriving at the court next.
• New ladders are running from October 1st to December 31st.
• Members may bring guests (same guest once a month) to play tennis during non-prime time hours (weekdays before 6:00 p.m., weekends after 1:00 p.m.).

Christmas Tennis Mixer

• Friday, December 3rd

2022 Tennis Club Championship

• February 21st – March 5th

Weekly Leagues

• Tuesday Men’s Night Tennis – 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday Morning Masters Tennis – 9:15 a.m.
• Saturday Morning Men’s Tennis – 9:00 a.m.

Please sign up at the Tennis Centre or call 604-266-9165.

Respectfully submitted,

Jerome Fournier
Director of Tennis