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Following his time in Hong
Kong, Dustin was prepared to
take a leadership role at anoth-
er member club in India. He was
drawn back to his native Cana-
da, however, by the opportunity
presented by the Royal Glenora
Club and its redevelopment. He
was excited by the prospect of
taking such a significant histor-
ical institution and helping lead
it into a new age.
“We’re taking an existing club-
house, one that’s important
to Edmonton – and really, im-
portant to the entire province
of Alberta – and we’re making
it current,” Dustin says. “We’re
putting our stamp on it.”
“We’re a tired building,” he adds.
“We have a 1961 building, and a
lot of the infrastructure is still
original. Parts of our roof are
from 1961. The main part of our
kitchen is from 1961. There’s a
lot of modernizing to be done,
and being part of that process
is exciting.”
Dustin was also excited by the
unique challenges of the rede-
velopment. For example, be-
cause the Royal Glenora Club is
member-owned, they needed
to hold a vote before pursuing
any redevelopment project, and
they needed at least 75 per cent
approval. Also, because the club
is on land leased from the City
of Edmonton, they needed to
get local government on board
as well.
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“We have a 1961
building, and a lot
of the infrastruc-
ture is still origi-
nal.”