WATCH ABOVE: Seniors who spend their days at the Dorval Municipal Golf Club will soon have to say good-bye to the course, which has been a staple in their community since the 1960’s. Global’s Sarah Volstad reports.
DORVAL – Seniors who spend their days at the Dorval Municipal Golf Club aren’t quite ready to say good-bye.
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The nine-hole course has been around since the 1960s, but it may only have a few months left in operation.
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Earlier this year, the golf club’s officials were advised that the course’s lease would not be renewed after 2015.
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It’s built on land that is leased from to Aéroports de Montréal; the company had said it is planning to build on it.
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The anticipated impact of losing the golf course goes above and beyond environmental concern.
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The majority of its 350 members are senior citizens.
Part of what makes this course so attractive to them is its size: with only nine holes, the course is a walkable distance.
Golf Dorval, an alternative course north-west of the airport, counts a full 18-holes.
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Some seniors said they would need to use a cart to get through it, which takes away their exercise.
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A trip to the Dorval Municipal Golf Club is also a social outing for many seniors, some of whom have little opportunity for interaction otherwise.
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