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Sixteen junior teams are gearing up for the 2016 Tim Hortons BC Junior Curling Championships, which get underway at Kamloops Curling Club starting December 29.
The event will feature eight junior women’s and eight junior men’s teams playing for the chance to travel to Stratford, Ontario, January 23-31 for the 2016 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario.
Team Love, from Vernon Curling Club, Team Harvey from Vernon Curling Club and Team Buchy from Kimberley Curling Club, were the final teams to qualify at playdowns over the weekend of December 5 to 6.
Two of those teams
were junior women’s teams featuring daughters of rivals from the men’s game. Team Harvey is made up of Skip Winter Harvey, Third Jaelyn Cotter, Second Megan McGillivray and Lead Cassidy Schwaerzle. The team is coached by BC Men’s Champion
(and Jaelyn’s father) Jim Cotter. Team Buchy, from Kimberley Curling Club, with Skip Alysha Buchy, Third Kaila Buchy, Second Haylie Farquhar and Lead Arissa Toffolo, is coached by Tom Buchy (Alysha and
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Sixteen junior teams gear up for championships in Kamloops
Corryn Brown from Kamloops Curling Club throws a rock for Team Brown during the BC Junior Curling Tour.
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Kaila’s father), a two-time BC Mixed Champion who is regularly a contender in the BC Men’s Championship.
Junior men’s team, Team Love, made up of Skip Thomas Love, Third Erik Colwell, Second Brendan Chapple and Lead Johnathan Schwartz, is coached by Dean Chapple. They were undefeated in playdowns in Vernon over the weekend to earn the final berth into the junior men’s championship.
In November, seven berths were decided at Coastal Playdowns at Port Moody Curling Club, one junior women’s team qualified at Northern Playdowns in Prince George and a Kootenay junior men’s team qualified without having a playdown.
On the junior men’s side, the following teams qualified through playdowns: Team Henderson (Victoria - Skip Paul Henderson, Third Duncan Silversides, Second Benton Boychuk-Chorney, Lead Timothy Henderson and coach Todd Troyer), Team Kiss (Royal City - Skip Jordan Kiss, Third Nicholas Umbach, Second Travis Cameron, Lead Zachary Umbach, Fifth Matt Young and Coach Craig Lightbody), Team Carpenter (Royal City - Skip Brayden Carpenter, Third Tyler Proctor, Second Matthew
Chan, Lead Breyden Chong and Coaches Roger Chan and Curt Bogren), Team Croteau (Victoria/Kerry Park - Skip Connor Croteau, Third Scott Gray, Second Derek Chandler, Lead Jared Vlassis and Coach Bob Coulombe).
Team Bartlett (Grand Forks/Invermere - Skip Zane Bartlett, Third Sam Gaspar, Second Steven Schafthuizen [Kamloops], Lead Colin Anderson, Fifth Devon Anderson and Coach Dave Bartlett) qualified without having a playdown.
On the junior women’s side, the following teams qualified through playdowns: Team Coulombe (Victoria - Skip Mariah Coulombe, Third Bailey Tinkler, Second Jordan Koster, Lead Sydney Brilz and Coach Andrew Komlodi), Team Loken (Delta Thistle - Skip Sarah Loken, Third Catera Park, Second Kylie Karoway, Lead Kim Bonneau and Coach Marion McNeill), Team Jensen (Tunnel Town/Juan de Fuca/Parksville - Skip Shawna Jensen, Third Katherine Silversides, Second Michaela Douglas, Lead Rebecca Douglas, Fifth Sarah McCrady and Coach Dave Douglas), and Team Connell (Prince George - Skip Alyssa Connell, Third Bailey Eberherr, Second Jordan Henson, Lead Erin Ross and Coach Rick
Fewster).Finally, four teams qualified by
gathering the most points on the BC Junior Curling Tour. They were Teams Tardi (Langley/Royal City - Tyler Tardi, Third Daniel Wenzek, second Jordan Tardi, lead Nicholas Meister, Fifth Sterling Middleton and Coach Paul Tardi), Daniels (Royal City - Skip Sarah Daniels, Third Marika Van Osch, Second Dezaray Hawes, Lead Megan Daniels and coaches Katie Witt and Ernie Daniels), McCrady (Royal City - Skip Matthew McCrady, Third Zac Curtis, Second Liam Purgavie, Lead Jacob Umbach and coach Ken McArdle) and Brown (Kamloops - Skip Corryn Brown, Third Erin Pincott, Second Samantha Fisher, Lead Sydney Fraser and Coach Allison McInnes).
The championships will be two eight-team round robins running simultaneously.
The Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s finals will be televised on Sportsnet on January 3. The junior women’s final will air at 9am on Sportsnet Pacific and the junior men’s final will air at 2pm on Sportsnet One.
Live scores and results from Curl BC events can be viewed at http://www.playdowns.com/ under the Curl BC tab.
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Entries being accepted into Nifty Fifty bonspiel in Esquimalt
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The 49th Nifty Fifty Bonspiel runs from March 13-16 at Esquimalt Curling Club in Victoria.
This fun bonspiel moves between the Interior, Lower Mainland and the Island each year and is held at the end of the curling season.
You must be 50 years of age and only two teams per club may enter. A modified Brandon draw decides the winners. There are only two games per day. After your first draw the remaining
times and games are then set. Some participants will see the sights of the city while some bring their golf clubs. One skip’s meeting occurs at the start of the annual event where all decisions are made and
the host club and city for the following year is announced. The welcoming Wine and Cheese sees many renewing old friendships.
This year, organizers have room for a couple of
teams from the Mainland or the Interior and would like to invite previous or new participants to submit entries to Lu Neilson [email protected] or 250-381-3887.
Most teams dress up for the banquet. The host club selects a theme and honour the best dressed. Next year the host club will be Langley for the 50th anniversary.
If you have any questions you can email Darleen Warburton at [email protected].
BY DARLEEN WARBURTON
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BC’s women on hunt for crown at Coquitlam ScottiesThe eight teams vying for the
provincial crown at the 2016 Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Best Western, can now be named.
Three final teams have qualified for the event, which takes place in Coquitlam from January 19-24. They secured their spot during an open event at the Golden Ears Winter Club in Maple Ridge this weekend (Dec 11-13).
Team Gushulak, with Skip Diane Gushulak, Third Grace MacInnes, Second Jessie Sanderson, Lead Sandra Comadina, qualified first by dispatching Team Russett 8-4 in their first game and beating Team Wark 7-6 in their second game. The team from the Royal City Curling Club are coached by Neil Houston.
Team Wark, from the Victoria Curling Centre, were the B Event qualifiers, with a 7-3 win over Team Russett. The team of Skip Sarah Wark, Third Simone Brosseau, Second Michelle Allen and Lead Rachelle Kallechy, were last season’s silver medallists. They are coached by Bill Tschirhart.
Team Russett came back into form for the C Event final, winning a tight game against Team Prinse that ended 3-2. The Kamloops Curling Club
team is made up of four sisters who curl together, Skip Amanda Russett, Third Crista Sanbrooks, Second Ashley Nordin and Lead Courtney Karwandy, coached by their mom Brenda Nordin. Their fifth is unrelated player Barbara Zbeetnoff.
The semi-finals and finals of the 2016 Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, Presented by Best Western, will be televised on Sportsnet. The women’s semi-final will air at 11am on Sunday, January 24, on Sportsnet Pacific, and the final will air at 4pm on Sunday, January 24, on Sportsnet One.
Teams Gibson (Royal City - Amy Gibson, Lindsay Hudyma, Rebecca Turley, Michelle Dunn, Kirsten Fox), Thompson (Kamloops - Karla Thompson, Kristen Recksiedler, Tracey Lavery, Trysta Vandale) and Van Osch (Nanaimo - Kesa Van Osch, Kalia Van Osch, Shawna Jensen, Carley St. Blaze, Marika Van Osch) qualified for the BC Scotties at the first women’s open playdown of the season, which took place at Kelowna Curling Club from November 27 to 29.
The six teams join Patti Knezevic’s Prince George rink, who will return to the championship in 2016 to defend her 2015 title. The team is made up of Knezevic, Kristen Pilote, Jen Rusnell and Rhonda Camozzi. The Kelowna rink of six-time BC women’s champion Kelly Scott, with Third Shannon Aleksic, Second Jenna Loder and Lead Sarah Pyke were the top CTRS (Canadian Team Ranking System) team and qualified based on those results.
For ticket information and more details about the event, visit http://bcscotties2016.curlbc.ca/.
Visit http://www.playdowns.com to view the team line-ups and to view results for all playdowns and championship events.
Team Knezevic in action during the final at last year’s Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Best Western.
Want to share curling with children? Curl BC is looking for Rocks & Rings instructors in Nanaimo! You must be available during weekdays in the Nanaimo area. Contact Penny Bartel [email protected] or 604-333-3620 for more information.
Share the joy of curling with kids
We are proud to be part of the 2016 BC Winter Games which will take place in Penticton, February 23-26. Juvenile curlers are eligible to compete and can qualify by entering playdowns at http://www.curlbc.ca/curlers/competitive/juvenile/
A Curl BC Podium Preparation Camp run at Grand Forks Curling Club was a big success.
Leigh Wilson-Starchuk, the President of Grand Forks Curling Club, said: “Not only did the weather cooperate for the travelling attendees, we had a great facilitator too! Coach Dave (McGarry) did an outstanding job with the campers! The feedback from parents and coaches was great, comments
like engaging and well planned. The curlers had light bulb moments as did some of the coaches. We are so happy that we had the opportunity to host this camp. With our junior/youth program going strong we will likely be looking to host other camps in the future.”
For more information about Podium Preparation Camps, contact Penny Bartel at [email protected].
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It has been a busy start to the 2015-16 season in coach education. Since July of 2015 Curl BC has had three Competition Coach Workshops, training 26 new coaches for competitive teams. We have also had seven Club Coach Workshops, training 70 new coaches to develop recreational curlers throughout BC.
But we are still hoping to train more coaches!
If your club is interested in hosting a Club Coach or Competition Coach Workshop please make the request via this link. The 2015-16 season also marks the first official season of earning professional development (PD) points for certified competition coaches. Many of you have already
Podium camp success
begun earning points this season through active coaching, webinars, and workshops. For those of you who are still wondering what PD means, you can check out this link providing an explanation of PD and maintenance of certification. We will post any professional development opportunities on our PD opportunities page.
Coaches in the Lower Mainland can earn professional development points by attending The BC Sports Conference in Burnaby on January 16th . The
BC Sport Conference is a leadership conference designed specifically for coaches to learn new perspectives on some of the most pressing and personal challenges we come across in our coaching practice.
Discover easy to implement mental training techniques, hear perspectives on how to mentor athletes, personal development, and earn 3 NCCP professional development points. Register at http://bcsportconference.ca/.
Get involved in the Americas Masters Games
The first-ever Americas Masters Games is taking place in Vancouver.
Celebrating ‘sport for all’, participants from a variety of skill sets and ages come together in the name of healthy living to compete, socialize, and conquer personal goals. With 25 official sporting events, there is something for everybody, including you!
Gather with the world for 9 amazing days of sports celebration for the inaugural Americas Masters Games taking place from August 26 to September 4, 2016.
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The Travelers Curling Club Championship wrapped up at the end of November with teams from BC enjoying high level competition with some of the best club curlers in the nation.
The men’s team of Skip Kevin Britz, Third Kenneth Britz, Second James Crawford and Lead Darren Jarvis, were representing Chilliwack Curling Club.
The women’s team of Skip Leanne Andrews, Third Jenn Routliffe, Second Kim McLandress and Lead Phillppa Johnston, were representing Cloverdale Curling Club.
The BC women made it to the quarterfinals at the Ottawa event, but lost to Ontario in a tight game that ended 5-6.
The overall winners were PEI for the women and Newfoundland for the men.
But there were more winners than just the men’s and women’s champions in Ottawa.
The event, which concluded on Nov. 28 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, raised more than $50,000 for Curling Canada Rocks & Rings, the highly popular program that gives thousands of school-age kids across the country their first exposure to curling with indoor equipment used in school gymnasiums.
The money raised at the Travelers Curling Club Championship will mean more than 57,000 kids will be able to enjoy a Curling Canada Rocks & Rings
session at their school.Teams at the Travelers Curling Club
Championship were competing off the ice to see who could raise the most money in support of Curling Canada Rocks & Rings.
Leading the way was the Nunavut women’s team, skipped by Angela Dale, who raised $7,661.
The first events of the new men’s bonspiel tours on Vancouver Island and in the Thompson-Okanagan got going in Nanaimo and Kelowna.
The Vancouver Island tour includes eight bonspiels with stops in Nanaimo, Powell River, Parksville, Duncan, Glen Meadows (North Saanich), Qualicum Beach, Kerry Park and Victoria.
The Thompson-Okanagan tour visits Kelowna, Enderby, Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Armstrong and Kamloops.
Two teams each from those tours will compete against eight teams from Region 11 in the inaugural B.C. Men’s Bonspiel Tours Championship, March 18-20 at Cloverdale.
New Men’s Tours get off to roaring start
Playdown deadlinesRegistration for playdowns for
Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s is open until Dec 27. Visit http://www.curlbc.ca/curlers/competitive/senior/.
There’s also still time to register your Men’s team for the Open Event in Salmon Arm Jan 8-10. New this season, CTRS points are available from playdowns. Visit http://www.curlbc.ca/curlers/competitive/men/mens-open-event-2/ before Dec 27.
Team Andrews made it to the quarterfinals at the Travelers Curling Club Championship.
Team Britz from Chilliwack Curling Club travelled to Ottawa in November.
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A total of thirteen teams have qualified for the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship - with 10 teams qualifying during an exciting weekend of playdowns happening simultaneously across the province.
Events in Fernie, Penticton, Parksville and New Westminster saw the province’s top men’s curling teams battling for the chance to go to Nelson for the provincial championship (February 10-14).
Four berths were awarded at the Lower Mainland playdowns in New Westminster. Two Royal City Curling Club rinks qualified for the championship – taking the A and B Events on home ice. The rinks were Team Johnson (with Skip Michael Johnson, Third Ty Dilello, Second John Zwarych and Lead Mitch Young) and Team Martyn (with Skip Chase Martyn, Third Cody Johnston, Second Jeff Guignard, Lead Will Sutton, Fifth Jeff Sargent
and coach Karen Watson). The Vancouver Curling Club team of Stephen Schneider, with Third Jamie Sexton, Second Shawn Eklund and Lead Brant Amos, qualified in the C Event to book their second trip to the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Championship. The final team to qualify from the Lower Mainland was Team Tardi, from Langley Curling Club. The team, made up of curlers Tyler Tardi, Daniel Wenzek, Jordan Tardi, Nicholas Meister and Sterling Middleton – who are
also curling in the province’s junior championship, took the second C Event spot. The young curlers are coached by Paul Tardi.
The teams will be joined by the Okanagan rinks of Richard and Longworth, who qualified at the Penticton event. The Kelowna rink of Jeff Richard is rounded out by Third Ted Appelman, Second Bryan Kedziora, and Lead David Harper. They are coached by Gerry Richard. Team Longworth is made up of Vernon’s father-son duo Mark and Michael
Longworth, with Jon Gargner and John Slattery rounding out the team.
Playdowns at Fernie Curling Club saw Team Buchy and Team Ducharme book their trip to Nelson. This will be the eleventh trip to men’s provincials for skip Tom Buchy, who returns to the championship with his Kimberley Curling Club rink of Third Deane Horning, Second Dave Toffolo and Lead Darren Will. Creston Curling Club’s Chris Ducharme locked up the second Kootenay berth with his team of Third Josh Firman, Second Jim Stewart, Lead Jim Macaulay and fifth Brendan Stead.
Team Craig locked up a Vancouver Island berth by winning three games in a row to take the A Event at playdowns at Parksville Curling Club. Wes Craig’s Victoria Curling Centre rink of Third Scott MacDonald, Second Tony Anslow and Lead Victor Gamble is coached by Roselyn Craig. The Island B Event went to
Thirteen teams book trip to BC Men’s Curling Championship
Officiating courses are being run at Penticton Curling Club and Nelson Curling Club.
The first Penticton course will take place on January 9 for people wanting to get Level 1 certified. The second Penticton course will take place on January 10 and will be for Level 2 certification. The Nelson course will take place on January 30 for people wanting to get Level 1 certification. The second Nelson course will take place
on January 31 and will be for Level 2 certification.
For more information about the courses or to register, visit http://www.curlbc.ca/development/officials/ or email [email protected].
The 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship takes place in Nelson February 10-14. The BC Winter Games, featuring juvenile curling, is in Penticton February 25 to 28.
Officiating in Nelson and Penticton New auditor for Curl BCCurl BC members have voted to approve the
appointment of a new auditor for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
As part of a special electronic vote, 32 member clubs voted unanimously in favour of the following motion:
Motion: “Change Curl BC’s auditor from D&H Group, which was approved at Curl BC’s Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2015, to Wolrige Mahon for the 2015-16 fiscal year”.
Curl BC would like to thank all the members who voted and thank D&H Group for all their years of service.
We look forward to working with Wolrige Mahon Chartered Professional Accountants.
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Would you like to submit an article, picture or story ideas for The Curling Connection? Now’s your chance!
The Curling Connection is distributed at the end of every month to over 5,500 curlers and curling fans. The deadline for submission of articles and pictures
for the next issue is January 21. Email Rebecca Connop Price
[email protected] if you would like to contribute.
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Are you tasked with putting together a funding application to support your curling centre? Are you feeling overwhelmed and worried about it?
Curl BC can help!Melodie Murray works with
Curl BC. She is a professional grant writer and fundraising consultant available to support your curling centre’s efforts when it comes to raising money and preparing grant applications. She can help you craft your responses to ensure they align with funder criteria while presenting your centre’s need for funding.
Melodie is also able to provide you with advice and guidance
for other fundraising campaigns and messaging that you may be considering as well as assist you with setting up a National Sport Trust Fund (NSTF) program.
She can be reached directly via email at [email protected].
Get help writing your grant application from Curl BC consultant
Sign up for camps!Registration for Rockslide Summer
Curling Camp is now open. The camp will continue to be a great opportunity for youth curlers of all skill levels to work with BC’s top coaches.
Registration fee includes lunches, snacks, dinners, camp resources as well as a camp shirt. Ages 8-20 welcome.
Rockslide Curling CampWhere: The Kelowna Curling Club When: Tuesday, July 5 to Friday, July
8, 2016Fee: $420.00 (3.5 days of on-ice, in-
class, extracurricular activities, a shirt, camp resources, snacks, lunches and dinners are included in the camp fee).
Register at http://www.curlbc.ca/rockslide-camp-registration-2016/.
Camp Details:• 3.5 days of Instruction from
world class instructors.• Video Analysis and other
training tools.• Learn about the latest in
strategy, sweeping, technical, team dynamics, mental preparation and more
Rockslide BonspielWhere: The Kelowna Curling Club When: Friday, July 8 – Sunday,
July 10, 2016Fee: $60.00 PP/ $240.00 Team.
(lunches and dinners included). Register at http://www.curlbc.ca/
rockslide-summer-bonspiel-2016/.
You can make an end of year donation to the Curling for Life Endowment Fund. Tax receipts are provided for gifts of more than $25. Thank you for your support of curling in BC and Merry Christmas!
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13 teams qualify for men’s
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Team Dangerfield, also from Victoria Curling Centre. Neil Dangerfield skips a team with Dennis Sutton at third, Darren Boden at second and Glen Allen at lead.
The teams will join the three teams that have already qualified, including defending champion Team Cotter of Vernon/Kelowna (Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky, coach Pat Ryan). The Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points winners for the year, Team Joanisse (Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen, coach Brett Kury) and Team Geall (Sean Geall, Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Mark Olson, coach Neil Houston), both of Royal City Curling Club, qualified in early December based on their results at World Curling Tour events.
This year’s Championship, which will be televised on Sportsnet, takes place at Nelson Curling Centre from February 10-14. For ticket information, and to find out more about the event, visit http://cdimens2016.curlbc.ca/.
The remaining three berths will be awarded at an open qualification event being staged in Salmon Arm from January 8-10. Visit http://www.playdowns.com to view past scores and to follow the championship events.
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Scott Mol, Shelley Birston and Della Bird have been honoured with awards after saving the life of curling competitor Keith Switzer following his on-ice heart attack.
Keith had been competing in the BC Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at Peace Arch Curling Centre on January 30 2015 when he suddenly collapsed.
Scott Mol, the on-ice official, was the first to respond to Keith’s fall and along with Shelley Birston, a registered nurse who was competing at the event, performed CPR on Keith.
Della Bird, also a registered nurse who was on site supporting her husband Kent Bird, the manager of Peace Arch Curling Centre, helped re-start Keith’s heart with the assistance of the AED kit on site.
The three people are credited not only with saving Keith’s life, but also preserving his quality of life through their quick and effective response. The three individuals have now all been presented with a St John Ambulance National Lifesaving Award at a ceremony in Surrey.
Keith said he remains incredibly grateful for what Scott, Shelley, and Della were able to do, and he also appreciates the concern, support, and contributions of many others who were present at Peace Arch Curling Centre on that day. Keith said:”I am doing my level best to do justice and honour to these lifesaving efforts as my life continues.”
To save Keith’s life, CPR from Scott and Shelley and an AED shock from Della was needed to get a response. The first shock only got a temporary response but the second shock brought Keith into motion.
Although not fully coherent, once Keith was resuscitated, he began communicating with the responders. He had no idea what had occurred (i.e. - heart attack) and had thought he had just slipped and fallen. Keith was clear that he was curling and was
ready to start the next end (clothes or no clothes). The response team had a little difficulty in convincing him to stay down and be calm.
The emergency team then arrived, thanks to Kent Bird calling 911. This included paramedics and the fire department. The paramedics transported Keith to Peace Arch Hospital Emergency and he remained there until the cause of the heart failure was determined and arrangements were made for corrective action.
The fact that Keith survived the heart failure and did so without damage to any part of his cardiovascular system is credited to the quick and effective actions of the first responders (Scott, Shelley and Della). Others contributed in response to what occurred; however, these three individuals performed the hands-on life saving intervention. Keith acknowledges he is “one lucky guy”!
A comprehensive battery of diagnostic tests was conducted, both at Peace Arch and Vancouver General Hospitals. The most revealing was the Angiogram at VGH. This test identified almost total blockage of the main
coronary artery as the cause of the heart failure, presenting a continued high risk. Tests also confirmed that, fortunately, there had been no damage to the heart or other parts of the cardiovascular system.
Successful bypass surgery was performed on February 18 2015 - by Dr. Richard Cook using Jack (the robot).
Keith, a member at Richmond and Vancouver Curling Clubs, is now making a full recovery and is already curling regularly!
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Trio honoured with awards for saving curler’s life
In case of emergency, the following steps should be taken. • Turn on the AED• Wipe the chest dry• Attach pads to bare chest• Plug in the connector, if necessary• Make sure no one, including you, is touching the person. • Tell everyone to “STAND CLEAR!”• Push the analyze button if necessary, let the AED analyze heart rhythm• If AED advises you to, push the
“shock” button, if necessary.
How to use an AEDKeith Switzer (second from right) with from left, Shelley Birston, Della Bird and Scott Mol.
The provincial government in British Columbia will be replacing the existing Society Act (under which not-profit corporations in BC are incorporated) with a new Societies Act. The date for that replacement is November 28, 2016.
From that date, organizations will have two years to transition to comply with the new Societies Act. What does
transition mean? Well, your BC-based organization will need to review its constitution and bylaws to ensure that it complies with the new Act. Changes will be required - some big and some small depending on the current structure of your organization.
In 2016, Curl BC Vice Chair Peter Muir will be putting together a template for members to use that will
make it simpler for them to comply with the expected rule changes.
There is also information available from the Sport Law & Strategy Group.
Their blog post is published in the link below and will be updated on a regular basis.
Visit http://www.sportlaw.ca/2015/12/bc-societies-act-to-come-into-force-in-november-2016/
December 2015
Changes to the Society Act will affect your non-profit
In 2007 the Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) hosted the inaugural Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel.
There were six regional teams competing in the event. At that time wheelchair curling was little known to the community. Because of the passion of a small group of athletes with disabilities, who were instrumental to the establishment of this sporting event, the event has grown and become an established international tournament.
Among the athletes was Vincent Miele, Chairperson of the RCD Board of Directors, who won several provincial wheelchair-curling championships as well as the Athlete with a Disability award from the Richmond Sport Awards in 2013.
Another wheelchair athlete was part of the Organizing Committee for the first four years. That was chair Gary Cormack, who was a member of the Paralympic Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team that won the gold medal in the 2006 Torino
Paralympic Games, where the sport was staged for the first time. Following that event, Curl BC named “Athlete with a Disability” for 2007.
In 2015, the RCD hosted its 9th annual wheelchair curling bonspiel tournament – the 2015 Canadian Open from November 18 to 22. Ten teams participated, including three international teams, two teams from Russia and a team from Switzerland. It was very fulfilling to see the keen competitions
among the top wheelchair curling teams in the world. During the tournament, the world-class teams competed head-to-head; and many spectators were awed by the intense and electrifying competitiveness, as well as the incredible skills displayed by the athletes.
After five days, with a 10-game round robin and play-off competition, Team Quebec won the gold medal, with the silver medal going to Team Russia 2 and the bronze going to Team
Manitoba. In the Wheelchair World Ranking, Canada and Russia are both in the Top 5. Therefore for Team Quebec and Team Manitoba to excel in the RCD Bonspiel is something all Canadians should be proud of.
The RCD strives to make this event nationally and internationally acclaimed and hopes to attract quality competitors to Richmond. It will be their 10th anniversary of hosting the Bonspiel in 2016. It is going to be a top-notch tournament!
International Wheelchair Bonspiel is great success
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BY ELLA HUANG
December 2015
Coquitlam Curling Association
Presented by,
Supported by,
Supported by,
Top 8 women’s curling teams in BC will battle for the title and berth into the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grand Prairie, Alberta
Coquitlam Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex
633 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC January 19-24, 2016
SCHEDULE
TICKETS
Tuesday, January 19 Opening Ceremonies 5:30 pm Draw 1 7:00 pm Wednesday, January 20 Draw 2 11:00 am Draw 3 6:30 pm Thursday, January 21Draw 4 11:00 am Draw 5 6:30 pm Friday, January 22 Draw 6 9:00 am Draw 7 2:00 pm Tiebreaker (if needed) 7:00 pm TBA
Saturday, January 23 Tiebreakers (if needed) TIMES TBA Page 1 vs 2 &/or Page 3 vs 4 7:30 pm Sunday, January 24 Semi-Final 10:30 am (televised by Sportsnet) Final 3:30 pm (televised by Sportsnet)
Week Passes $25Day Pass $10 Per Draw $6 Students – Wednesday, Thursday FREE Students – Friday, Saturday & Sunday $2
Hosted by: The Coquitlam Curling Association 604917-0102
[email protected] www.coquitlamcurling.ca
Http://bcscotties2016.curlbc.ca
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May your holidays
be filled with the joy
of the season!
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Curl BC Office2001A - 3713 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 0A7, Phone: 604-333-3616, Fax: 604-333-3615
Scott Braley Penny Bartel Will Sutton Rebecca Connop Price
Shannon Aleksic Lindsay Shannon Mel Murray
CEO & Executive Director
Participation Manager
Educational Programs Manager
Communications & Marketing Manager
High Performance & Competitions Manager
Administrative Assistant
Campaign Director
Curl BC Coaches
Melissa Soligo Will Sutton Darryl Horne, Gerry Richard, Karen Watson, Cindy Tucker, Katie Witt, Brent Giles,
Ken MacDonald, Brad Kuhn, Brenda NordinProvincial Coach Regional Coach Consultant Coaches
Curl BC Officers
Paul Addison Peter Muir George Horner Terry VandaleChair Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Past-Chair
Curl BC Governors
Terry Vandale George Horner Ron Phillips Teri Palynchuk Deb PoundRegion 1&2 Region 3,4&7 Region 5&6 Region 8,9&10 Region 11
Paul Addison Jan Mori Peter MuirGovernor at Large Governor at Large Governor at Large
Contact information can be found at www.curlbc.ca/about/staff or www.curlbc.ca/about/board
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