November 2001 Newsletter

Inside This Issue

1 - Curl Atlantic Programs
2 - 2001-2002 Championship Sites
3 - "Cash for Curling"
4 - 2002 IRC Mixed Champions
5 - Hall of Fame Nominees

Nokia Brier NBCA Logo

Join the New Brunswick Curling Association and fellow curlers as we head to the Rockies . . . to what Calgary promises to be a curling experience like no other . . .

Tour Includes

Return air transportation from Moncton, NB
5 nights first class downtown accommodations
Deluxe continental breakfast daily
Welcome dinner and orientation
4 day Calgary light rapid transit passes
Closing weekend tickets (Thurs-Sun)
Banff day trip including lunch at Banff Springs
Tour director and NB Curling escort

Tour Price

$ 1755.00/person quad occupancy
$ 1805.00/person triple occupancy
$ 1910.00/person double occupancy
$ 2300.00/person single occupancy

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

Meet your fellow curlers in Moncton for a morning departure to Calgary. Arrive in Calgary to settle into your accommodations. Together we’ll head out to dinner for an orientation and overview of the city, and the events ahead. If you are a first timer this is your chance to listen to the stories and learn “ins and outs” and “must do’s” from experienced Brier goers.
Meals included: Dinner (D)

Thursday March 14 – Sunday March 17, 2002

Each day is yours to plan - either enjoy the company of fellow Maritimers cheering on the NB team or do your own thing! – With your Brier playoff and Brier fest schedule in hand, and your Calgary Light Rapid Transit pass, you are free to come and go from the Saddledome as you like. Your 4 -day pass allows you to explore Calgary as you please and take in any or all of the Brier activities. Your Tour Director can assist you with getting out and about in Calgary; your NB curling escort will make sure you don’t miss a Brier minute!
Meals included: Continental breakfast (CB) each morning

Monday March 18, 2002

Morning departure from Calgary
Meals included: CB

...And what else?

A day in the heart of the Canadian Rockies – Banff National Park... Banff National Park contains some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world, including glaciers, ice fields, snow-covered peaks, crystal clear lakes and raging rivers. Our day will include a trip up...way up! Sulphur Mountain Gondola will transport us to 2,281m (7,486 feet) above sea level at the top of Sulphur Mountain. An unobstructed 360° view of the most memorable mountain scenery you will ever witness! Lunch today at the Banff Springs Hotel, one of the world’s most majestic hotels. Its unique blend of opulence and seclusion has been a symbol of Rocky Mountain magnificence for more than a century.

DON'T MISS THESE PROGRAMS

"THE BUSINESS OF CURLING"
CLUB MARKETING & MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

SPORT MANAGEMENT FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM

Are you wondering what is happening or what is not happening in your club? Are you still doing the same things today you were doing 10 years ago? If you are, you may want to remember these words.

IF YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU ALWAYS DID,
YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU ALWAYS GOT!

In today's uncertain economic environment, the need for sporting organizations to adopt sound management and practices has never been greater. To assist Curling Clubs to become strong small businesses the Canadian Curling Association developed the Business of Curling Program.

The Business of Curling Program - a three phase marketing and management program - allows you to assess your curling club's position, plan your strategies and deliver exciting programs.

Curl Atlantic delivers the Business of Curling Program to the Curling Clubs in the Atlantic Region.

"INTERMEDIATE CURLING CLINIC FOR ADULTS"

Curl Atlantic has identified membership retention as one of the key issues facing Curling Clubs across the Atlantic Region. Each year new curlers join clubs, attend novice clinics, play for the year - and only a few return the following season. Novice clinics teach the basics to the first year curlers. Very few curling clubs organize intermediate clinics for their returning members.

Hosting intermediate clinics for club members is a proactive move by Curling Clubs to address the issue of member retention.

Intermediate clinics are one means to facilitate the skill development of adult curlers and to maintain their interest in the sport of curling.

Curl Atlantic will organize and coordinate Intermediate Clinics which will meet the needs of your curling members. Intermediate clinics can vary from 4 hours to as long as 12 hours. They can be handled in one day or run over two days. National level instructors will be brought in to lead the clinic with the assistance of Provincial and Local Instructors. The participants and club instructors will be exposed to new training techniques, drills and strategy for curling.

An information package outlining details on the above two programs was mailed to all New Brunswick curling clubs in August 2001.

For more information contact:

Curl Atlantic

Ph: 902-463-8847
Fax: 902-463-9154
e-mail: curlatlantic@accesswave.ca
WWW: www.curlatlantic.com

2001-2002

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

MONEY CONCEPTS SENIOR'S

Entry deadline: November 23, 2001

Dec. 6 - 10

Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club

U.C.T. JUNIOR MEN'S & WOMEN'S

Entry deadline: December 3, 2001

Early December	U.C.T. Junior Zones
Dec. 20-23	U.C.T. Junior Preliminary Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club
Dec. 27-30	U.C.T. Junior T.K.O. Newcastle Curling Club

LABATT TANKARD

Zone Entry deadline: December 30, 2001

Jan. 4 - 6

Labatt Tankard Zones

Preliminary Entry deadline: January 8, 2002

Jan. 17 - 20	Labatt Tankard Preliminary Beausejour Curling Club
Feb. 1 - 3	Labatt Tankard 32 Team TKO Capital Winter Club
Feb. 6 - 10	Labatt Tankard Final 8 Riverside Curling Club

SCOTT TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS

Entry deadline: January 5, 2002

Jan. 17 - 20	Scott Preliminaries Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club
Jan. 24 - 27	Scott Final 8 Beaver Curling Club

MEN'S and WOMEN'S MASTERS

Entry deadline: January 5, 2002

Jan. 14 - 17

Capital Winter Club Fredericton, N.B.

2003 CANADA GAMES
FINAL QUALIFYING BONSPIEL

Entry deadline: December 31, 2001

Jan 11 - 13

Beauséjour Curling Club

JUVENILE SPIEL (17 & under)

Feb. 1 - 3

Perth Andover Curling Club

KENNY COATES MEMORIAL
YOUTH SPIEL (15 & Under)

Feb. 22 - 24

Riverside Curling Club, Saint John

NB MEN'S DIAMOND

Feb 28 - Mar 2

Sussex Curling Club

2003 CANADA GAMES
TEAM SELECTION BONSPIEL

Mar 15 - 17

Bathurst Curling Club

CO-OP MIXED JUNIOR PROVINCIALS

Mar 22 - 24

T.B.A.

INDUSTRIAL RUBBER MIXED

Entry deadline: February 15, 2002

Mid Feb-Mar	Industrial Rubber Mixed Zones
Mar 22 - 24	Industrial Rubber 16 Team DKO Bathurst Curling Club

COMFORT INN
LITTLE ROCK JAMBOREE

Mar 29-31

St. Stephen Curling Club

PLAY HARD! - HAVE FUN!

2002 CANADIAN and WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jan 5 - 13	Canadian Mixed Championship HALIFAX, NS Mayflower Curling Club
Jan 19 - 27	Karcher Canadian Junior Championship SUMMESIDE, PEI Silver Fox Curling Club
Feb 2 - 10	Canadian Senior Championship St. Thomas, Ont. St. Thomas Curling Club
Feb 11 - 22	WINTER OLYMPICS Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Feb 23 - Mar 3	Scott Tournament of Hearts Brandon, Man. Keystone Centre
Mar 9 - 17	Labatt Brier Calgary, Alta Pengrowth Saddledome
Mar 23 - 31	World Junior Championship Kelowna, BC Kelowna Curling Club
Apr 5 - 14	Ford World Championship Bismark, ND, USA

February 22 - March 8, 2003

Come join the excitement
volunteer at "The Games".

Officials are required for curling. Any interested curlers please contact:

Beth Sullivan
670 Brunswick Ave., Bathurst, E2A 1W3
Ph: 506-548-3882

"Cash for Curling" is back and it's bigger and better than ever! After three very successful curling seasons, "Cash for Curling" is returning with 10 cents per Scott label collected for every curling club in the country to a maximum of $1000. And, the top curling club in each province will double their money to a maximum of $2000. Scott Paper is committed to their grass roots programs and will continue to look for ways to promote their products in clubs, businesses and homes. Your club can take part by cutting out UPC symbols from all Scott consumer and away from home products. Send your labels to:

Whitewater Communications
#105 - 245 Fell Avenue
North Vancouver, BC
V7P 2K1

Winning clubs in 2000 are listed below:
BC - Juan de Fuca Curling Club
Alberta - Banff Curling Club
Saskatchewan - Highland Curling Club
Manitoba - Burntwood Ladies Curling Club
Ontario - Navan Curling Club
Quebec - Club de Curling Longue Pointe
Nova Scotia - Dartmouth Curling Club
PEI - Charlottetown Curling Club
New Brunswick - Newcastle Curling Club
Newfoundland - St. John's Curling

www.scottpaper.ca/html/consumer/toh/cashcurl.htm

Skip - Wade Blanchard, 3^rd - Heidi Hanlon, 2^nd - Greg Hanlon, 1^st - Judy Blanchard

A new Provincial mixed curling champion was crowned at the Industrial Rubber Company provincial mixed curling championship which was held at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, March 23 - 25, 2001. The Blanchard team went through the 16 team double knock out undefeated, with a perfect 6 - 0 record. They defeated Derek Ellard and his team of Sandy Comeau, Scott Jones and Cheryl Levy of the Beaver Curling Club in Moncton in the final by an 8 - 7 score. The champions will represent New Brunswick at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Halifax January 5 - 13, 2002.

The 16 team roster also included the following teams:

Beausejour Curling Club - Sylvie Robichaud, Jamie Murphy, Marie Richard, Patrice Robichaud
Beaver Curling Club - Scott Nealis, Nicole Robichaud, Nick McCann, Wendy Miller
Beresford Curling Club - Robert Beaudet, Tara Erb, Dale Glendenning, Sylvana Bosca
Capital Winter Club - David Nowlan, Denise Nowlan, Daryell Nowlan, Leanne Richardson
Capital Winter Club - Brent Palmer, Paula Nicol, Kevin Boyle, Stacey Johnson
Capital Winter Club - Ryan Cain, Heather MacIntosh, Nick Munn, Amy Murphy
Capital Winter Club - Mitch Downey, Alison Antoniow, Michael Clark, Keri Humble
Dalhousie Curling Club - Mike Babin, Belinda Babin, Marc LeCocq, Joanne Boudreau
Gage Curling Club - Larry McCormack, Erin McCormack, Bill Sexton, Jan McCormack
Grand Falls Curling Club - Louis McClure, Melissa McClure, Paulo McClure, Monique Masse
Grand Manan Curling Club - Robert Linton, Carole Guptill, Larry Parker, Carolyn Wilson
Thistle St. Andrews - Kendall Mason, Jackie Foster, Jim McNiven, Angela Connors
Thistle St. Andrews - Mike Dobson, Allison Franey, Paul Dobson, Sandra Narrowmore
Thistle St. Andrews - Peter Case, Stacey McCormack, Mark Dobson, Jennifer Gogan

CANADIAN CURLING
ASSOCIATION
HALL OF FAME

We are honored in New Brunswick to have a curler in the CCA Hall of Fame. Anne Orser, from Fredericton via Bathurst, was inducted in 1999. Her curling resume includes 13 provincial championships in the ladies and senior divisions.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS EQUALLY DESERVING?

Check the CCA web site: www.curling.ca for more details on nomination criteria and application forms. Or call the CCA toll free at 1-800-550-2875.

The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1970 to recognize and honor those athletes and teams who have achieved outstanding success, and those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of competitive sport in this province.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

There are two categories of membership in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame - Players and Builders.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTION

Individuals and amateur teams who have brought distinction to New Brunswick in the field of competitive sport; and individuals who have made a major contribution to the development and advancement of competitive sport in New Brunswick are eligible for election.

Individuals may be nominated as an athlete or as a builder.

Player candidates must have concluded their careers as active players for a minimum of five years before their election, except where, by reason of outstanding pre-eminence and skill and upon the request of the Selection Committee, made in advance, the Board of Governors may reduce such waiting period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an athlete who has reached his or her 50th birthday will be eligible for nomination and consideration by the Selection Committee without any waiting period whether or not he or she is still active as a competitor.

Builder candidates may be either active or inactive at the time of their election.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

Nominations MUST be made on the official nomination form and submitted to the Executive Director and contain complete and accurate information concerning the records and merits of the candidate. Nominations MUST have the consent of the nominee or if deceased, the family.

Deadline for submission is January 15^th of each year.

www.nbsportshalloffame.nb.ca

JANE ARSENEAU WINS
MARJ MITCHELL AWARD

John MacPherson of Scott Paper presents the Marj Mitchell Award for sportsmanship to New Brunswick lead Jane Arseneau.

New Brunswick lead Jane Arseneau won the Marj Mitchell Award for best embodying the spirit of curling at the 2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

The award is named in memory of Marj Mitchell, who skipped Canada to its first world title in 1980. In 1983, shortly after the second Hearts, Mitchell died of cancer at the age of 35.

The winner is selected each year in a vote by all players at the tournament.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME JANE HAS WON THIS AWARD. SHE CERTAINLY EMBODIES THE SPIRT OF CURLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK! THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS JANE ! ! !

The 2000-2001 season saw two eight enders scored in New Brunswick.

The team of Larry Trites, Judy McLeod, Albert Guay and Ann Hubert from the Sackville Curling Club scored an 8-ender in their regular Thursday night mixed curling. This was the 2nd 8-ender for Ann Hubert in 2000!

The team of John Couillard, Ernie Eagles and Beth Couillard from the Sussex Golf & Curling Club scored an 8-ender in the regular senior league play.

See pictures of both of these 8-enders at:

www.pathcom.com/~curling/

Any team scoring an 8-ender is eligible for prizes and recognition from: CCA, Ford, and their 8-ender picture on the internet.

The Sandra Schmirler Foundation is proud to promote
Sandra Schmirler Day on February 23, 2002.

On February 23, 2002, curling clubs are asked to open their doors to the public. This day will be "Sandra Schmirler Day" on opening day of the Scott Tournament of Hearts.

On this day the Olympic Winter Games will also just be ending and the profile of the sport will be the highest of the season. We can reach a number of goals on this day:

We are asking curling clubs to set some time aside on this day for a special campaign. If you have another event scheduled, just work out an hour or two that could accommodate the project.