Colleen P. Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row and a record 138 wins as a skip. She also serves as a reporter and weather presenter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and as a curling commentator for NBC in the United States, particularly during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest Territories, plus a team representing Northern Ontario. The defending champion, Mark Dacey did not participate, as he was knocked out in the Nova Scotia final by Shawn Adams' team. The tournament featured 3-time Brier champion Randy Ferbey of Alberta, 1998 Champion Wayne Middaugh of Ontario, 2003 and 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador champion Brad Gushue, 2000 and 2002 Nova Scotia champion Shawn Adams, 1992 and 2001 Yukon/Northwest Territories champion skip Steve Moss, 1986 New Brunswick champion Wade Blanchard, 2002 and 2003 British Columbia champion, Deane Horning, 1981 and 1996 Prince Edward Island champion lead for Peter MacDonald, Rod MacDonald; 2003 Quebec champion second for Guy Hemmings, Jean-Michel Ménard as well as three new teams: Randy Dutiaume of Manitoba, Mike Jakubo of Northern Ontario and Pat Simmons of Saskatchewan.
The Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. League playoff winners compete in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a Nova Scotia district municipality occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, Canada. Government in the province has only two tiers: provincial and municipal. The province is divided into 50 municipalities.
The 2009 PEI Labatt Tankard was held February 10-15 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague, Prince Edward Island. The winning team will represent Prince Edward Island at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.
The 2009 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship was held February 12–15 at the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The winner represents team Yukon/Northwest Territories at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.
The 2010 Safeway Championship was held February 10–14, 2010 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba. The winner went on to represent Manitoba at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Erin Carmody is a Canadian curler, originally from Prince Edward Island but residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia as of 2019. A native of the city of Summerside, Carmody was a biology student at the University of Prince Edward Island when she broke onto the curling scene by winning three consecutive provincial junior championships, twice with an undefeated record. She entered the national scene in 2010 after forming a rink with longtime teammate Geri-Lynn Ramsay and veteran curlers Kathy O'Rourke and Trisha Affleck that captured the 2010 provincial championships at the senior level. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the squad made it all the way to the final, but lost in the last match to three-time tournament champion Jennifer Jones. After the event, Carmody was presented with the Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award.
The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011.
Curling at the 2011 Canada Winter Games took place at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Jordan Pinder, is a Canadian curler originally from New Brunswick. He now lives in Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, and curls out of the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Jennifer "Jenn" Baxter is a Canadian curler from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. She currently plays lead for Mary-Anne Arsenault out of the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax.
Heather Smith is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. While married to Brier champion Mark Dacey, she was known as Heather Smith-Dacey.
Mary Fay is a Canadian curler from Chester, Nova Scotia.
Chad Stevens is a Canadian curler from Chester, Nova Scotia. He skips on a rink on the World Curling Tour.
The 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 8 to 15 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan.
The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1–3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.
The 2015 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 14 to 21 at the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink went on to represent the United States at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Christina Black is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She currently plays third for Mary-Anne Arsenault.
