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1997 Scott Tournament Of Hearts
The 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 22 to March 2, 1997 at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia. The total attendance for the week was 35,390, which was the lowest since . Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Sandra Schmirler won the tournament after beating Alison Goring's Ontario rink in the final 8–5. This was Saskatchewan's tenth title overall (eleven including Team Canada) and the third and final one skipped by Schmirler before her death in 2000. At the time, Schmirler joined Connie Laliberte and Vera Pezer as the only skips to win three championships. Schmirler's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Bern, Switzerland, which they also won. Additionally, they also qualified for the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, which they qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics where they captured the gold medal. Teams The teams were listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5% of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area of all the Canadian provinces and territories. It is home to the nation's capital, Ottawa, and its list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast. To the south, it is bordered by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York (state), New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States follows riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta, Alberta's central region, and is in Treaty 6, Treaty 6 territory. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". The area that later became the city of Edmonton was first inhabited by First Nations in Alberta, First Nations peoples and was also a historic site for the Métis in Alberta, Métis. By 1795, many trading posts had been established around the area that later became the Edmonton census metropolitan area. "Fort Edmonton", as it was known, became the main centre for trade in the area after the 1821 merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. It remained sparsely populated until the Canadian acquisition of Rupert's Land in 1870, followed eventually by the arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottewell Curling Club
Ottewell may refer to: * Ottewell, Edmonton Ottewell is a large residential neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s". The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 75 Street ..., a neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Ben Ottewell (born 1976), British musician * Sid Ottewell (1919–2012), British footballer See also * Ottewill * Otwell (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Savage
Lisa Savage (born c. 1976) is a Canadian curler. She is a and . Personal life Savage attended Markham District High School. She is the daughter of 1983 Brier and World Champion, Paul Savage.''The Leader-Post The ''Regina Leader-Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Regina, Saskatchewan, owned by Postmedia Network. Founding The newspaper was first published as ''The Leader'' in 1883 by Nicholas Flood Davin, soon after Edgar Dewdney, Lieuten ...'', April 9, 1983, pg D4, "Brier Champs 1983" Teams and events References External links *Lisa Savage - Curling Canada Stats Archive 1970s births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Hooper Perroud
Jane Hooper-Perroud (born c. 1962) (also known as Jane Hooper Perroud) is a Canadian curler from Bradford, Ontario. She is a and . Teams and events Private life Hooper-Perroud is married to fellow curler Canadian curler Pat Perroud, who won Canadian and World championships with Al Hackner () and Ed Werenich Edward Werenich (born June 23, 1947) is a Canadian curler from Holland Landing, Ontario. Nicknamed "The Wrench," Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character. Outside of curling, Werenich worked as a firefighter. Career Wer ... (). (p. 58) References External links * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corie Beveridge
Corrine "Corie" Beveridge (born 1974) is a Canadian curler. She is a and . Awards * All-Star Team: () Personal life Beveridge is a graduate of Markham District High School. She attended McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood, Ontario, Ainslie Wood and Westdale, Ontario, Westd ... in mechanical engineering. Teams and events References External links * Corie Beveridge - Curling Canada Stats ArchiveCorie Beveridge; Lisa Rowsell; Kim Gellard and Debbie Green win big. News Photo - Getty Images Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers from Ontario World curling champions Canadian women's curling champions Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario 1974 births McMaster University alumni {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Gellard
Kim Gellard (born November 6, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Unionville, Ontario. She is a and . At a Toronto high school curling competition, Gellard skipped a team that scored back-to-back eight-enders. An eight ender is scoring eight points (with all eight rocks) in an end is extremely rare in its own right. Awards * All-Star Team: () Personal life Gellard is a graduate of Markham District High School. Her uncle is fellow curler Paul Savage. Her mother Mary ( Savage) was her coach at the 1994 World Juniors. Her father Sam played professional ice hockey in the World Hockey Association. Her grandfather played professional soccer in England and served in the British Army during World War II. Gellard attended the University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Bodogh
Marilyn C. Bodogh (also known as Marilyn Darte) (born March 9, 1955) is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate. Bodogh is best known for her two World Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and her two Tournament of Hearts championships to go with them. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, she moved to St. Catharines with her family when she was nine years old. Her first job was working with her family's lumber company. At 22, she opened a flower shop. Through marriage, she would later become co-owner of the George Darte Funeral Home. In 1980, Bodogh played third for her sister, Christine Bodogh, representing Ontario at the 1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship. In 1986, she returned to the tournament, this time known as the Scott Tournament of Hearts. Bodogh, now a skip, won the 1986 Hearts defeating the defending champion Linda Moore rink. Bodogh would go on to represent Canada at the 1986 World Championships where she beat Andrea Schö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 1998 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics, equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the first time that curling was held as an official Curling at the Winter Olympics, Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted events for both the Summer Olympics, Summer and Winter Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Events Men's Teams Final standings Results ''All times shown are in Japan Standard Time'' (web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236) Draw 1 ''9 February, 14:00''Draw 2 ''10 February, 9:00''Draw 3 ''10 February, 19:00'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from November 22 to 30, 1997 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 1998 Winter Olympics. Men Teams Final standings Playoffs Semi-final Final Women Qualification Teams Final standings Playoffs Semi-final Final References Sources *2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide: 1997 Trials External linksWomen's Final on YouTube {{Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ... Olympic Curling Trials, 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials 1997 in sports in Manitoba Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics November 1997 sports events in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern, Switzerland
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland), Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court (Switzerland), Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the List of cities in Switzerland, fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
