Hi everyone. Here is your weekly news :
1- A fabulous success for the new Des Collines curling club : From October-December, Des Collines curling club was a great success with more than 430 members and 22 juniors in a school program. They also had 23 kids in their Igloo 1 program, 96 participants in the Curling 101 (including 45 members). For January they have more than 50 people waiting for the next Curling 101, 7 waiting for Igloo 1 and 13 waiting for Igloo 2. The volunteers will be very busy the next 3 months. Congratulations to the executive team and the marvelous team of volunteers for that great success!
2- A financial helping hand for two arenas and one curling club in the Eastern Townships : The Minister responsible for Recreation and Sport, Isabelle Charest, announced 10 million dollars of investments to modernize Quebec’s arenas and curling clubs. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1142735/coup-de-pouce-financier-pour-deux-arenas-et-un-centre-de-curling-de-lestrie
3- Canada curling day : Join the fun Saturday February 23 let’s make curling day in Canada a wonderful event. For more info :http://
4-François-Béliveau Journalism Meritas Award : Last Saturday, December 15th, Serge Bourassa, director of Curling Quebec alongside with Daniel Beaulieu, President of the Sept-Îles curling club, gave the François-Béliveau Journalism Meritas Award to Sylvain Turcotte. Congratulations to Mr. Turcotte for the great coverage of our sport in the media.
5- Special Tribute Meritas Award : Last Saturday, December 15th, Serge Bourassa, director of Curling Quebec alongside with Daniel Beaulieu, President of the Sept-Îles curling club, gave the Special Tribute Meritas Award to Laval Chouinard. Congratulations to Mr. Chouinard and a thousand thanks for the over 30 years of volunteering that he gave to our sport.
6- Umpire of the year Meritas Award : It was last Saturday December 15th, during a local tournament that Stefan Sasura, secretary of Curling Quebec, gave the Umpire of the year Meritas Award to Greg Sleno from the Glenmore curling club. Congratulations Greg!
7- Club Coach of the year Meritas Award : It was last Saturday December 15th, during a local tournament that Stefan Sasura, secretary of Curling Quebec, gave the Club Coach of the year Meritas Award to Benoit Forget from the Glenmore curling club. Congratulations Benoit!
8- Invitation : Jacques-Cartier curling club invites you to its Women Competition Tournament that will happen from November 7th to 10th, 2019.
9- Curling Québec’s Christmas Holidays : Take note that the Curling Québec’s office will be closed from December 20th noon (12h00) to January 3rd, 2019 8h30 for the Christmas Holidays.
We take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas Holidays with your loved ones. See you next year in 2019 !
