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2015-16 Fact Book 2015-16 FACT BOOK World Curling Federation Management Committee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 2014-15 SEASON IN REVIEW Acknowledgments � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6 Canadian Mixed 18 Curling Canada Board of Governors � � � � � � 7 Home Hardware Canada Cup 22 Curling Canada Administration � � � � � � � � � 8 World Financial Group Continental Cup 26 Season of Champions Contacts � � � � � � � � � 10 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors 32 Special Events � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12 World Wheelchair 40 Season of Champions Officials � � � � � � � � � 13 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 42 Curling Canada Awards � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 World Juniors 46 Ford Hot Shots � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �16 Tim Hortons Brier 50 Canadian Curling Hall of Fame � � � � � � � � � 84 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials 54 Past Presidents � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 94 World Women’s 56 Honorary Life Members � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 96 CIS-Curling Canada The Member Association Cup � � � � � � � � �101 University Championships 60 Canadian Curling Reporters � � � � � � � � � � �102 Everest Canadian Seniors 64 Home Hardware Canada Cup Profiles � � �104 Ford World Men’s 70 Home Hardware Canada Cup Draw� � � � �109 NVD Hotel Division Canadian Masters 74 2016 World Financial Group World Mixed Doubles 78 Continental Cup � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �110 World Seniors 80 Curling Canada Summit And More � � � � �112 Canadian Wheelchair 82 2015-16 TSN Broadcast Guide � � � � � � � �114 MEDIA INFORMATION: Questions on any aspect of curling, including information pertaining to former Canadian or world championships and Season of Champions records, should be directed to Al Cameron at acameron@curling�ca or by calling (403) 463-5500� CURLING CANADA: 1660 Vimont Court, Orleans, Ontario K4A 4J4; Tel: (613) 834-2076; fax: (613) 834-0716; web: www�curling�ca EDITOR: Laurie Payne MANAGING EDITOR: Al Cameron ART DIRECTOR: Otto Pierre PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Marylou Morris PRINTER: Sunview Press COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Christopher Dew PHOTOGRAPHY: Michael Burns SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS PHOTOGRAPHY: Andrew Klaver NATIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR: David Beesley The 2015-16 Season of Champions Fact Book is published by Curling Canada� Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited� 3 World curling federa EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS PRESIDENT AND DEVELOPMENT Kate caithness of Scotland Keith Wendorf Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT, AMERICAS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER graham Prouse of canada richard Harding Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT, EUROPE COMPETITIONS AND Bent Ånund ramsfjell of norway DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS Email: [email protected] Scott arnold VICE-PRESIDENT, PACIFIC-ASIA Email: [email protected] Hugh Millikin of australia allen coliban Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SECRETARY GENERAL darrell ell Email: [email protected] colin grahamslaw of Scotland Email: [email protected] eeva röthlisberger Email: [email protected] DIRECTORS andy anderson of the united States MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Email: [email protected] Joanna Kelly Hew chalmers of Scotland Broadcast manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] laura lochanski of canada cameron Macallister Email: [email protected] Communications and media relations manager toyo ogawa of Japan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] chris Hamilton IT and new media officer Email: [email protected] folloW WeB www.worldcurling.org faceBooK www.facebook.com/Worldcurlingfederation World curling YoutuBe www.youtube.com/user/WorldcurlingtV tWitter @worldcurling federation google+ www.gplus.to/worldcurlingfederation actiVitieS at: linKedin www.linkedin.com/company/world-curling-federation 4 World curling federation PRESIDENT Kate Caithness Scotland’s Kate Caithness is THE WORLD the first female president of the CURLING FEDERATION World Curling Federation and the first female president of any the World curling federation is the recognized Olympic winter sports federation. governing body of curling in the world. First elected president of the Wcf’s first formal constitution was the WCF in April 2010 and re-elected without approved in 1967 under the original charter of opposition in 2012 and 2014, Caithness has been the international curling federation in Perth, involved with the sport of curling since the 1980s. Scotland. the constitution was significantly As a member of Scotland’s Royal Caledonian adjusted in 1982, when the federation was Curling Club, she went from playing the game declared independent from Scotland’s royal to putting something back into the sport in the caledonian curling club, to which its original late 1990s. She served as president of the RCCC constitution had been tied. in 1991, the official Ladies’ Branch in 1997-98, then became an RCCC name was changed to World curling federation. representative to the World Curling Federation. Since 2000, Caithness has been the driving further significant changes were made in 1994. force behind the WCF’s development of wheelchair the Wcf has a four-part mandate: curling. She was on the team that created the first to represent curling internationally and to World Wheelchair Curling Championship and • facilitate the growth of the sport through a was instrumental in the sport’s inclusion at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. network of member associations From 2005 to ’09 Caithness was an elected • to formulate rules of the sport of curling for member of the International Paralympic world competition and all other competitions Committee’s five-person Sports Council approved by the Wcf and to further the Management Committee and she served on the interests of world curling Paralympic Games Committee from 2006 to ’09. Caithness was elected vice-president of the • to conduct world curling competitions WCF in 2006 and served two two-year terms • to provide co-operation and mutual under former president Les Harrison. understanding among member associations In March 2011, Caithness was appointed to the and to unite curlers throughout the world Olympic Program Commission, responsible for reviewing and analyzing the sports, disciplines and WORLD CURLING FEDERATION events program, as well as the number of athletes in 3 atholl crescent each sport, for the Summer and Winter Olympics. Perth, Scotland Married and the mother of two sons, PH1 5ng Caithness became a grandmother in 2008. She tel: 44-1738-451-630 spends her free time with family and, when email: [email protected] she has a chance, curling and playing golf at Web: www.worldcurling.org her home club in Edzell, Angus, where she was the Lady Captain from 2002 to ’04. 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CURLING CANADA EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO ITS PARTNERS AND ITS 14 MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AND 14 AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. PA rTNEr S Season of Champions Sponsors Official Broadcaster Funding Partners Business Partners M EMBEr ASSO CIATIO NS A FFIL IATE OrGANIZATIO NS Alberta Curling Federation Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Deaf Curling Association Ontario Blind www.albertacurling.ab.ca Curling Association www.deafcurlcanada.org Curlers Association Curl BC www.curlingnl.ca Canadian Firefighters Tel: (613) 722-8084 www.curlbc.ca Northern Ontario Curling Association Ontario Curling Council Curling Québec Curling Association www.cffca.ca www.ontariocurlingcouncil.com www.curling-quebec.qc.ca www.curlnoca.ca Canadian Police Curling Association Optimist Junior Interclub CurlManitoba Northwest Territories www.policecurling.ca Curling League www.curlmanitoba.org Curling Association Canadian Postal Employees optimistjuniorcurling.ca www.nwtcurling.com Curl Prince Edward Island Curling Classic Ottawa Valley www.peicurling.com Nova Scotia Curling Association www.postalcurling.ca Curling Association www.nscurl.com www.ovca.com CurlSask Curl Atlantic www.saskcurl.com Nunavut Curling Association www.curlatlantic.com Peace Curling Association Tel: (867) 645-2534 www.peacecurl.org New Brunswick Hamilton and Area Curling Association Ontario Curling Association Curling Association Southern Alberta www.nbcurling.com www.ontcurl.com www.hamiltoncurling.com Curling Association Yukon Curling Association Northern Alberta Curling Association www.saca.ca www.yukoncurling.ca www.northernalbertacurling.ca Toronto Curling Association www.torontocurling.com 6 CURLING CANADA BOARD OF GOVERNORS HUGH AVERY Committee. He is an international representative Chair to the World Curling Federation. Hugh Avery of Halifax, who In addition to being association vice-chair chaired Curling Canada’s in 2012-13 and 2014-15, Avery was the board of governors in championship liaison to the M&M Meat Shops 2013-14, was re-elected for Canadian Juniors in 2011 and the 2013 and 2015 the 2015-16 season. He was Tim Hortons Briers. first elected to the board in Professionally, Avery is a senior forensic 2010 after years of service to the sport in his accountant for the Department of Public Works home province of Nova Scotia as a director with and Government Services Canada’s Forensic the Nova Scotia Curling Association and president Accounting Management Group. He also lectures of the Halifax Curling