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They are volunteers and they make our communities better. Thank a volunteer today, for making your community a better place to live. Thank you for your help in building strong, healthy communities from coast to coast – you know who you are. Amarula is the official spirit of the Tim Hortons Brier, Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and Ford World Men’s Curling Championship 3M Canada Supporting Volunteers. Represented by PMA Canada Ltd. | www.pmacanada.com Amarula is a rare find. Appreciate it accordingly. © 3M 2011. All Rights Reserved. 1012-04238 3 Page 4 Tankard Times Time out for Tim Hortons Brier trivia QUESTION OF THE DAY: championship history. Name the Three provinces/territories never have skip who has won the second-most produced a Canadian men’s curling games. champion. Name them. 7. How many Canadian champion- 1. Only one provincial champion team ships has he won? in the current Brier field is comprised 8. Name the skip with the third-high- of a complete lineup of rookie players est number of Brier matches won. — none of whom have ever before 9. How many Canadian champion- played in the event. Name the provin- ships has he won? cial champion. 10. The last Canadian champion to 2. Four skips in the current Brier field suffer but a single defeat throughout are former Canadian junior champi- the Brier was Wayne Middaugh of ons. Name them. Toronto in 1998. Name the skip who 3. Aside from skips, name other beat him. Also the skip’s hometown. Canadian junior champions in the cur- 11. In what year was an Ontario team rent Brier field (Hint: Look for 10). representing a club other than the 4. Half the Canadian mixed cham- Coldwater and District Curling Club pion teams of the past 20 years have participating in the Brier? hailed from the Atlantic provinces. 12. The team was skipped by who There have been three two-time and from where? winners from Nova Scotia. Can you 13. What was the final record of this name the skips? Ontario team? 5. How about the other four skips and 14. Who played second in that their