What: 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Where: Iqaluit, NU
When: Nov. 8 - 15, 2008

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The first curling club in Canada was formed in Montréal in 1807 by 20 merchants and they used irons exclusively. The Montreal Curling Club has been operating continuously since then and will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2007. Its history is documented in The Montreal Curling Club, 1807-1907. This club took part in the very first inter-city game in Canada against the Québec Curling Club in Trois-Rivières, about halfway between the cities of Montréal and Québec, in 1835. Québec won and Montréal had to pay for the dinner (the opposite of the present-day custom). There was no whisky available and there were complaints about having to drink wine and champagne.

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I received an interesting Email yesterday, via our Contact Form

Brian Liscum wrote:
Hi
We are trying to get royal Montreal CC on a stamp for 2007 Would you please link us ? Thanks Brian

It seems that The Royal Montreal Curling Club will be 200 years old in 2007 and BRIAN LISCUM is scouring the internet trying to get electronic signatures on his petition to commission a STAMP for this historic accomplishment.

If you believe this is a worthy cause .. SIGN THE PETITION

From the Petition Website:

July 18, 2006

Founded in 1807, The Royal Montreal Curling Club is the oldest sporting club in North America.

We the undersigned would like to have The Stamp Advisory Comittee honor the R.M.C.C. on the occasion of its 200th birthday.

SIGN THE PETITION

SEND THIS PETITION TO A FRIEND

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Greetings … I received the following public service announcement from a reader using our Contact Form:

Patrick Paeplow wrote:

The citizens of Whitefield, New Hampshire, located in the majestic White Mountain National Forest would like to announce the commencement of the annual Milk Jug Curling Tournament on Saturday March 4th.

The tournament to benefit family dairy farmers and maple sugarers will take place on The Whitefield Common. Registration is at 7:00 pm at The Woodburn House Restaurant, located on The Common in Whitefield. Commencement ceremonies will be at 7:30 pm with the first rock being dispatched at 8:00 pm.

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