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2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Manitoba, was held from January 8 to 12 at the Tundra Oil & Gas Place in Virden. The winning Chelsea Carey team went on to represent Manitoba at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time ( UTC−6). Draw 1 ''Wednesday, January 8, 8:30 am'' Draw 2 ''Wednesday, January 8, 12:15 pm'' Draw 3 ''Wednesday, January 8, 4:30 pm'' Draw 4 ''Wednesday, January 8, 8:15 pm'' Draw 5 ''Thursday, January 9, 8:30 am'' Draw 6 ''Thursday, January 9, 12:15 pm'' Draw 7 ''Thursday, January 9, 4:00 pm'' Draw 8 ''Thursday, January 9, 7:45 pm'' Draw 9 ''Friday, January 10, 8:30 am'' Draw 10 ''Friday, January 10, 12:15 pm'' Draw 11 ''Friday, January 10, 4:00 pm'' Draw 12 ''Friday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virden, Manitoba
Virden is a town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba". History Virden has its roots as a farming community known as Gopher Creek. However, it became a railway tent town in 1882, and grew in population due to the brick and flour industry, as well as with the discovery of oil in the 1950s. The origin of the name, Virden, allegedly arose as a misspelling of the German town Verden in the homeland of the 7th Duke of Manchester's wife, Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Geography The town is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway (also known as Highway #1) and Highway 83 (the "Palms to Pines" route) and is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth. Virden is a regional service centre owing in part to its location, and it has a stable commercial sector, including several restaurants, gas stations, body shops, a movie theatre, and a performi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |