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Blake MacDonald
Blake "Mac" MacDonald (born April 10, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from St. Albert, Alberta, St. Albert, Alberta. Career For much of his career MacDonald played on Kevin Koe's team. Originally, MacDonald threw last rocks for the team while Koe threw third and Skip (curling), skipped, but in 2009 the two switched throwing order and MacDonald moved to third. MacDonald has been playing with Koe since 2006. Prior to that, he threw fourth rocks for Jamie King (curler), Jamie King. MacDonald has also skipped, and was also a member of the Ken Hunka and Brent MacDonald teams in the past. Early on the Koe rink came up short in major competitions. The team did however win the Canada Cup of Curling 2008 Canada Cup of Curling, in 2008. They won their first the Brier, Brier in 2010, beating Ontario's Glenn Howard in the final, 6–5. MacDonald also played in the 1999 Labatt Brier, playing second for Hunka. The team finished 5–6. MacDonald left Kevin Koe's team at the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Lake, Alberta
Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada and is named after the lake nearby. Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake (CFB Cold Lake) is situated within the city's outer limits. History Cold Lake was first recorded on a 1790 map, by the name of Coldwater Lake. Originally three communities, Cold Lake was formed by merging the Town of Grand Centre, the Town of Cold Lake, and Medley ( Canadian Forces Base 4 Wing) on October 1, 1996. Grand Centre was renamed Cold Lake South, and the original Cold Lake is known as Cold Lake North. Because of its origins, the area is also known as the Tri-Town. Geography The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, northeast of Edmonton, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated, and consists mostly of farmland. Climate Cold Lake's climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). Summers are generally warm with cool nights, and winters are very cold wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
