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Jean-François Trépanier
Jean-François "J-F" Trépanier (born February 20, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec. He currently plays lead on Team Félix Asselin. Career Trépanier began playing with the Mike Fournier rink with Félix Asselin at third and William Dion at second for the 2017–18 season. He previously played for Denis Robichaud, Simon Hebert and Guy Hemmings. In their first season together, Team Fournier won the 2018 WFG Tankard. The team qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed and won three straight games to claim the provincial title. At the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, they finished 3–5 record, finishing in tenth place. They could not defend their provincial title the following year, losing to Martin Crête in the final of the 2019 WFG Tankard. Trépanier qualified for his first Grand Slam of Curling event during the 2019–20 season at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. His team qualified for the playoffs with a perfect 4–0 record. They then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lake Saint Francis, with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is on the canal. The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area. Due to the presence of Lake St. Francis (St. Lawrence River), St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed "The Venice of Quebec". History The actual city was founded in 1874, the first mayor was Moise Plante. The first settlers arrived in 1798. At that moment, the settlement was named Pointe-du-Lac (Lake Point). The colony was then renamed Saranac, then Sainte-Cécile. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield was officially named in 1874 after Colonel Charles de Salaberry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 WFG Tankard
The 2018 WFG Tankard, the Quebec men's provincial curling championship was held from February 4 to 11 at the Glenmore Curling Club in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec. The winning Mike Fournier team represented Quebec at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 C .... Teams Teams are as follows Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round Robin Results ;Scores Draw 1 ''Sunday, February 4, 16:30'' Draw 2 ''Sunday, February 4, 20:30'' Draw 3 ''Monday, February 5, 10:00'' Draw 4 ''Monday, February 5, 14:30'' Draw 5 ''Monday, February 5, 19:00'' Draw 6 ''Tuesday, February 6, 10:00'' Draw 7 ''Tuesday, February 6, 14:30'' Draw 8 ''Tuesday, February 6, 19:00'' Draw 9 ''Wednesday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces in Canada (Saskatchewan being the other). The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains, while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains. The province has a predominantly continental climate but experiences quick temperature changes due to air aridity. Seasonal temperature swings are less pronounced in western Alberta due to occasional Chinook winds. Alberta is the fourth largest province by area at , and the fourth most populous, being home to 4,262,635 people. Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. More tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. In the final, Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher defeated Team Wild Card 2, skipped by Kevin Koe in an all-Alberta final, and a re-match of the 2019 Brier final. It was Bottcher's first Brier championship after losing the previous three finals. The first six ends of the final were evenly matched with Koe leading 1–0 heading into the seventh end. In the seventh, Koe's first rock picked, and he missed a double on his second shot, allowing Bottcher a draw for three, to go up 3–1. The two teams exchanged singles in the 8th and 9th ends, and in the 10th end, with just 30 seconds left on their time clock, Koe conceded with one rock left, as his team had no possibilities to score two points to tie the game. As champions, Bottcher and his team went on to represent Canada at the 2021 World Men's Curling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling Québec
Curling Québec is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Quebec. It was founded in 1976 and is one of Curling Canada's 14 member associations. Provincial championships Curling Québec hosts nine provincial championships annually:{{Cite web, url=https://curling-quebec.qc.ca/championships/elite-series/?lang=en, title=Elite Series, date=2016-07-13, website=Curling Québec, language=en-US, access-date=2019-03-26 * WFG Tankard (Men's) * Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Women's) * Mixed Doubles * Mixed * Masters Men's * Masters Women's * Wheelchair * Senior Men's * Senior Women's See also * List of curling clubs in Quebec Curling clubs in the Canadian province of Quebec are organized by Curling Quebec into 10 regions. East * Club de curling de la Vallée - Amqui * Club de curling de Rimouski - Rimouski * Club de curling Murdochville - Murdochville * Club de curl ... References External links Official website Curling governing bodies in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Quebec
The COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Until 2021, Quebec had reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Canada, eventually overtaken by Ontario. The pandemic first spread to Quebec in late February 2020, with the first confirmed case being a 41-year-old woman from Montreal who had returned from Iran on a flight from Doha, Qatar. Quebec declared its first ''Public Health Emergency'' in its history on March 14, 2020, and it was renewed every 10 days until June 1, 2022, when it was officially ended. On March 15, the government enforced the closure of various entertainment and recreational venues, and on March 23, all non-essential businesses were ordered to close. By the end of March, over four and a half thousand cases had been confirmed in all regions of the province. Long-term care homes were particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Quebec Tankard
The 2020 Quebec Tankard the Quebec men's provincial curling championship was held from January 19 to 26 at the Arèna de Salaberry in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. The winning Alek Bédard rink represented Quebec at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario and finished with a 1–6 record. The event was held in conjunction with the 2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Quebec's provincial women's curling championship. It is the third time in the last 11 years that Salaberry-de-Valleyfield played host to the provincial championships. Teams Teams were as follows Preliminary round Standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round Robin Results ;Scores Draw 1 ''Sunday, January 19, 20:30'' Draw 2 ''Monday, January 20 9:30'' Draw 3 ''Monday, January 20, 14:30'' Draw 4 ''Monday, January 20, 19:30'' Draw 5 ''Tuesday, January 21, 8:15'' Draw 6 ''Tuesday, January 21, 12:45'' Draw 7 ''Tuesday, January 21, 15:45'' Draw 8 ''Tuesday, Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. Curling career Juniors As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Junior Curling Championships, playing third for brother Stephen in 2012 and skipping in 2013 and 2016 while curling at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, MA. As such, he played for the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships, finishing 5th at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 7th at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships. Dropkin was a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, skipping a team that included Sarah Anderson, Thomas Howell and Taylor Anderson. The team finished 5th at the event; after going undefeated in the round-robin, they were eliminated in the quarter-final against Italy. Dropkin did not go away from the event empty handed, as he picked up a bronze medal at the mixed doubles event with teammate Marina Verenich of Russia. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Murphy (curler)
Jamie Murphy (born 13 April 1981 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He is a former skip, and played at his first Brier in 2012. Career Jamie Murphy, originally from Quispamsis, is a former junior curler, representing New Brunswick at the Canadian Junior Championships in 2001 and 2002. Murphy's team had a notable 2010 season, losing in the semifinal of the Nova Scotia Men's Provincial Championship that year. In 2012 the team captured their provincial championship, defeating former Brier champion Mark Dacey. This earned Murphy's team their first trip to the Brier. Teams Personal life Murphy's sister, Jeanette Murphy, is also a successful curler, listed as an alternate with Andrea Kelly Andrea Danyell Kelly ( née Lee, January 28, 1974), known professionally as Drea, is an American choreographer, dancer, and actress. She is the ex-wife of singer-songwriter R. Kelly. Background and personal life Andrea Danyell Lee was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Tour Challenge
The 2019 KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge was held from November 5 to 10, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2019–20 season. In the men's tier 1 final, Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to win his 5th Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Korey Dropkin defeated Tanner Horgan to earn a spot at the 2020 Canadian Open in January. In the women's tier 1 final, Anna Hasselborg of Sundbyberg, Sweden defeated Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Manitoba to win her 3rd Grand Slam. In the tier 2 final, Kim Min-ji defeated Jestyn Murphy to earn a spot at the Canadian Open. Qualification The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers. For the Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2019 are invited. In the event that a team declines their invitation, the next-ranked team on the order of merit is invited until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Curling Season
The 2019–20 curling season began in June 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ... declared in March 2020 resulted in the cancellation of events and the premature ending of the season. ''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.'' World Curling Federation events Source: Championships Qualification events Curling Canada events Source: Championships Other events Provincial and territorial playdowns National championships Denmark Japan Russia Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States World Curling Tour Teams :''See: List of teams on the 2019–20 World Curling Tour'' ''Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
