Bruce D. Lohnes (born October 10, 1958) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Valley, Nova Scotia
Valley is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County
Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. With a population of 51,476 the county is the fourth largest in Nova Scotia. ...
. Lohnes is a former Brier champion and World Championship bronze medallist. Lohnes is currently a high performance junior coach with the
Nova Scotia Curling Association
The Nova Scotia Curling Association (NSCA) is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Nova Scotia. The organization is one of 14 regional associations within Curling Canada and as such determines who will represent the province in ...
.
Lohnes joined the
Mark Dacey
Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler originally from Saskatchewan. He was based at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dacey is a former Canadian men's curling champion skip, having won the 2004 Nokia Brier. He ...
rink prior to the 2002-03 season, playing third on the team. Representing Nova Scotia, they would go on to win the
2004 Nokia Brier
The 2004 Nokia Brier was held from March 6 to 14, 2004 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Nova Scotia team skipped by Mark Dacey defeated the Alberta team of Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the final game played on March 1 ...
and a bronze at the
2004 Ford World Curling Championships
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for Canada. The team had been to three Briers together, returning in 2006, winning a bronze medal and 2009, finishing 10th. Lohnes had also been to three other Briers, but with different teams. He played third for
Ragnar Kamp
J. Ragnar Kamp (born April 9, 1953) is a Swedish-American curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships for Sweden. After winning the Worlds, Kamp threatened to move to Canada, complaining of Sweden's 'hi ...
in 1989, third for David Jones in 1992 and as a skip in 1995.
Personal life
Lohnes is retired from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources.
He is married to Carolyn Stewart.
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1958 births
Brier champions
Curlers from Nova Scotia
Living people
People from Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Canadian male curlers
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canadian curling coaches
People from Windsor, Nova Scotia
Canada Cup (curling) participants
People from Hants County, Nova Scotia
People from Colchester County
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