Bruce D. Lohnes (born October 10, 1958) is a

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curler from

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. 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 The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's an ...

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 {{Canada-curling-bio-stub