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Ontario Tankard
The Ontario Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Montana's Brier. The tournament is overseen by CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association). Northern Ontario has its own provincial championship, known as the Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship. This championship is not to be confused with the CurlON#Silver Tankard/Women's Tankard, Silver Tankard, historically also known as the Ontario Tankard (and until 1937 a Brier qualifier). Qualification Since 2017, the qualification has varied from year to year: *2017: 10 teams total (Top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings; Six teams from two regional qualifiers; Two teams from a challenge round). *2018: 12 teams total (Top two CTRS ranked teams; Six teams from two regional qualifiers; Three teams from a challenge round; And the CurlON#Colts/Trophy, Colts champion team). *2019: 10 teams total (Top three CTRS ranked teams; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmira, Ontario
Elmira is the largest community in the township of Woolwich, Ontario, Canada. It is north of the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo near the Regional Municipality of Waterloo's northern border with Wellington County, Ontario, Wellington County. The community was listed in the 2016 Canadian census as having a population of 10,161. Waterloo Region is home to the largest population of Old Order Mennonites in Canada, particularly around St Jacobs and Elmira. They are often seen on the local roads using traditional horse and buggy transportation; many also use horses to pull the implements in their farm fields. History The land comprising Woolwich Township belonged to the Hurons, Huron Nation, then to the Mohawk Nation. The first European settlers arrived in Woolwich Township in the late 18th century. In 1798, William Wallace was one of the first settlers after he was deeded of land on the Grand River for $16,364. A block three of First Nations Lands, this area now comprises a lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Consols Cigarettes
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes, where Lake Huron flows into the St. Clair River in the Southwestern Ontario region, which forms the Canada–United States border, directly across from Port Huron, Michigan. The site's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, La Salle. He named the site "The Rapids" on 23 August 1679, when he had horses and men pull his 45-ton barque ''Le Griffon'' north against the nearly four-knot current of the St. Clair River. This was the first time that a vessel other than a canoe or other oar-powered vessel had sailed into Lake Huron, and La Salle's voyage was germinal in the development of commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. Located in the natural harbour, the Sarnia port remains an importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarnia Curling Club
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes, where Lake Huron flows into the St. Clair River in the Southwestern Ontario region, which forms the Canada–United States border, directly across from Port Huron, Michigan. The site's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer La Salle. He named the site "The Rapids" on 23 August 1679, when he had horses and men pull his 45-ton barque ''Le Griffon'' north against the nearly four-knot current of the St. Clair River. This was the first time that a vessel other than a canoe or other oar-powered vessel had sailed into Lake Huron, and La Salle's voyage was germinal in the development of commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. Located in the natural harbour, the Sarnia port remains an important centre for lake freighters and oceangoing ships carrying c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Watson (curler)
Harry Watson may refer to: *Harry Watson (actor) Harry Ruilton Watson (August 31, 1921 – June 8, 2001) was an American child actor, a U.S. Coast Guard combat photographer in World War II, and a pioneer in television journalism. Early life Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in ... (1921–2001), American actor, photographer and television journalist * Harry Watson (artist, born 1871) (1871–1936), English landscape and portrait artist * Harry Watson (artist, born 1965), New Zealand artist, playwright and sculptor * Harry Watson (Australian footballer) (1896–1941), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Harry Watson (cyclist) (1904–1996), New Zealand cyclist * Harry Watson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1982), English footballer * Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1898) (1898–1957), amateur ice hockey player fl. 1920s * Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1923) (1923–2002), professional ice hockey player fl. 1940s and 1950s * Harry Watson Jr. (1876–1965), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Hunt
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to: Biology * Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL) * National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL People * Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (including a list of people with the name) * Mel (surname) * Manuel Zelaya, former president of Honduras, nicknamed "Mel" Places * Mel, Veneto, an ex-comune in Italy * Mel Moraine, a moraine in Antarctica * Melbourne Airport (IATA airport code) * Mels, a municipality in Switzerland *Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL), the intercommunality of Lille in France Technology and engineering * Maya Embedded Language, a scripting language used in the 3D graphics program Maya * Michigan eLibrary, an online service of the Library of Michigan * Ford MEL engine, a "Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln" engine series * Minimum equipment list, a categorized list of instruments and equipment on an aircraft * Miscellaneous electric load, the electricity use of appliances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Watson (curler)
William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Arts * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet * William J. Watson (author) (1865-1948), Scottish toponymist * Billy Watson (actor) (1923–2022), American actor * William Watson (writer) (1930–2005), also known as Bill Watson, Scottish writer * William C. Watson (1938–1997), American actor * Willie Watson (musician) (born 1979), American folk musician Military * William H. Watson (1815–1846), Mexican–American War soldier from Maryland, U.S. * William Watson (sergeant) (1826–1906), in the Confederate States Army * William Watson (surgeon) (1837–1879), in Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War * William Thornton Watson (1887–1961), New Zealand officer in the Australian Imperial Force * William E. Watson, military historian Politics * William Watson (16th century MP), MP for the City of York * Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob McKenzie (curler)
Robert MacKenzie or similar may refer to: Entertainers *Bob McKenzie (actor) (1880–1949), 1940s film actor *Bob McKenzie (broadcaster) (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey broadcaster *Bob McKenzie (active since 1980), fictional character from the Bob and Doug McKenzie comedy skit *Robert Mackenzie, actor in the film '' The Woman Eater'' (1957) Politicians * Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet (1811–1873), premier of Queensland, Australia * Robert McKenzie (Australian politician) (1865–1928), MP and government minister in Western Australia * Robert McKenzie (Canadian politician) (1875–1942), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons * Robert W. Mackenzie (1928–2011), Canadian politician, cabinet minister * Bobby McKenzie, unsuccessful candidate in United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014 Sportsmen *Sir Robert Campbell MacKenzie (1856–1945), British Army officer and Scottish international rugby union player * Robert Lee McKenzie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Macdonald Brier
The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1–3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club. Skip Murray MacNeill, skip of the Nova Scotia champion Halifax rink would win the inaugural tournament, leading his rink of skips (his original team couldn't make the trip) to victory. The event began with an opening banquet with Ontario Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson welcoming players. Event summary After successful trips by the winner of the Manitoba Bonspiel in 1925 and their participation in the Quebec Bonspiel being deemed popular enough to consider a national tournament in 1926, the Stewart brothers of Macdonald Tobacco would sponsor what would become the Brier in 1927. Played at the Granite Club in Toronto, the tournament would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto At The Macdonald Brier
Toronto was represented at the Macdonald Brier (now called the Montana's Brier), Canada's national men's curling championship with a separate entry from 1927 to 1931. From 1927 to 1929, Toronto was represented by winners of the Canada Life Trophy,''Winnipeg Tribune'', Feb 16, 1927, "East Curlers Ready to Play"''Windsor Star'', Jan 16, 1928, "Lakeview Curlers Win Chief Trophy"''Edmonton Journal'', Feb 21, 1929, "Edmonton Rink Will Have Keen Competition in East" while in 1930 and 1931, it was represented by winners of the Grand Aggregate of the Toronto Bonspiel.''Montreal Gazette'', Feb 25, 1930, "Dominion Curling Play Begins Today" In 1932, winners of these events entered a playoff with the winners of the Ontario Tankard (today known as the Silver Tankard) to determine southern Ontario's representative at the Brier, while in 1933 the winner of the Toronto Bonspiel played the winner of the Ontario Tankard to represent Ontario. The Ontario Tankard would be the sole provincial champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Of Canada General Insurance Company
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Tractor Supply Company
Tractor Supply Company (also known as TSCO or TSC), founded in 1938, is an American chain store that sells home improvement, agriculture, lawn and garden maintenance, livestock, horse, equine and pet care equipment and supplies. It caters to farmers, ranchers, pet owners, and landowners. As of 2024, the company had 2,250 stores. It is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. It is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol TSCO and is a Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 company. History In 1938, Charles Schmidt founded Tractor Supply Company in Chicago as a mail-order business that sold tractors. The first retail store was founded in 1939 in Minot, North Dakota. From 1941 to 1946, the company opened stores in Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. On January 14, 1959, Tractor Supply became publicly traded on the over-the-counter market and reached $10 million in sales. The company was later traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1967, TSC opened its first international stores in Canada. Two y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
