Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club

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In 1852, the Montreal and Quebec City Curling Clubs sought affiliation with the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and hence the "Branch" was born. Today it is a committee of Curling Quebec and in Ontario oversees the Governor Generals Double Team competition and the Quebec Challenge Cup.
 
 
The Branch Executive:
     Branch President – Jeremy MacDonald (613) 558-2751 (North Grenville Curling Club)
     Branch 1st VP –     Andrew Hatch (Lennoxville Curling Club)
     Past President –     Robert Dods (Point Claire Curling Club)
     Secretary –            Michael Strauss (Royal Montreal Curling Club)
 
  • Other Branch events -The Royal Victoria Jubilee, Senior Men, Colts and Lady Gilmour, and the new women's event, The Lassie, have been played as part of the Caledonia Cup Series.  The Royal Victoria Jubilee, Senior Men, Colts, Lady Gilmour, and Lassie  playdowns in District 2 will not be played this year.  For information regarding these events in Quebec please refer to the Curling Quebec website.
 
  • Governor Generals Double Rink Championship

The Ontario competition was held December 22, 2012 at the Navan Curling Club. The Ontario vs Quebec Final was held February 9, 2013, where the Governor General Double Rink Championship was won by the Ormstown Curling Club over the Navan Curling Club. The Championship was played at the Prescott Curling Club. The members from the winning club were from team one skip Simon Rember, third Jeff Rember, second Scott McClintock, lead Patrick MacDougall, and team two skip Shawn Blair, third Shane McRae, second Taylor Lamb, and lead Tyler Waller.

 
  • Gordon Medal Competition
Canada vs USA - to be played in Montreal
March 14-16, 2013
Contact: Jeremy MacDonald, (613) 558-2751 Branch President 
 
  • Quebec Challenge Cup 2012-2013
 
Current holder of the Cup – North Grenville Curling Club
 

The 2012-2013 challenges have started for the Quebec Challenge Cup.  The North Grenville Curling Club sent seven curlers to the Town of Mount Royal, and even though they were short one player, they were able to win the cup by a seven point margin.  The curlers from North Grenville said they have their work cut out for them if they want to equal the job the folks did at TMR for hosting the event.  Up next, Arnprior is scheduled to challenge North Grenville for the cup by Dec 2nd.  Those results will be posted once the challenge has been completed.

Clubs are requested to strictly adhere to this schedule. If a Club does not wish to challenge or cannot meet the date, the challenge must pass to the next Club.Each challenger is required to notify Dave Ingham (514) 332-0368 in advance of the challenge date. At that time he will advise you as to who is the current holder, contact person, etc. For additional information, please contact Jeremy MacDonald (613) 558-2751, Royal Caledonian Branch President for 2012-2013.
Nous demandons aux clubs de respecter le calendrier des activités. Si, par hasard, un club éprouve un contretemps, on se doit de passer au club suivant. L’équipe concurrente se doit d’aviser Dave Ingham (514) 332-0368, avant la date du “Challenge”. Il vous dira quelle équipe vous devez rencontrer ainsi que la démarche à suivre. Si vous avez besoin d’informations supplémentaires, veuillez contacter Jeremy MacDonald (613) 558-2751, le Président de la Filiale Canadienne pour la saison 2012-2013.
 
Challenge # Club vs Before
939 Town of Mount Royal North Grenville Nov. 11, 2012
940 North Grenville Arnprior Dec, 02, 2012
941 winner Carleton Place Dec. 30, 2012
942 winner Deep River Jan. 20, 2013
943 winner Laval sur la Lac Feb. 10, 2013
944 winner Boucherville Mar. 03, 2013
945 winner Rosemere Mar. 24, 2013
946 winner Metcalfe Apr. 14, 2013
 
 Go here for the Challenge Cup listing through to 2019