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Newsletter - November 2022
VCC curlers qualify for Grand Slam event
Left to right: Clancy Grandy (skip), Kayla MacMillan (third), Lindsay Dubue (second), Sarah Loken (lead)
The Clancy Grandy team that practices at VCC has qualified for the 2022 WFG Masters, a Grand Slam of Curling event taking place Dec. 6-11 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario. The Grandy team has two wins on tour this season - beating reigning world champion Silvana Tirinzoni in the Curling Stadium Martensville International and winn...
Berg team wins Harvest Bonspiel
The annual Harvest Bonspiel was held Oct. 28 - 30 with a full field of 32 teams. Here are the event winners:
A event winners - Team Berg
A event winners, left to right: Michael Miceli (second), Stephen Bailey (third), Jeff Berg (skip), Enrik Gagnon (lead)
B event winners - Boo Crew
B event winners, left to right: Kim Dennis (skip), Heather Beatty (third), Allison DenToom (second), Jennifer Gauthier (lead)
C event winners - Smashing Pumpkins
C event winners, left to ri...
Newsletter - October 2022
New executive selected by the incoming board of directors
New president Andrew Forshner
The new VCC board of directors has met and selected the executive, following last month's annual general meeting that saw new directors elected and some directors retire. Past treasurer Andrew Forshner is now the club president, replacing Colin Chan, who stepped down from the job and remains on the board as past president. Forshner curls in the Granville Island League on Tuesday evenings. Other executive ...
Little Rockers
The Little Rockers program is an introduction to curling for kids aged five to nine years old, using small rocks and half-length sheets of ice. No curling equipment is required, as VCC supplies everything needed, except for a helmet. Participants are required to bring their own helmets.
Please have curlers wearing warm clothing in layers and clean running shoes, as the rink area is about 5 degrees.
The program runs for one hour each of the five sessions from Jan. 7 to Feb. 18. There is no cu...