OVCA Golf Tournament Winners
Pictured below are the winning teams from the OVCA Golf Tournament held on May 29th at Upper Canada Golf Course. There was a full slate of 38 teams from all over the OVCA territory, playing in mostly good weather.

	Pictured at right is the winning men's team from RCMP who had a score of 11 under par. Left to right: Dave Fanset, Paul Adams, Colin Dow and Dave Everett. Colin had the longest drive.
	The winning women's team from Russell had a score of 6 over par. Left to right: Sylvie Brault, Doreen Taylor, Patsy Waddell and Hazel McDougall. Sylvie had the longest women's drive.
	The winning mixed team from City View scored a total of 1 under par. From left to right: Cheryl Carroll, Jeff Pashak, Dolores Semlitsch, Don Troicuk.

Qualifier Entry Form Now Available
The JSI OVCA Superspiel Qualifier will be held in North Grenville October 16-18. Three women's and three men's teams will qualify to play in the JSI OVCA Junior Superspiel. Click here to download the entry form

Ooi Signs on for Two More Years
Logan Atkinson, President of the OVCA, is pleased to announce that Lily Ooi has agreed to continue to serve the OVCA as Event Coordinator for two more years. At the meeting of the Board held 20 May 2009, Lily signed a new contract to continue her position through to 31 May 2011. The Board wishes to thank Lily for her exceptional work in the first year of her contract, and looks forward to her continued contribution.

Development Fund Lending Limits Increased
At its meeting of 20 May 2009, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the Development Fund lending limit to $30,000 from $20,000. Member clubs now have access to an aggregate loan of $30,000, at an attractive interest rate and amortized over as long as six years. To see the new Development Fund lending policy, please click here.

Other Changes
At the same meeting, the Board passed a revised set of OVCA Financial Policies respecting internal financial controls. To view this set of policies, click here. And the Board also passed an amendment to the OVCA Bylaw, subject to members’ approval at September’s AGM. To view Amendment No 3, click here.

Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club to Host Canadian Seniors
The CCA announced that the 2010 Senior Championships will be held at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club from March 20 to 28. Read full press release.

Renfrew to Host Provincial Masters
Renfrew Curling Rink will be the site of the Ontario Masters Men and Women's Championship February 17-20, 2010. See more details on the 2010 Masters website.

Making the City Of Ottawa Bonspiel Better
The turnout was good, and ideas flowed at the brainstorming session for the men's bonspiel on May 11. The strippers won't be coming back, but many of the other suggestions will be implemented over the next few years.

Changes for the Branch
The AGM of the Canadian Branch (a committee of Curling Quebec) was held recently in Hudson. Dan Cook of Prescott is the new 1st Vice President, and Jim Parker of Richmond is the 2nd Vice President. Russ Haliburton of Pointe Claire is the new President. Curling Quebec has plans to change the Branch competitions, in order to better market them to the curlers in Quebec and Ontario. Likely the changes will not take place until 2010.