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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.
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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. |

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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. |
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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
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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.
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