The elite men’s curlers in the world will be coming to Vernon, BC December 15 to 19, 2010. The Wesbild Centre will host The National – the second leg of the four World Curling Tour Grand Slam events – featuring a total purse of $100,000.
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A trust fund has been set up to help the curling teams who had 10-thousand dollars stolen when their hotel rooms were broken into in Vernon on Sunday.
Event Chair for the World Women’s Curling, Rob Pringle says their phones have been ringing with Vernon residents and curling fans throughout the Okanagan wanting to know how they can support the teams.
Vernon RCMP say, they have video surveillance tape of a man suspected to be responsible for robbing the athletes competing in the World Women’s Curling Championship.
Staff Sergeant Cam Percy says, the thief who they’re still working to identify, specifically targeted 11 rooms of the curling teams.
“How the male defeated the lock system is something we’re still investigating.”
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Vernon police are looking for a man suspected of robbing hotel rooms belonging to visiting teams at the world women’s curling championship.
In a Tuesday release, the Vernon detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said 11 rooms were broken into at the Prestige Hotel and Conference Centre on Sunday afternoon. The suspect stole approximately $10,000 in Canadian and foreign currency, and a team shirt and jacket belonging to a member of the Italian team’s coaching staff.
The Canadian Press: Male suspect targeted in theft investigation at world curling championship
Jones’s Winnipeg foursome remained unbeaten at the Ford world women’s curling championship with victories over inexperienced Czech skip Katerina Urbanova and German legend Andrea Schopp. Sunday’s two-win performance vaulted Canada into a tie with China atop of the standings at 3-0 through five draws.
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The 2008 women’s world curling championship starts on Saturday and the good news is, despite the dire predictions of Colleen Jones, it won’t be an X-rated affair.
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TSN carries all of Canada’s round-round games in Vernon, B.C., followed by Friday playoffs. CBC airs the semifinal on Saturday (2:30 p.m. EDT) and Sunday’s gold-medal game (1:30 p.m.)
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