Archive for: December, 2009

Daigle, Barry claim jr. curling crowns

Jessica Daigle and Josh Barry came into Wednesday’s final day at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships needing two wins for the title.
Both teams then took the ice and won their games and the championships – Daigle by beating Capital Winter Club sides Cathlia Ward 10-7 and Ashley Howard 4-3, and Barry by beating Jon [...]

Canadian immigration process often challenges newcomers

 
Lily Boisson, a third-year journalism student at St. Thomas University (STU) got her Canadian permanent residency in 2003.
She said she still remembers going to the Canadian embassy and being interviewed as a family.
The Haiti-born moved to Canada with her family six years ago. Her family prepared and applied for a permanent residency when they were [...]

Live blog: Final draw of Jr. curling championships

Live blog: Final draw of Jr. curling championships

The Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championship comes to a climax Wednesday evening with two final games. In the ladies’ draw, defending champion Ashley Howard (Capital Winter Club) faces Jessica Daigle (Thistle-St. Andrews), while the mens’ game features 2007 champion Jon Rennie (Riverside) against Josh Barry(Riverside/Fredericton). The live blog follows below:
Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships 7:00 [...]

Live Blog: Jr. Curling Championships, 2:00 Draw

Live Blog: Jr. Curling Championships, 2:00 Draw

Jon Rennie can lock up the mens’ championship with a win against the all-star Josh Barry team, who’ve only lost once to Rennie this year. On the ladies’ side, Cathlia Ward looks to continue her impressive run in the semifinal against Jessica Daigle. Follow along on the live blog below:
Lounsbury Junior Provincial Curling Championships: 2:00 [...]

Live Blog: Junior Curling Championships

Live Blog: Junior Curling Championships

Will Ashley Howard and Jon Rennie knock their opposition out of the event? Or will Cathlia Ward and Dmitri Makrides pull off imporessive upsets? Find out below.
Lounsbury Provincial Junior Championships, 9:00 AM Draw

Defending champs off to jr. curling finals

Defending champs off to jr. curling finals

A day of upsets and high drama at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships ended with both defending champions clinching spots in the finals.
Despite suffering their first losses, Ashley Howard and Jon Rennie both came back to win later on Tuesday to secure their finals berths.
Howard, from Fredericton’s Capital Winter Club, lost 5-3 in her [...]

Rennie, Howard lead Jr. curling field

Rennie, Howard lead Jr. curling field

Jon Rennie and Ashley Howard remained unbeaten Monday at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships – but they had to survive tough challenges to do so.
Rennie downed Josh Barry of the Riverside and Fredericton Curling Clubs 9-7 in the afternoon draw at Moncton’s Curling Beausejour before cruising past Riverside’s Josh Pye 10-4 in the late [...]

Joel O’Kane

Joel O’Kane

Joel O’Kane went from St. Thomas journalism classes to the Fredericton Daily Gleaner then rose quickly to an editor’s position. He reports on his experience as a professional journalist.

Defending champions lead way at Jr. Curling Championships

Defending champions lead way at Jr. Curling Championships

Former champions on the mens’ and ladies’ sides opened Sunday’s play strongly at the Lounsbury Junior Provincial Curling Championship at Moncton’s Curling Beausejour.
Two-time mens’ champion Jon Rennie had little trouble winning his two games today, beating Josh Pye 9-6 and Evan MacKnight 11-2, while defending ladies’ champion Ashley Howard thrashed Jennifer Armstrong 10-2.
In both his [...]

Rennie seeking junior curling three-peat

Rennie seeking junior curling three-peat

Off the ice, Jon Rennie is a relaxed guy, a guy you`d likely find in the headhouse chatting it up with friends, gossipping, and having a good time.
When he steps on to the ice, though, his attitude changes. His focus  narrows to the painted circles on the other end of the surface. And if you [...]

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