Club Updates

Grand Slam of Curling Event October 27 – Nov 1….

Hi Nova Scotia Clubs,

The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling 2015 Masters is coming to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia from October 27th to November 1st!

Owned and operated by Sportsnet, a Rogers Media company, the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling is an annual series comprised of seven curling tournaments, inviting the world’s best curlers to complete in Canada. The Masters will be the second stop on the 2015-2016 Grand Slam Schedule. Featuring 15 of the top men’s teams and 15 of the top women’s teams in the world, the Masters is an elite-level competition with cash prizes and valuable tour points on the line. Brad Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., and Edmonton’s Val Sweeting were crowned the 2014 Masters champions.

The individual draw schedule has just been released meaning single draw tickets are now on sale! 

Single draw tickets, along with all event passes and weekend passes, can be purchased at Guest Services on the main floor of the Rath Eastlink Community Centre (625 Abenaki Road), online at tickepro.ca or through telephone by calling 1-888-311-9090.

To see the complete draw schedule and for more information on the event visit, http://www.ratheastlinkcommunitycentre.ca/grand-slam-of-curling.html.

As a special offer, if you have a group of 20 or more, consider purchasing one of the Group Packages. Group packages are available for all round robin games and range from $12 to $13 per person. Group packages must be purchased directly through the Rath Eastlink Community Centre and are not available through ticketpro.ca, or by phone.  To find out more information on the Group Packages, contact Nick Sharpe at 902-843-4814 or 902-890-2201.

Grand Slam Poster 2015

Curling club general meeting scheduled for Thursday September 10 at 6:30 PM….

A general meeting of CAS’s membership is scheduled for this Thursday, September 10, at the rink for 6:30 PM. The two point agenda is attached with the following being the main purpose of the September 10, 2015, general meeting. “Following an information update regarding CAS’s recent application for a government grant to insulate our rink’s attic from a level of less than R20 up to an insulation level of at least R50 and to replace all lighting in ice area with high-efficiency lighting, a motion will be sought from CAS membership present for permission to spend approximately $5,436.00 from CAS’s bank account to pay CAS’s $.50 per $1.00 portion of the government grant. (The $5,436.00 grant’s eligibility-to-receive expires at the end of September therefore a general-meeting quorum is a must to enable CAS to receive the before-mention grant.)”

Best regards,

Ray Bates, President

Click on the link below for the agenda for that night:

Agenda Special Meeting September 10 2015

Update from the NSCA – Ice Technician training…..

As August draws to a close which means curling season is just around the corner.  The NSCA, under Board’s direction, has been very busy over the summer.  This will be the first of several “update” emails over the next couple weeks.  So, without further ado…

The NSCA is very pleased to announce our new partnership with Jet Ice.  Jet Ice has become the title sponsor of the NSCA’s Ice Technician Training and Mentorship programs, now known as the

Jet Ice – Ice Technicians Course and Ice Technician Mentoring Program

“Founded in 1979, Jet Ice is proud to be an all Canadian company located in Newmarket, Ontario and Regina, Saskatchewan. We offer a complete range of products and services for the ice making industry, including ice paints, application packages, custom logo stencils, painting services, training seminars, and water treatment systems. Jet Ice products are used by more facilities around the world than all other competitive brands combined.”

Attached are two simple PDF posters we’d ask you to send to whomever in your club that maybe interested in improving or updating their Ice making skills.  These are our first Ice courses in several years and we are very excited to partner with Jet Ice to bring them to you.

The Level 1 is September 11-13 at the Bluenose CC and the Level 2 will be November 14-16, location TBA.

As far as the mentorship program goes; we had 4 applicants for the 2 open spots.  We are pleased to announce that for the 2015-16 season Bill Butts (Strait Area) and Graham Conrad (Bridgewater) will join Jamie Danbrook (Mayflower) in the program.  Thank you to the other applicants.

 

In Curling,

Jeremiah Anderson

Jet Ice Level 1 Ice Technician Course

Jet Ice Level 2 Ice Technician Course