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Carole E. Kennedy
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Canadian Curling Breaks New Ice!
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, August 2008 – The Dominion of Canada
General Insurance Company (The Dominion) is taking Canadian curling to
another level with the launch of a national curling event, “The
Dominion Curling Club Championship”, set to benefit Canadian club
curlers and charities.
“The Dominion Curling Club Championship, funded by The Dominion, will
be an annual event for men’s and women’s curling teams who have
won their respective local club championships,” says Leigh Armstrong
of The Dominion. “The Championship provides the first ever
opportunity for winning club teams to represent their club at the zone,
provincial or territory level, and ultimately offers them the opportunity to
rank nationally. Teams from all 10 provinces and 3 territories, plus a
separate entry for Northern Ontario, will compete at the National
Championships.” The premier event will bring this season’s club
champs together to compete at St. George’s Golf and Country Club,
Etobicoke, Ontario in late November of 2009. The national championship will
move to other clubs across Canada in future years.
“The Dominion is a proud supporter of Canadian curling and of Canadian
athletes,” states George Cooke, President and CEO of The Dominion.
“We look forward to working with curlers and curling organizations
across Canada.” “This is a fantastic opportunity for all
Canadian curlers,” adds Greg Stremlaw, CEO of the Canadian Curling
Association, “a unique partnering of sport and business that supports
charity and strengthens local communities across the country; it is a
winning situation for everyone.”
Any profit generated from The Dominion Curling Club Championship will be
directed to charities including the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA),
as well as developmental curling initiatives in communities across Canada.
“Having The Dominion as CPA’s first National Sponsor means that
we are always involved in unique opportunities like this
championship,” adds Bill Adair, Executive Director, CPA Ontario.
“We thank The Dominion for their vision, leadership and continued
commitment.”
About The Dominion
Canadian owned and operated, The Dominion has been insuring the cars, homes
and businesses of Canadians since 1887. Today, The Dominion is one of the
country’s largest property and casualty insurers, distributing its
insurance products solely through independent insurance brokers. The
Dominion’s priority is earning and maintaining the trust and loyalty
of policyholders, employees and business partners. Visit (link:
http://www.thedominion.ca/) www.thedominion.ca.
About The Dominion and Curling
Along with being the official insurer of the Canadian Curling Association,
the CCA Season of Champions events and Ontario Curling Association, The
Dominion is the title sponsor of over a dozen curling championships and
fundraisers including the Northern Ontario Men’s Provincials, Ontario
Senior Men’s and Women’s Provincials and a bonspiel which has
raised more than $800,000 in the last 7 years, with 100% of proceeds going
to the CPA. The Dominion recently committed to the title sponsorship of the
Toronto Curling Association Junior Bonspiel (TCA).
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