Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship
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The Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship is the national championship for Wheelchair curling
in Canada
. The event has been held since 2004.
Wheelchair curling
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games....
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The event has been held since 2004.
Winners
| Year | Team | Host site |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Team Canada (Chris DawChris Daw Chris Daw then moving to Strathroy, Ontario where he grew up. He is a Paralympian who has competed in adaptive track, marathon, basketball, rugby, and curling. He was once considered the fastest wheelchair athlete. He is the only Canadian athlete to represent Canada at multiple Paralympic Games... ) http://www.2009tsxcwcc.com/cwcc_history.htm |
London, Ontario London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
| 2005 | Team Canada (Chris Daw Chris Daw Chris Daw then moving to Strathroy, Ontario where he grew up. He is a Paralympian who has competed in adaptive track, marathon, basketball, rugby, and curling. He was once considered the fastest wheelchair athlete. He is the only Canadian athlete to represent Canada at multiple Paralympic Games... ) http://www.2009tsxcwcc.com/cwcc_history.htm |
Richmond, British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border... |
| 2006 | Team Canada (Chris Daw Chris Daw Chris Daw then moving to Strathroy, Ontario where he grew up. He is a Paralympian who has competed in adaptive track, marathon, basketball, rugby, and curling. He was once considered the fastest wheelchair athlete. He is the only Canadian athlete to represent Canada at multiple Paralympic Games... ) http://wheelchaircurling.com/Nationals/Nationals2006/nationals2006.htm |
Richmond, British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border... |
| 2007 | (Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour is a Canadian wheelchair curler. He was the third on the team that won gold at the 2009 World Championships and was selected as third for Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He has been paraplegic since 2000.... ) http://www.bcwheelchairsports.com/pdfs/NewsletterSeptember2007.pdf |
Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
| 2008 | (Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... ) |
Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... |
| 2009 | (Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... ) http://www.curling.ca/content/championships/2009wheelchair_final_results.asp |
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Lower Sackville is a suburban community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the urban area of Halifax .... |
| 2010 | Host Team (Gary Cormack) http://www.curling.ca/content/Championships/2010wheelchair.asp | Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... |
| 2011 2011 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship The 2011 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship was held March 21-27 at the Jasper Place Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta.Manitoba won their first Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship, defeating Alberta in the final.-Teams:-Standings:-Playoffs:... |
(Chris Sobkowicz) http://ads.curling.ca/content/Championships/htmlscores/popup_scoring.asp?f=2009_scoring.asp?draw=13%26event=2011wheelchair | Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Alberta |