February 1, 2008... The countdown to the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, March 8-16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, begins next week.
 
By February 17, all 12 teams for the 79th edition of the Canadian men’s curling championship will be determined after the completion of Labatt Tankards in Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, Keith’s Tankards in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Safeway Championship in Manitoba, Saskatchewan’s SaskTel Tankard, TSC Stores Tankard in Ontario, Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario championship, Alberta’s Boston Pizza Cup, Canadian Direct Insurance British Columbia championship and the Quebec and Yukon/Northwest Territories championships.
 
This is the fourth year that Tim Hortons, the largest quick service restaurant chain in Canada, has sponsored the Brier.    Winnipeg last hosted the Brier in 1998, when it was won by Ontario’s Wayne Middaugh, who also went on to capture the Ford Worlds title that year in Kamloops.
 
The Canadian Curling Association website (www.curling.ca <http://www.curling.ca>  or www.seasonofchampions.ca) will provide summaries of each championship as the winners are declared.  Provincial curling association/federation websites offer links to draw results and other event information.
 
Date/Province or Terr/Location/Website (www.)
 
Feb. 4-9                      
Northern Ontario        
Englehart Sports Complex   
curlnoca.ca

Feb. 4-10                    
Ontario                       
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex       
ontcurl.com

Feb. 4-10                    
British Columbia        
Penticton Curling Club                                   
curlbc.ca

Feb. 5-10                    
Newfoundland &
Labrador                     
Carol Curling Club, Labrador City                 
curlingnl.ca

Feb. 5-10                    
Prince Edward Island 
Crapaud Community Curling Club                
peicurling.com

Feb. 5-12                    
Quebec                       
Colisée de Trois-Rivières                               

curling-quebec.qc.ca

Feb. 6-10                    
Nova Scotia                
Wolfville Curling Club                                   
nscurl.com

Feb. 6-10                    
Saskatchewan             
Balgonie Arena                                              
saskcurl.com

Feb. 12-17                  
Alberta                                   
The Agrena, Spruce Grove                            
albertacurling.ab.ca

Feb. 13-17                  
Manitoba                    
Keystone Centre, Brandon                             
curlmanitoba.org

Feb. 13-17                  
New Brunswick         
Capital Winter Club, Fredericton                    
nbcurling.nb.ca

Feb. 14-17                  
Yukon/NWT              
Whitehorse Curling Club                               
yukoncurling.ca
 

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