tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391028863667740203.post5575053971980698914..comments2024-02-29T07:40:49.971-05:00Comments on In the House: The Duffer in the Hall of Fame - and Scotties previewMike Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667806592155378995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391028863667740203.post-41862612354371690262016-03-02T08:51:14.344-05:002016-03-02T08:51:14.344-05:00http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-curling-c...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-curling-club-chelsea-1.3457036Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391028863667740203.post-86498402376607105432016-02-22T11:42:43.138-05:002016-02-22T11:42:43.138-05:00I agree the traditionally anglo clubs have done a ...I agree the traditionally anglo clubs have done a good job of being much more bilingual - but I am talking more about geography. If you look in the more Francophone parts of Montreal - there will be essentially no curling clubs! I think curling still suffers the perception in Montreal of being a sport for the English, and that the remaining clubs on the island are all in Anglophone areas of town does not help this perception. Mike Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667806592155378995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391028863667740203.post-38531242810097008132016-02-21T21:40:51.340-05:002016-02-21T21:40:51.340-05:00Funny...but I have never thought of specific curli...Funny...but I have never thought of specific curling clubs as "anglophone nor francophone"! Many of the Montreal clubs have attracted members from both cultures and the sport has grown because of this joint appreciation for the involvement of all members...regardless of their ethnic origins! Vive la difference! jaypekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680916900492367576noreply@blogger.com