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PRELIMINARY ROUND IN ASSEN
Assen,
The Netherlands - Sept. 19, 2003
The Bluewater Tug-of-War team successfully participated in the
European Championships held this year at the "De Smelt"
sports complex in Assen, (a
provincial capital city in the Northern part of the
Netherlands) on September 19th, 2003. The first
Canadian team to ever take part at this event, the Bluewater club once again showed that they now have what it takes to be true
contenders on the international stage.
(information
courtesy of Matt Metzger and the Felton
Eccles Tug of War Club)
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FALL
OF '03' IN REVIEW
Stratford, ON - Sept. 1, 2003
What better way to end a season than having an arena packed with
cheering fans, a full roster of league teams geared up for action,
and an evening with competitive matches filled with upsets and
surprises.
Such was the case tonight at the Stratford Fair in Stratford,
Ontario.
(by
Malcolm Monteith)
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PEEL
POLICE TEAMS REMAIN ONTARIO CHAMPIONS IN 2003 Arva,
ON - Sept. 19, 2003
"Unstoppable" is only way to describe the performance of
the men and women of the Peel Regional Police from Mississauga
during the 2003 tug-of-war season in Ontario. With a combination of
excellent training, skilled coaching and a winning and determined
attitude by all team members throughout the year, the Peel
organization is to be congratulated for achieving the distinction of
"2003 Ontario Champions" in both the Men's and Women's
Catchweight divisions.
(by
Malcolm Monteith)
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CHAMPIONS
FROM THE PAST (PART 2)
Arva, ON - November 1, 2003
In the last issue of the COMMUNICATOR, we featured the first part
of an article that appeared in a publication written
by Herbert Milnes and produced by the Oxford Museum in April, 1976 about
the "Zorra's", a team that won a world
championship for Canada in 1893. This issue continues the
saga with the second and final part of the article.
(by Herbert
Milnes)
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| FUNDY
DEFEATS FALMOUTH IN WINDSOR, N.S. FINALS
Windsor, NS - September 19, 2003
Located in the heart
of Nova Scotia at the eastern gate to the famed Annapolis
Valley, Windsor is renowned as "The Birthplace of
Hockey" and home to "Hants County Exhibition",
the oldest agricultural fair in North America.
Tug-of-War is a tradition which has been a part of the Hants County
Exhibition for 238 years.
(Information
courtesy of Ken Ledstone and Barry Brown)
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Tug-of-War International Federation
Canadian Olympic Committee
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CATOWA
NEWSLETTER
This newsletter is a
publication of the
Canadian Amateur
Tug-of-War
Association
Bill Scanlan
President
E-mail Address:
peeltugofwar@rogers.com
Malcolm Monteith
Editor
Contributions to:
Malcolm Monteith
P.O. Box 232 Arva,
Ontario, Canada
N0M 1C0
Telephone & Fax:
(519) 850-1679
E-mail Address:
monteim@sentex.net
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