Fletcher Congratulates World Champion Jones Rink
March 31, 2008
WINNIPEG — Steven Fletcher, Member of Parliament for Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, congratulates Winnipeg’s own Jennifer Jones rink on winning the gold medal at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in Vernon, British Columbia.

“All Manitobans and all Canadians should be enormously proud of Jennifer Jones and her entire rink on winning World Championship gold” said Fletcher. “It is truly an honour for our city, province and country to have these remarkable women represent us at the highest levels of elite international sport.”

Team Canada, comprised of skip Jennifer Jones, lead Dawn Askin, second Jill Officer, third Cathy Overton-Clapham, Fifth Jennifer Clark-Rouire, and coach Janet Arnott, became the first Canadian team to win the title on home ice since 1996.

With this most recent victory, Canada has now won the Women’s World Curling Championships fifteen times, and has won medals 26 times in 30 tournaments.



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