Team Levesque Brings Provincial Title Home
FWCC's Team Levesque are the Northern Ontario Wheelchair Curling Champions. Levesque's team was a perfect 4-0 at the Northern Ontario MEDIChair Provincial Wheelchair Championships hosted at the Sudbury Curling Club January 27 to 29, 2012.
The champs are: Carl Levesque (Skip), Rick Bell (Vice), Mel Prairie (Second), Sharon LaFroye (Lead), David Kawahara (Coach).
Read moreWheelchair Curling
The Thunder Bay Wheelchair Curling Association plays Sunday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. Anyone 18 years of age or older with a physical disability can join in to enjoy the sport of curling from a wheelchair. Basic curling instruction is provided by experienced curlers.Curling begins October 17, 2010.
Fees: $45
Call Gino at 577-6507, Dave at 577-5818 or the Fort William Curling Club at 622-5377 for more details.
For info on wheelchair curling visit www.wheelchaircurling.com.
2008 Northern Ontario Team
On January 11 & 12, 2008 FWCC played host to a Selection and High Performance Camp to select the first-ever Team Northern Ontario to participate in the National Wheelchair Curling Championships in Winnipeg March 23 to 29, 2008.
Team Northern Ontario members are:
Skip - Karl Levesque (Thunder Bay)
Vice - Mark Wherrett (Dryden)
Second - Wayne Ficek (Kenora)
Lead - Sharon La Froye (Thunder Bay)
5th - Rick Bell (Thunder Bay)
Coach - Dave Kawahara
Call Dave Kawahara at (807) 577-5818 for more details.
