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The Governor General's Scholarship Committee

"We hope this finds you safe, well, enjoying the last gasps of the Fall season and the start of another Curling season.

Every year at this time, the GGCC Scholarship Committee gives an update to Members and in particular New Members about the Scholarship program. We undertake only two “appeals” during the year, one at the time of the AGM/Safari and the other around the beginning of November........." (From Will Thurlow (Chair), Fran Todd and Pat Reid). For more information, go to the Member's Only section.

Governor General's Letter to Canadians

July 20, 2022

Dear patron organisation,

In the spirit of ongoing co-operation between our two organizations, the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General is pleased to share with you Her Excellency’s Letter to Canadians, published on our website.

This letter marks the first-year anniversary of the Governor General’s installation and aims to raise public awareness of her mandate priorities. We encourage you to share this letter with your members in the manner you deem most appropriate.

Sincerely,

Duncan Mousseau, Director

Policy, Planning and Editorial Services

Le 20 juillet 2022

Bonjour,

Dans l’esprit de coopération qui anime nos deux organisations, le Bureau du secrétaire du gouverneur général a le plaisir de partager avec vous la Lettre de la gouverneure générale aux Canadiens et Canadiennes, publiée sur notre site Web.

Cette lettre marque le premier anniversaire de l’installation de la gouverneure générale, et vise à sensibiliser le public aux priorités de son mandat. Nous vous encourageons à la diffuser auprès de vos membres de la façon qui vous semble la plus appropriée.

Veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées.

Duncan Mousseau, Directeur

Politique, Planification et Services de rédaction et de révision

Marilyn Bodogh - Member of the Order of Canada

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Congratulations to Marilyn Bodogh who has been made a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions as a champion athlete and former sports commentator who has helped advance Canadian women’s curling.

Congrats Resby Coutts

Resby Coutts, was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum as a Builder!

His 50-year career as a curling volunteer led to two terms as President of CurlManitoba and a term as Chair of Curling Canada’s Board of Governors. Congrats Resby!

Pictured with Resby is MCHoF&M President Peter Nicholls and Darren Oryniak representing the sponsor Curling Canada.

A Brief History of the Governor General's Curling Club

The Vice-Regal Curling Club was founded by Lord Dufferin in 1874. He built a covered curling rink so that he and his staff could play the "roarin' game", and established the Governor General's Trophy competition that is still played today. In 1910 the Vice-Regal Curling Club was renamed the Governor General's Curling Club, and a number of prominent curlers in the Ottawa area were invited to become members. Since that time, the focus of the Club has been to recognize Canadians who have made a significant contribution to curling locally, provincially or nationally, not only as competitive curlers, but also as builders and administrators. The men and women of today's Club come from all walks of life and are proud to be honoured by membership in this historic organization.

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