July 1 – July 6, 2012

The Dominion Amethyst Summer Curling Camp
Sudbury ON

We are happy to have The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company as our sponsor of the camp again this year. This has allowed us to keep the rapidly rocketing expenses
of the camp under control and help keep the cost of the camp within reach of as many young curlers as possible. George Cooke is the President of Dominion and he is passionate about this project in the north. We all owe The Dominion a sincere thank you for jumping on board. The fee for this year will be $815 + HST = $920.00.

The Dominion Amethyst Curling Camp (our 15th edition) will operate again this summer in Sudbury, Ontario. The dates are July 1 – July 6, 2012. The camp will accommodate 96 curlers aged 13-19 who have at least two years of curling experience. They will be placed in one of three categories - Intermediate (13-15 years old), Advanced (15-17 years old) or High Performance (16-19 years old), based on their age and experience. There is no novice division for new curlers at this camp.

We will stay at Laurentian University for sleeping, and also for our physical education component, some classroom sessions and all of our meals. Curling and all on-ice activities will be provided at the newly renovated (a second ice pad has been added) Countryside Arena….a short bus ride from the university grounds. This is a wonderful setting for the curling camp, with an Olympic sized ice surface holding six sheets and two half sheets for video-taping.

Last year's campers and those on the wait list will be mailed a brochure and registration form by January 5, 2012. It should be completed and returned immediately. In mid January, the same brochure and registration form will be mailed to curling clubs in Northern Ontario. Openings that exist after January 18 will be filled by "new" registrants. They will be accepted according to the date they are received at the Amethyst Camp registration office. (This is not the Camp office or the Northern Ontario Curling Association office, but rather the mailing address printed on the top of the registration form – Attention Wendy Morgan). You are advised to send all applications by regular mail or priority post. Cheques should be made out to Northern Ontario Curling Association.

A registration from that can be printed from the website will be available on both sites on January 18. www.trilliumcurlingcamp.com and www.curlnoca.ca

This camp is expected to fill quickly again this year due to the success we have had in Sudbury the last several years. We hope to be completely full within a few weeks of the mailings. Over a third of our campers come from Southern Ontario. It is important that you return the completed application form with the cheque for the full amount as soon as you have completed the forms.

The camp cost has been set this year at $815.00 + HST = $920.00. We are able to keep the cost as low as possible due to the generosity of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. Meals, accommodation, coaching, ice time, camp picture, shirt, daily bus travel, and extra-curricular activities, a dance and other fun, evening events are all included. Campers are not allowed to drive personal cars during their stay at the camp. The need for extra funds will be minimal.

You will be working with the best coaches in Ontario and from all across Canada. Many of them have been with us for several years and they are a major part of making this camp such a wonderful experience for the young curlers.

There is no pre-registration. There is no registration by phone or fax or email. The cheques (made out to the Northern Ontario Curling Association) may be post-dated to February 1, 2012 and doing this will not impact on your chances of getting into the camp.

The form can be printed off and mailed to :
Wendy Morgan, 4456 Cottonwood Drive, Burlington, ON, L7L 1R9

The Team:

Jim Waite, waitej@execulink.com

Wendy Morgan, dmorgan8@cogeco.ca Assistant Director Phone (905) 639-2394
Louise Hickey, lahickey@sympatico.ca Camp Coordinator
Dick Henderson, dick_henderson2002@yahoo.com Technical
Coordinator, NOCA
Leslie Kerr, lesliekerr@curlnoca.ca Executive Director, NOCA
Phone 888-597-8730

Camp Director

Phone (519) 631-4440

This camp is operated under the direction of the: www.curlnoca.ca

NORTHERN ONTARIO CURLING ASSOCIATION