Dome debate dominates Canadian sports venue talk
A columnist rails against indoor stadiums as a trend in Canada, praising outdoor play and lamenting costs as cities Canada wide flirt with domed roofs for football, baseball and soccer. He notes Vancouver BC Place’s dome influence and critiques Toronto and Edmonton plans and funding hurdles.
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Dewalt
Fernandez
B.C. Lions
Don Wittman
Ron Lancaster
Toronto
Vancouver
CNE
Argos
Blue Jays
Blizzard
Aome
Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
Paul Robson
Portage Avenue
Edmonton
Commonwealth Stadium
Lougheed
Regina
Roughriders
Taylor Field
Bill Hunter
Montreal
Olympic Stadium
Canadian Ladies Parkland Handicap Tourney in Russell
The CLGA Manitoba Branch sponsors a Parkland Handicap Tournament with the Russell Ladies Fall Open on Aug 2, 1983. Eligible players are Parkland Area CLGA affiliates who bring signed membership cards. Entry fee is $2 plus Russell Tournament fee. event rotates clubs in the district.
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Canadian Ladies’ Golf Association
Manitoba
Parkland Area
CLGA
Orioles win series to reach North Division final
The 1982 MSBL champions the Orioles defeated the Neepawa Farmers 3 games to 1 to advance to the North Division final. Westburg earned the win in relief for Binscorth as Jay Wagner drove in runs and Tony Kalechyn contributed two hits in the series. The Canucks and Cloverleafs also moved on in other matchups as 1982 playoff action continues.
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Orioles
Neepawa Farmers
Carth
Neepawa
Farmers
Farmer's
Westboro
Binscorth
Westbury
Tony Ryshytyle
Jay ‘Wagner
Oriole
Redbirds
Dauphin
Riverside Canucks
Brandon Cloverleafs
Senior baseball championships set for Westman hosts
Westman area centres Binscorth Hamiota McAuley Souris and Virden will host the Western Canada Senior Baseball Championships on the weekend of August 13 and 14. Five teams from British Columbia Alberta and Manitoba will compete in an eleven game round robin tournament with each team playing others once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Brandon
Canucks
Hamilta Red Sox
Red Sox
Souris Cardinals
Souris
Hamiota
MSBL
B.C
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Binscorth
McAuley
Virden
Western Canada
British Columbia
Manitoba Senior Baseball League
Medaley
B.L
Binsecarth
Binscarth
Ms.b.l
M.S.B.L
Virdenie
Ps Be
Binscorth- Hamiota-McAuley-Souris-Virden
Sask
Departments Reallocate Fitness and Sport Programs and Schedule
The Fitness Recreation and Sport Department is disbanded and its programs moved to Health and Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources effective August 1, 198. A sport directorate under Don Stone will promote activity with the Manitoba Games slated January to March 1984. Allan Miller becomes technical advisor to Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources. The MS.BLL hosts a four-centre tournament August 12–14 featuring Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia, with the top two teams advancing to the National Championship in Sudbury August 25.
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Health Department
Desjardins
Don Stone
sport_activites
Earth Promotion Directorate
Allan Miller
Fitness, Recreation and
Department of Cultural Affairs
Miller
Kost‘yra
Sudbury
Ontario
Manitoba Senior Citizens Games Granted Grant
Fitness minister Larry Desjarins announced a 3500 grant from lottery revenues to the Manitoba Society of Seniors for the inaugural Manitoba Senior Citizens Games. The program included regional playoffs for 600 participants aged 55 plus with 380 advancing to events in golf lawn bowling chess shuffleboard darts swim and more.
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Fitness, Recreation and ‘Sport
Larry Desjarins
Manitoba Society of Seniors
Manitoba
Tleas
Fro Bewing
Me. Horseshoes
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Astrodome
Houston
Superdome
Kingdome
Silverdome
Majestic Dome
B.C. Place
B.C. Place Amphitheatre
B.C. Place Stadium
Russell
Alf Ducharme
Larry Nicholson
Jay Wagner
Bob Paradine
Tony Kalechyn
Dean Westburg
Terry Kilinnik
Dave Keating
Richard Peck
Bing
Tony Kale
Westman Area
Ms.bll
McAuley Blazers
Sist
M.s.bl
Western Canada Baseball Championships
Alta
Man
Nous
Spo
Portage LA Prairie
EMO Ontario
SUN
SPY Hill
Fourn Pace
Unes
Mark Ful
OLD Timers
Udaon Bay
Wamnote
Spy Hill Curling Club
Cowboys
Country Rythym
Young, Sask
Pau
Ashley Perl
Enon Toby
Fede
Aun
Carl Clark
Devon
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