Dominion Provincial Stick Bonspiel
In this event, curlers must use a "stick" to throw the rock. "Sticks" are usually used by disabled and elderly athletes unable to throw the rock by sliding along the ice. The event began in 2007.
Winners:
- 2007: Del Hicke
- 2008: Harold Peltzer
- 2009: Harold Peltzer
- 2010: Ed Ferguson
- 2011: Bruce Jeffrey
- 2012: Bruce Jeffrey
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