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    Why is the Canadian curling championship known as 'The Brier'?

    Question #29270. Asked by ajdale. (Mar 08 03 12:46 AM)


    sequoianoir

    		The Brier was named originally after a brand of tobacco produced by the Macdonald Company.

    http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:esT63wm_EcsC:www.curling.ca/inside_the_cca/business_of_curling/resource_library_downloads/Curling_In_Canada.pdf+canada+curling+'the+brier+named' and hl=en and lr=lang_en and ie=UTF-8

    Mar 08 03, 1:15 AM
    sequoianoir

    		Or in pdf (adobe)
    www.curling.ca/inside_the_cca/business_of_curling/resource_library_downloads/Curling_In_Canada.pdf

    Mar 08 03, 1:17 AM

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