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Brier is Just the Beginning for Mat Camm,

Winner of Lions Club Jacques Richard Trophy

By Jennifer Halsall Horton’s Brier. He is the first curler
from the Cornwall Curling Centre
e only moved here in December,
to enter the national tournament.
Hbut already Mat Camm is
Together with Team Ontario, Camm
making waves in Cornwall’s athletic
was a stone’s throw away from the
community. The 24 year-old resident
championship match, suffering a
was among dozens of local athletes
hard-fought defeat to team McEwen
in attendance at this year’s Lions

in the semi-finals. Already, Camm
Club Sports Awards Dinner, and
is planning the rematch. “This year
earned the evening’s top honour; the
our goal was to make the Brier,” he
esteemed Jacques Richard trophy.
says. “Next year our goal is to make
“I’m quite honoured to win this the Brier again, and hopefully win
award,” he says. “There were a it.”
lot of great athletes there. I was
But curling isn’t all about
quite surprised by how young the
competition for Camm. Though he’ll
junior stars are becoming, and how
be spending his summer off-ice, one
dedicated they are. It’s quite nice to
of his favourite aspects of the sport
see.” The trophy, which can only be
doesn’t require a rink. “I love the
won once, is awarded to Cornwall’s
community and the curlers are great
top sports personality. Camm also
at the club,” he says. “They’re a
received the Curler of the Year
great fan base, and great supporters.
award.
That’s the great thing about curling
The awards follow a challenging –everyone’s so friendly, and that’s
season for Camm, in which he one of the reasons I love the sport
competed for the first time in the Tim so much.”

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