(albertoncurlingclub.ca) The New Year was kicked off at the Western Community Curling Club in AlbertonJanuary 4-5 with the Provincial Legion Championship. Four teams competed for the right to represent PEI at the Legion nationals and Mel Bernard’s team from Summerside took the honours.

The Bernard team will now represent the Island at the National Legion Championship to be held at the WCCC in March.

The Bloomfield team skipped by Kevin Ellsworth, which took the provincial championship last year, finished in second place. The other teams competing were from Wellington and Charlottetown.

Eldon Doucette, Legion Provincial Command Sports Chair, presents the winner’s trophy to (L to R) skip  Mel Bernard,  Blair Jay, Lou Nowlan and Earl Proude.

Eldon Doucette (Centre) with the runner up team of (L to R) Kevin Ellsworth, Blaine Hutt, David Bell and John Ellsworth.

The championship was opened with provincial legion and WCCC officials welcoming the teams to the Alberton curling club for the annual competition.

Alan Curtis, Chairman of the PEI Commmand of the Legion and representing the Bloomfield branch, officially opens the championship.

He is flanked by (L) Eldon Doucette the sports chairman of the provincial command and (R) Fr. Art Pendergast, president of the WCCC.

The teams line up for the official opening of the championship.