As a Canadian, I feel all warm and fuzy. Thanks Brent!

UBC just had its fall tournament and the school was really lucky to have LaVerne attend. They ended up winning the tournament. Good times were had by all.

UBC will be hosting ANOTHER BP tournament in the second semester this year, and I personally know that the entire club would be very excited to have as many Americans as possible attend to that one as well. Play stay tuned for more information but consider attending a tournament hosted in the beautiful city of Vancouver on (or near) Feb 7th. The date is not yet finalized as the club is testing the waters to maximize American participation. Hope to see as many of you as possible there!

-Josue
Friendly Canadian debater

On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Northup, Brent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi to everyone
>
>Cross the border, friends! Good competition and warm hosts await you!
>
>Carroll recently returned from a lovely weekend at a Western Canadian BP
>tournament, The Novice Fall Open at the University of Calgary. This was a
>classy event with more than 50 teams, featuring lots of food and gracious
>hospitality. Thanks to the efforts of Pardeep, Eli, Robbie, Douglas,
>Michael, Rob, Maria and many others all of us who attended had a
>wonderful time.
>
>I'm writing to encourage BP schools in the Western states to consider
>crossing the border to more Western Canadian tournamentsŠVictoria,
>Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and more!
>
>Over Thanksgiving weekend the University of Alberta in Edmonton hosts the
>Hugill (invite attached), a tournament with a long and proud history,
>that's hosted a great and gracious team. This is Nisha nation ­ with
>friends Robbie, Catherine, Jessica, Jennifer, Mark, Iain and many more.
>
>We are sending teams to the Hugill (and the Mall) and I'm writing to
>encourage you to join us.
>
>In addition to some fine debating, you can also visit the West Edmonton
>Mall which a scholarly source says is the largest shopping mall in North
>America and the 10th largest in the world. It even has a sandy beach with
>waves ­ all indoors! (Don't use Wikipedia in your dissertation.)
>
>For more Hugill information, drop an email to Dan or Mark at
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>On Nov 22, a week earlier, the University of Saskatchewan hosts The
>Diefenbaker (invite attached), an event in lovely Saskatoon! Two
>exceptional ladies from U of S won the Calgary event! We can always hope
>they are too busy to enter their own event. In your free time go downtown
>and enjoy a wonderful outdoor ice rink next to the Delta Bessborough
>Hotel. (Wear gloves and a scarf and a hat.)
>
>For Diefenbaker information, visit at
>http://words.usask.ca/debate/diefenbaker-cup.
>
>Apologies to fine tournaments I'm overlooking (like U Victoria and UBC).
>I'm just providing a sampler of northern delights. (By the way, we saw
>the northern lights on the way to Saskatoon onceŠspectacular.)
>
>That's enough for now. Montana is close to the border, so we love going
>north. And it's the least I can do to spread the good news to others. You
>can find a calendar on the Canadian BP site, CUSID. Enter the forum and
>click to the CUSID West chat site and you'll find lots of information.
>
>For Western Canadian events, contact U of Alberta's Catherine Fan, VP of
>CUSID West. ([log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask])
>
>I have no doubt that Eastern Canada is wonderful, tooŠbut Ontario and
>Quebec aren't on the northern Montana border so I'm not quite as
>familiar. But I would LOVE to visit TorontoŠor MontrealŠor hosts of other
>fine Eastern Canadian cities where I know fine BP events are held. Soon.

>That's all for now. Hope everyone is bundled up and buckled up. This time
>of the semester is a touch stressful, said the apostle of the obvious.
>
>Best wishes to all and to all a good night.
>
>Brent
>
>Šwho was raised in Port Angeles and could see Victoria from his back
>porch! And who listened to sixties rock on CFUN Vancouver.
>
>
>Brent Northup
>
>Carroll College
>1601 N. Benton
>Helena, MT. 59625
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