Balmoral, Manitoba July 22-27,2002 Hosted by Delta Marsh Retriever Club

The National Retriever Club of Canada

The Delta Marsh Retriever Club in co-operation with the Manitoba Gun Dog Association is proud to have been selected by the National Retriever Club of Canada to host the 2002 National Amateur Field Trial Championship, to run July 22^nd to July 27^th, 2002. The event will be held just north of Winnipeg on the grounds owned by the Manitoba Gun Dog Association.

Location

The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. Winnipeg is situated in Latitude 49 degrees 54 minutes North, Longitude 97 degrees 8 minutes West, 64 km south of Lake Winnipeg and 97 km north of the boundary line between Canada and the United States of America, almost midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and at an altitude of 232 m above the seaboard level of New York.

The test site and route to the grounds will be well marked. Take Highway #7, drive approximately 35 km (22 miles) north of “Winnipeg’s Perimeter Hwy” #101, turn left onto 88^th Road North, then drive 15 km (9 miles) west to the Manitoba Gun Dog Association’s “Balmoral Grounds”.

Transportation

Winnipeg is accessible by any mode of transportation. The Trans-Canada Highway #1 is the main highway that passes through Winnipeg linking this city with the rest of Canada.  There is also several good highway routes extending south to the United States.  Winnipeg’s international airport provides service to and from all major Canadian and US cities.  There are also connector flights to Winnipeg from many of the smaller regional airports in surrounding provinces.  Car rentals are also available at the airport from the major North American car rental agencies.

Climate

In this region of southern Manitoba in July, you can expect average temperatures of 13 to 26 degrees Celsius (55 - 80 F).  In summer the days are generally sunny hot, dry and long. Winds are typically out of the north west and weekly precipitation varies.

Accommodations

The Field Trial headquarters will be located on the field trial grounds.

There are motels located in a number of communities in close proximity as indicated on the following list. Camping facilities are also located on the trial grounds for those competitors wishing to “rough it”, although availability may be limited. Other campgrounds in the surrounding area are also listed.

(Camping @ Trial Grounds - reservation necessary through Fred Benjaminson)

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Entertainment

A full program of social activities are planned to ensure an enjoyable and memorable experience for all competitors, spouses and friends.  This will include an opening banquet on Saturday evening, a workers’ party on Wednesday night and a daily informal bar at the grounds.

Souvenirs

Caps, t-shirts, denim shirts, coolers, golf shirts and beverage cups will be sold as souvenires.  A catalogue is being sent to each qualifier or you can call Charlie Perkins @ 1-204-832-7790.

Training Grounds

Sites shall be selected and prepared for those people wishing to train prior to the event on grounds similar to those that will be used during the trial.  Pretrial training areas will be posted prior to commencement of the trial.

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