\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Colin Hodgson still gets to participate in elite curling competitions these days, but instead of playing, Hodgson, a Red River M\u00e9tis, now concentrates on coaching. As a player, Hodgson, a citizen of the Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation, competed six times at the Brier, the national men\u2019s curling championship. His last Brier appearance was in 2023. For the past two years, however, Hodgson has coached a Nunavut team that represents the Iqaluit Curling Club. The Nunavut rink, skipped by Julia Weagle, recently competed at its second consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women\u2019s tournament that concluded Feb. 1. The Hodgson-coached squad registered one victory in its eight round-robin matches at this year\u2019s nationals, held at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont…. <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Colin Hodgson still gets to participate in elite curling competitions these days, but instead of playing, Hodgson, a Red River M\u00e9tis, now concentrates on coaching. As a player, Hodgson, a citizen of the Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation, competed six times at the Brier, the national men\u2019s curling championship. His last Brier appearance was in 2023. For the past two years, however, Hodgson has coached a Nunavut team that represents the Iqaluit Curling Club. The Nunavut rink, skipped by Julia Weagle, recently competed at its second consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women\u2019s tournament that concluded Feb. 1. The Hodgson-coached squad registered one victory in its eight round-robin matches at this year\u2019s nationals, held at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont.... <\/p>\n