2006Curling coinsIn 2006

Ottawa RedBlacks bury silver dollar Wholesale Handbags under turf at Lansdowne stadium

For good luck, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group buried a silver dollar under the turf at the new Lansdowne Wholesale Sunglasses stadium Thursday, where the Ottawa RedBlacks will play.

The Cheap Sunglasses dollar is from 1976, the last year an Ottawa CFL team, the RoughRiders, took home the shiny, silver Grey Cup.

2002A legend is bornIn 2002, Canadian ice makers placed a Canadian dollar coin in centre ice at the Olympic arena in Salt Lake City. Canada went on to win gold in both men’s and women’s hockey. The Loonie was recovered by Wayne Gretzky and brought to the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame.

2003Helsinki LoonieAt the 2003 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Team Canada officials snuck a Canadian dollar into the padding beneath the crossbar of the Swedish net before the Sweden Canada gold medal game. Canada won.

2006Curling coinsIn 2006, Brad Gushue won gold on a sheet that had a Loonie buried at either end. In the same Olympics icemakers announced they wouldn’t bury a Loonie for the hockey tournament; the men’s team finished out of the medals, though women won gold.

2010In the foundationThe architect who designed the curling venue for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics placed three loonies in the floor before concrete was poured. Men took gold in curling, women took silver in curling, and both men and women took the gold in hockey that’s three gold medals for three Loonies.

2014Snowy dollarCanadian Jan Hudac buried a Loonie near the finish line before snagging bronze at the men’s super G race in Sochi. This made him the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in alpine skiing in 20 years.(MTQ) 105 at Patrick(MTQ) 105 reduced to 1 lane with alternating traffic at Patrick due to a roadway collapse. Duration is unknown. Expect delays.174 Quigley Hill to Trim174 closed from Quigley Hill to Trim due to a collision. Detour via Cameron, Old Montreal, Frank Kenny, Innes and Trim. Duration is unknown. DoolanRidgetop closed from Dunhaven to Thomas A. Doolan due to a flooding. Follow the signed detour. Duration is unknown. Doolan Dunrobin to WoodkiltonThomas A. Doolan closed from Dunrobin to Woodkilton due to a flooding. Follow signed detour. Duration is unknown. Avoid area.(MTO) 416 Roger Stevens to Fallowfield(MTO) 416 southbound reduced to 1 lane Wholesale Bags from Fallowfield to Century due to construction. Overnight and every day until noon, from Monday, July 21 to friday, July 25.

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