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My name is Tom Boshoff, I am the chairman of the newly-created Saskatchewan Chess Federation. After 14 years of inactivity, Saskatchewan finally has a provincial chess organization again! We will work to promote chess clubs, tournaments, and events throughout our province. We also plan on holding the 2019 Canadian Open and CYCC for the first time ever in SK.
Best of luck! I looked into traveling to Saskatchewan a while back and found out I could fly Ontario to London for cheaper than Ontario to Regina. But again, best of luck.
(keeping off-topic) - I can fly from Montreal to Vancouver (return) next week for $883; I can fly from Montreal to Honolulu (return) next week for $711.
Congratulations and Thanks Tom to you and your associates who have revived chess in Saskatchewan.
I look forward to the 2019 Canadian Open. Put me on your preregistered list. :)
Bravo Tom! Welcome back "into the fold", and congratulations to you and your colleagues for reviving the Saskatchewan Chess Federation. Your great province experiences an unprecedented economic growth, and it's great to see that positive changes are coming to organized chess, too.
Kudos to the CFC leadership for all the behind-the-scenes work to make it happen.
Your great province experiences an unprecedented economic growth, and it's great to see that positive changes are coming to organized chess, too.
lol. Spare us your propaganda for the brutal austerity regime of Wall (and whoever replaces him). I rather doubt the Sask Party has done anything to help chess.
They have, however, continued the war on the poor, with a recent budget that shocked many people by its heartless brutality. Cuts to income assistance, education, housing supports, the entire provincial bus system, libraries, hearing aid funding, and lots of other important and vital public services. That's what happens when a 2/3 Billion $ deficit is placed on the backs of ordinary people. Future plans to sell off low income housing will undoubtedly win many friends among the super-rich. Not so much among those made homeless by such jackboot decisions. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to tax children's "trick or treat" treats tonight.
Good on Sask chess for their success. But spare us the propaganda.
Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.
What is the history of Saskatchewan's province wide chess organizations? Did both the Saskatchewan Chess Association and Saskatchewan Chess Federation co-exist?
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