2016 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship - Revision history

Poslfit: /* Staff */ removed wallenberg

2016-05-13T21:33:02Z

‎Staff: removed wallenberg

Poslfit: /* Staff */ + RPD

2016-05-13T02:54:54Z

‎Staff: + RPD

Poslfit: /* Staff */ update Hasbro staff

2016-05-12T21:58:03Z

‎Staff: update Hasbro staff

Poslfit: /* Staff */ final Scrabble staff updates

2016-05-12T21:57:08Z

‎Staff: final Scrabble staff updates

Poslfit: /* Venue */　no more wbb

2016-05-12T18:41:21Z

‎Venue: 　no more wbb

Poslfit: moved web coverage to top

2016-05-12T05:43:51Z

moved web coverage to top

Poslfit: /* Staff */ + jackson

2016-05-12T03:48:43Z

‎Staff: + jackson

Poslfit: /* Parking */ 2016 update

2016-05-12T02:31:27Z

‎Parking: 2016 update

Poslfit: /* News */ 2016-05-11

2016-05-12T02:19:18Z

‎News: 2016-05-11

Poslfit: /* Web Coverage */ fixed link

2016-05-11T13:13:14Z

‎Web Coverage: fixed link

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 |-
 !Game Recorders
-|[[Lisa Kessler]], Risa Horowitz, [[Jackson Smylie]], Jim Wallenberg
+|[[Lisa Kessler]], Risa Horowitz, [[Jackson Smylie]]
 |-
 !Finals Host

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 |-
 !Finals Host
-|Josh Sokol
+|Robin Pollock Daniel, Josh Sokol
 |}

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 |-
 !Representing<br>[[Hasbro Canada]]
-|Sandy Sinclair (Senior VP Marketing),<br>Marisa Pedatella, Greg Ferguson
+|Greg Ferguson, Marisa Pedatella, Melanie Grant, Julia Minicucci, Deborah Wainer
 |-
 !Tournament Director<br>& Web Designer

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 |-
 !Internet Reporter
-|[[Sherrie Saint John]] TBC
+|[[Sherrie Saint John]]
 |-
 !Graphic Design<br>& Event Planning
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 |-
 !Event Logistics
-|Kristen Chew, Lisa Kessler TBC
+|Kristen Chew, Lisa Kessler
 |-
 !Data Entry
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 |-
 !Game Recorders
-|[[Lisa Kessler]], [[Risa Horowitz]], [[Jackson Smylie]]
+|[[Lisa Kessler]], Risa Horowitz, [[Jackson Smylie]], Jim Wallenberg
 |-
 !Finals Host
-|TBC
+|Josh Sokol
 |}

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 of the City&rdquo;, in a popular neighbourhood known for
 shopping, dining and entertainment. Within a 200-metre
-radius are such other Toronto landmarks as the Eaton Centre (the largest mall in the region), Massey Hall (a century-old performing arts theatre), the (self-proclaimed) World&rsquo;s
+radius are such other Toronto landmarks as the Eaton Centre (the largest mall in the region), Massey Hall (a century-old performing arts theatre), St. Michael&rsquo;s Hospital and Ryerson University.
 A limited number of rooms are available at $125, per room

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 The '''2016 [[Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]]''' (CNSC), the ninth such event since its inception in 1996, will take place on May 13&ndash;16 at the Bond Place Hotel, 65 Dundas Street East, Toronto ([http://goo.gl/maps/sWg4 map]). Hasbro Canada is once again generously underwriting a $12,150 prize fund.
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 == News ==
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 A scheduled lunch break will take place after the third game.
 == Spectators ==

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 === Parking ===
 The hotel&rsquo;s guest parking is located catercorner to the
 hotel on the northeast corner of Bond and Dundas (enter
-off Bond).  Hotel guests are entitled to 24-hour rates
+off Bond).  It is not cheap, but hotel guests are entitled to 24-hour rates
 with in/out privileges.
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 maximum rates for day and night parking, but they differ
 as to when the night rates begin. Some lots are cash only;
-most accept Visa and Mastercard.
+most accept Visa and Mastercard. It would not be unusual to
-The hotel's parking garage charges: weekdays $13 until
+The best overall rates in the area by far are at the Ryerson
-:00 P.M. and $5 after ('''best deal''' if staying day and evening, or just evening),
+University parking structure on the west side of Victoria (one block west of Bond),
-weekends $5 until 5:30 P.M,
+north of Dundas. They charge $16 (up $1 from 2013) weekdays until 6:00 P.M.,
-$3 for 5:30-6:00 P.M. and $5 after.
+$6 from 5:00 P.M. on, Saturdays $8 until 6:00 and
 There is a parking lot on the southeast corner of Bond
 and Dundas which may be convenient to players who are
-running late on arrival.  Its rates are a little higher than
+running late on arrival, but is one of the more expensive lots in the area.
-The Ryerson parking garage
+The old lot on the west side of Church St. (one block
-on the west side of Victoria (one block west of Bond),
+east of Bond), a few buildings north of Dundas, is no longer there.
 If you want to look further afield, don&rsquo;t go north into
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 consider the possibility of parking at a suburban subway
 station and taking the so-called Better Way to Dundas
-subway station.  Don&rsquo;t do this on Sunday though,
+subway station. Thanks to recent changes in scheduling,
-when the subway doesn&rsquo;t start early enough in the
+you can even do so on Sunday morning.
 == Dining ==

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 == News ==
 ; 2016-05-11
 : The [[2016 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship Early Bird|Early Bird]] webpage has been created.

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 When the event begins, please take a look at the
-[http:/event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/cnsc/build/ live webcast site].
+[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/cnsc/build/ live webcast site].
 == Spectators ==