[Racer26]

Temperatures in and around freezing are not uncommon at the already existing southern ontario regionals in Mississauga, Waterloo, and Oshawa. There is usually still significant amounts of snow on the ground at Waterloo in week 4.

I would agree with the assessment that there isnt really enough teams in and around North Bay to justify a regional there, BUT at the same time, there were only 2 teams in Calgary this time last year. I would expect a northern explosion of teams in response to this regional. I'm sure NNSRI 1305 is pushing for that.

This gives Canada a total of 6 regionals now (ONNB (i assume will be its event code), ONTO, ONWA, ONTO2, QCMO, and ABCA). That's enough to keep a field busy for the whole season.

If they host week 5, what happens to ONTO2 (normally a week 5 event, presumably due to venue considerations with the OHL hockey season/playoffs)? It likely couldn't go to Week 1 or Week 7, and the field that serves Canada would be in use the other weeks. Having two regionals the same weekend in Ontario would seem to be a HUGE mistake. To me, Week 1 is the only sensible option for ONNB, at least until there's more teams in Ontario (perhaps thanks to a shift to districts that might be coming down the pipe?)