2004 New Regionals!

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Originally posted by Patfair
It makes absolutely no sense to have a regional in Calgary, Alberta, seeing that there are no Canadian teams west of Ontario, which is almost 1000 miles away, and the US border is about 200 miles away. Must just be a crazy rumour.

Note the British/Canadian spelling of 'rumour'. The vBulletin Spell Check does not recognize it.

Give Calgary a chance. It was mentioned as a possibility yesterday in Toronto. FIRST is on fire in Canada. In the past two years we've grown from having three teams to about 40! I heard yesterday that the Canadian Regional was the fastest growing of all regionals. If the competition can spread from Ontario and Quebec to Labrador City, Newfoundland (out east, population 9 000, 676 miles by road from the nearest Canadian team in Montréal) then it is certainly possible to establish it in the Prairies.

And while we're on the topic:

Team 1146, Menihek HS, from Labrador City, deserves our recognition. Their kit of parts arrived a week late, and their robot was broken during shipping to Toronto. Nevertheless, they overcame these difficulties to win a Judges' Award, and have succeeded in pioneering FIRST robotics in eastern Canada.

(BTW guys - you left one of your batteries at the Regional.)

And DJ: If I am guessing correctly, then this certain 'high ranking official' that you mentioned was in Toronto over the weekend.