Colleen Jones (born December 16, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the most successful Canadian women's skip in curling history. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) Land 53,338 km² Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Curling is a game played on ice with granite stones Curling is a precision sport similar to bowls or bocce, but played on ice with polished heavy stones rather than plastic balls. ...

From a family of curlers, at age 14, she joined the Mayflower Curling Club. At an early age, she gained success in competitive curling and was only 19 years old when she won the first of her 16 Nova Scotia curling titles that led to competing in the Canadian championships where she finished second. Jones graduated from Dalhousie University and went to work in broadcasting in her native Halifax. The Mayflower Curling Club, which was founded in 1905 is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Dalhousie University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

In 1982 she became the youngest ever to win the Canadian ladies curling championship but career, marriage and a family slowed her down, a little. She joined CBC television as a reporter in 1986 and went on to cover numerous summer and winter Olympic Games. She continues to work for the CBC, and is currently the weather and sports reporter on CBC Newsworld's CBC News: Morning. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... CBC Newsworld is a 24-hour cable television news channel operated by the CBC. It is available to cable subscribers across the country and broadcasts into over 10 million homes nation-wide, as well as into some northern states in the U.S. It is the worlds third-oldest...

In 1999, Jones won the Canadian curling title for the second time then did it again in 2001 when she also won the World Curling Championship in Lausanne, Switzerland. She followed this up with another Canadian championship in 2002 and then won it for a record setting fifth time at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts which also made her the first skip to win 4 straight Canadian titles. From there she went on to win her second World Curling Championship. Her return at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts was not as stellar. Jones finished the round-robin at 6-5 and lost in a tie-breaker to Sandy Comeau of New Brunswick. When this happened, Jones got a standing ovation, which even halted play in the other game that was occurring two sheets over. List of World Curling Womens Champions since 1979: see also List of World Curling Mens Champions, Curling World Championships. ... Waterfront view of Ouchy, just south of Lausanne Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), across from Évian-les-Bains, France, and about 60 km northeast of Geneva. ... The 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta from February 21 to 29, 2004. ... The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts will be held at Mile One Stadium in St. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72,908 km² (8th)  - Land 71,450 km²  - Water 1,458 km² (2. ...

In November 2004, while competing in the Continental Cup of Curling, Jones revealed that she has political ambitions and may run for office in the future.

She has also participated in every Continental Cup, and has been in 7 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, where she has won 2 titles (as vice-skip).

Colleen Jones is a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.

Career Highlights:

• Canadian Champion: 1982, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• World Curling Championship: 2001, 2004
• Canadian Mixed Curling Champion: 1993, 1999

Her teammates as of 2004 are: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Kim Kelly (Third)
• Mary Anne Arsenault (Second)
• Nancy Delahunt (Lead)