Ernest M. Richardson C.M. (born August 4, 1931 in Stoughton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian and world curling champion who is part of a family team generally conceded to be the best male curlers of all time. ^[1] Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 591... Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. ...

Ernie Richardson was the skip of the Regina-based team made up of his brother Garnet and cousins Arnold and Wes Richardson who dominated Canadian and world curling during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Beginning in 1959, Ernie Richardson's team won the Canadian Championship four times in five years and captured four World Championships. He remains the only curler in history to skip a team to four world titles. Flag Seal Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Coordinates , Government Country Province District Canada Saskatchewan Assiniboia Established 1882 City Mayor Governing Body MPs MLAs Pat Fiacco Regina City Council Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer Joanne Crofford Doreen Hamilton Ron Harper Warren McCall Sandra... The Tim Hortons Brier is an annual professional Canadian mens curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. ... The Ford World Curling Championship is an annual curling event which showcases the worlds best curlers. ...

For his contribution to the sport of curling, in 1978 Ernie Richardson was made a member of the Order of Canada. Along with his brother and cousins, he was elected to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1968) and the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame (1973). Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Canadas Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame established in 1955 to preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canadas heritage of sport[1]. As of June 2004, there were 436 inductees. ... The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. ...

The author of several books on curling, Ernie Richardson's fame allowed him to create the first-ever line of personal curling apparel. (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ...

In 2004, CBC Television aired a one-hour documentary film about Ernie Richardson and his championship team titled "Kings of the World: The Curling Richardsons." CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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