Bernie Sparkes
Bernard Leslie Sparkes is a former world champion curler.
Sparkes's first major curling championship success came when he won the 1957 Alberta Schoolboys. He would later go on to win 4 Alberta championships and 3 Canadian Brier and World Championships He was voted all star second at 4 consecutive Briers as the second for the Ron Northcott team. He is a member of the Lethbridge Sports Hall Of Fame, and the Southern Alberta Curling Hall Of Fame. Bernie moved to British Columbia in 1970 and went on to win 9 more men's provincial curling championships 1 Masters over 70 in 2014 and 1 mixed championship. He was elected to the B.C. Sports Hall Of Fame in 1995.
One of his leisurely pursuits is painting. He paints still life paintings. One of his most famous paintings is a chair in a lawn, surrounded by bouquets and flowers.
