Rick Folk is a two-time world curling champion, representing Canada.
10 Facts About Rick Folk
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When curling in Canada, Folk represented both Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
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In 1974, Rick Folk skipped the Saskatchewan team to the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship that year.
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Rick Folk represented British Columbia at the Brier for the first time in 1989, and won his second Brier in 1994, this time skipping the BC team.
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Rick Folk has been honoured by the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.
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Rick Folk ran in the riding of Saskatoon University in the 1982 Saskatchewan provincial election for the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party.
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Rick Folk won the seat, and served as Minister for Culture and Recreation from 1983 to 1986.
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Rick Folk was not re-elected in the 1986 election, losing to Peter Prebble of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.
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Rick Folk was born in Saskatoon at the Saskatoon City Hospital, the son of Alex and Jen Rick Folk.
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At the time of the 1994 Brier, Rick Folk owned a curling and golf supply store in Kelowna.