The 1984 Labatt Brier was held from March 4 to 11[1] at the Victoria Memorial Arena[2] in Victoria, British Columbia.

1984 Labatt Brier
Host cityVictoria, British Columbia
ArenaVictoria Memorial Arena
DatesMarch 4–11
Attendance86,811
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubPembina CC, Winnipeg
SkipMike Riley
ThirdBrian Toews
SecondJohn Helston
LeadRuss Wookey
AlternateClare DeBlonde
Finalist Ontario (Ed Werenich)
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Mike Riley of Manitoba defeated Ed Werenich of Ontario to win his first and only Brier title.[3]

Teams edit

The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Calgary CC, Calgary

Skip: Ed Lukowich
Third: John Ferguson
Second: Neil Houston
Lead: Brent Syme

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Bernie Sparkes
Third: Jim Armstrong[a]
Second: Ron Thompson
Lead: Jim Heintz
Alternate: Brent Giles[a]

Pembina CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Mike Riley
Third: Brian Toews
Second: John Helston
Lead: Russ Wookey
Alternate: Clare DeBlonde

Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Arnie Dobson
Third: Richard Belyea
Second: Michael Dobson
Lead: Claude Moore[b]
Alternate: Brian Dobson[b]

Newfoundland Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Jeff Thomas
Third: Geoff Cunningham
Second: John Allan
Lead: Neil Young

Horne Granite CC, New Liskeard

Skip: Gord McKnight
Third: Bill Johnston
Second: Brian Carr
Lead: Reg Gardner

Bluenose CC, New Glasgow

Skip: Ragnar Kamp
Third: Vic Langille
Second: Rod McCarron
Lead: Haylett Clarke

Avonlea CC, Don Mills

Skip: Ed Werenich
Third: Paul Savage
Second: John Kawaja
Lead: Neil Harrison

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Wayne Matheson
Third: Ken MacDonald
Second: Allan Ledgerwood
Lead: Mark Victor[c]
Alternate: Keith MacEachern[c]

Lachine CC, Montreal

Skip: Rolland Pacquin
Third: Geoffrey Hinks
Second: Ronald MacDonald
Lead: Neil Millard

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Gary Bryden
Third: Dale Graham
Second: Wilf Foss
Lead: Jerry Zimmer

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Al Delmage
Third: Roy Giles
Second: Bill Strain
Lead: Ron Kapicki

Round robin standings edit

Final round robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Locale Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
  Manitoba Mike Riley 8 3 71 49 48 40 8 17 76%
  Alberta Ed Lukowich 8 3 84 61 50 38 6 16 77%
  Saskatchewan Gary Bryden 7 4 76 55 48 40 8 15 79%
  Ontario Ed Werenich 7 4 70 61 49 43 7 17 77%
  New Brunswick Arnie Dobson 7 4 75 60 50 40 3 17 70%
  Northern Ontario Gord McKnight 6 5 72 68 49 48 3 13 71%
  British Columbia Bernie Sparkes 6 5 61 66 40 43 13 8 72%
  Nova Scotia Ragnar Kamp 4 7 58 75 43 50 4 7 71%
  Prince Edward Island Wayne Matheson 4 7 59 71 39 51 8 10 70%
  Quebec Rolland Pacquin 3 8 63 74 45 46 3 13 73%
  Northwest Territories/Yukon Al Delmage 3 8 54 80 36 49 4 6 67%
  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 3 8 60 83 41 50 6 10 69%

Round robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley)   0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 6
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Dobson)   0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 9
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 9
  Alberta (Lukowich) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 7

Draw 2 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
  Alberta (Lukowich) 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley)   0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 8
  Quebec (Pacquin) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 7
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6

Draw 3 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 7
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   3 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 X X 12
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 4 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8
  Northern Ontario (McKnight) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 5 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Kamp)   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  Alberta (Lukowich) 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 X X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 8
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 X X 8
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson) 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Dobson)   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6

Draw 6 edit

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Dobson)   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
  Ontario (Werenich) 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 X X 10

Draw 7 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
  Alberta (Lukowich) 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 X X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Kamp)   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7

Draw 8 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 8
  Northern Ontario (McKnight) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 X X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Kamp)   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  Manitoba (Riley) 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 X X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 X 8
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
  British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6

Draw 9 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Kamp)   1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Northern Ontario (McKnight) 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 X 9

Draw 10 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Ontario (Werenich) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  New Brunswick (Dobson)   2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 9
  Northern Ontario (McKnight) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Quebec (Pacquin)   2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 X 11
  Saskatchewan (Bryden) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   2 0 1 0 6 1 0 3 X X 13
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 11 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nova Scotia (Kamp)   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 7
  Quebec (Pacquin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley)   0 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 9
  Alberta (Lukowich) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
  Ontario (Werenich) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage)   0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 12 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  New Brunswick (Dobson)   1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 7
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 X 9
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
  Alberta (Lukowich) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley)   0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 7
  Ontario (Werenich) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 13 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X 8
  Quebec (Pacquin) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 6

Draw 14 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 5
  Newfoundland (Thomas) 3 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  British Columbia (Sparkes)   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X X 3
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 2 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 X X 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)   2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 X 8
  Quebec (Pacquin) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6

Draw 15 edit

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Northern Ontario (McKnight)   0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 7
  Quebec (Pacquin) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley)   1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 X X 8
  Prince Edward Island (Matheson) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Newfoundland (Thomas)   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Delmage) 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 X X 9
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 X X 8
  Nova Scotia (Kamp) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2

Tiebreakers edit

Semifinals To Playoffs
  Saskatchewan 2
  Ontario 8   Ontario 8
  New Brunswick 4

Round 1 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ontario (Werenich)   0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 X 8
  New Brunswick (Dobson) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Player percentages
  Ontario   New Brunswick
Neil Harrison 92% Claude Moore 94%
John Kawaja 65% Michael Dobson 75%
Paul Savage 89% Richard Belyea 68%
Ed Werenich 88% Arnie Dobson 68%
Total 83% Total 76%

Round 2 edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Saskatchewan (Bryden)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 X X 8
Player percentages
  Saskatchewan   Ontario
Jerry Zimmer 77% Neil Harrison 67%
Wilf Foss 77% John Kawaja 81%
Dale Graham 88% Paul Savage 70%
Gary Bryden 64% Ed Werenich 86%
Total 76% Total 76%

Playoffs edit

Semifinal Final
1   Manitoba 7
2   Alberta 3 3   Ontario 4
3   Ontario 6

Semifinal edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alberta (Lukowich)   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
  Ontario (Werenich) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
Player percentages
  Alberta   Ontario
Brent Syme 75% Neil Harrison 85%
Neil Houston 61% John Kawaja 81%
John Ferguson 84% Paul Savage 92%
Ed Lukowich 71% Ed Werenich 83%
Total 73% Total 85%

Final edit

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Manitoba (Riley) 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 7
  Ontario (Werenich)   1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Player percentages
  Manitoba   Ontario
Russ Wookey 83% Neil Harrison 84%
John Helston 78% John Kawaja 94%
Brian Toews 98% Paul Savage 75%
Mike Riley 86% Ed Werenich 76%
Total 86% Total 85%

Statistics edit

Top 5 player percentages edit

Round Robin only[4]

Leads %
  Neil Harrison 81
  Brent Syme 81
  Jerry Zimmer 81
  Russ Wookey 78
  Haylett Clarke 76
  Neil Millard 76
Seconds %
  Wilf Foss 82
  John Helston 77
  Allan Ledgerwood 76
  John Kawaja 76
  Brian Carr 76
Thirds %
  Dale Graham 79
  John Ferguson 78
  Paul Savage 76
  Brian Toews 74
  Vic Langille 73
Skips %
  Ed Lukowich 76
  Mike Riley 75
  Ed Werenich 75
  Gary Bryden 74
  Rolland Pacquin 72

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b For Draws 4 and 5, Team British Columbia's alternate Brent Giles threw third stones while third Jim Armstrong was unable to play due to back spasms.[5]
  2. ^ a b Team New Brunswick alternate Brian Dobson threw lead stones in Draw 13.
  3. ^ a b For Draws 9 and 11, Team Prince Edward Island alternate Keith MacEachern threw lead stones while lead Mark Victor sat out.

References edit

  1. ^ "1984 Labatt Brier". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ Little, Lyndon (22 February 1984). "Brier committee out to prove a point". The Vancouver Sun. p. F2. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "1984 Labatt Brier Archived Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "1984 Labatt Brier". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ Reid, Jim (March 6, 1984). "Brier '84". Victoria Times-Colonist. newspapers.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.