Dragons' Den Auditions Begin

The wind is breathing signs of spring
And now the Dragons are on the wing!

Forgive my bad poetry, but as the air warms up, the CBC is once again sending out its producers across Canada to pre-audition pitchers for its Dragons’ Den reality TV series.

That’s the show where you pitch real celebrity investors on your business idea, and they either negotiate with you in public to buy a piece of the business, or scoff at your naivete and send you packing. Or worse.

Auditions start Saturday March 14 (in Toronto) and finish in Montreal and Windsor April 11.
Here’s the schedule as I received it today.

ONTARIO
HAMILTON: Tuesday, March 24
SAULT STE MARIE: Monday, March 16
KINGSTON: Friday, March 27
THUNDER BAY: Monday, March 23
LONDON: Wednesday, March 18
TORONTO: Saturday, March 14 and Saturday, April 18
NORTH BAY: Tuesday, April 7
KITCHENER-WATERLOO: Thursday, March 19
OTTAWA: Saturday, March 28
WINDSOR: Saturday, April 11

BRITISH COLUMBIA
CAMPBELL RIVER: Friday, April 3
PRINCE GEORGE: Tuesday, March 31
KELOWNA: Thursday, April 9
VANCOUVER: Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4
NANAIMO: Wednesday, April 1
VICTORIA: Monday, March 30
NELSON: Tuesday, April 7

ALBERTA
CALGARY: Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28
EDMONTON: Wednesday, March 25
FORT McMURRAY: Tuesday, March 24

QUEBEC
MONTREAL: Saturday, April 11
QUEBEC CITY: Thursday, April 9

SASKATCHEWAN
REGINA: Wednesday, March 18
SASKATOON: Thursday, March 19

MANITOBA
WINNIPEG: Saturday, March 21

ATLANTIC
HALIFAX: Saturday, March 14
ST. JOHN’S, Nfld.: Wednesday, March 18
MONCTON: Tuesday, March 31
SAINT JOHN, N.B.: Thursday, April 2
CHARLOTTETOWN: Saturday, April 4

For more information, and to confirm dates and time, check www.cbc.ca/dragonsden