(by Colin MacLean)
SUMMERSIDE – As the best senior curlers in Canada battle it out for the national title at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club this week, Carl Delaney will be right there in the middle of it with a little smile on his face.
Carl Delaney, chairman of the 2013 Canadian Seniors Curling Championships, high-five’s a curler as he heads out onto the ice on Tuesday. Delaney estimates that there could be more than $1 million in economic spin offs from the tournament. COLIN MACLEAN/JOURNAL PIONEER
He knows, better than anyone, how much money this event is bringing into the community.
By Delaney’s estimation the Canadian Seniors Curling Championships are bringing between $1.5 and $2 million to the Island’s economy in direct and indirect spinoff.