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N.B. man to curl 100 games in 100 rinks across Canada to help restore his childhood club (CTV)

A Maritime curler is travelling across Canada to shine a spotlight on the future of small-town curling clubs and help restore the one he grew up in.

CTV photo: Rob Swan

The curling club in Harvey Station, N.B. has long been a winter hub in the village, but curlers Rob Swan and Lisa Steven are worried about its future.

Swan came up with an idea to support the sport in his hometown.

“I am attempting to curl 100 games across 100 clubs in Canada,” he says. “I’m starting October 7, curling 24 to 30 games in Winnipeg alone.”

Swan plans to travel to curling clubs across the Maritimes as well as in Ontario and Alberta. He says he will even bring his curling club’s cause to the Brier in Calgary, as a spectator.

Read more: http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-man-to-curl-100-games-in-100-rinks-across-canada-1.2002766#ixzz3D6bVrDcN
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