1st Annual Gahan Brewery Cashspiel late Oct. in Montague

The Montague Curling Club in Montague, PEI is hosting The Gahan Brewery Cashspiel Friday October 29 2010 thru October 31 2010.   Open to the first 18 teams (Mens Womens Juniors) entered.   Format will be 18 Team(3 Pools of … Continue reading

Scotties float decorating help needed

?The 2011 Charlottetown Scotties Tournament of Hearts will have a float in the Gold Cup Parade, but need some help decorating. They’re looking for volunteers to help decorate next Wednesday and/or Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. If you … Continue reading

WCF/CCA deal on future of World Ch’ships in Canada

(CCA) PERTH, SCOTLAND – The World Curling Federation (WCF) is pleased to announce that it has signed a new agreement with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) which will see Canada hosting the World Women’s Championships in 2012 and 2014 and … Continue reading

Curl for Autism

Join us for a Halloween Themed Curling Bonspiel! Who: Curlers, non-curlers, corporate teams. Individual or team entry. When: October 30 · 9:00am – 5:30pm Where:  Charlottetown Curling Club By:  Autism Society of Prince Edward Island Cost: $120 per team or … Continue reading

Skills Development and High Performance Jr. Curling Camp

On 10 and 11October 2010 the  PEI Curling Association will be holding a weekend Junior Curling Skills Development/High Performance Camp for competitive junior men and women teams/individuals as well as for novice to intermediate level Juniors. Please Note:  Group A … Continue reading

11th annual Codiac Maritime Jr. Bonspiel set for Oct. in Moncton

11th Annual Codiac Curling Maritime Junior Bonspiel (15 & Under/20 & Under)    Who – Two divisions – 15 years and under, and 20 years and under What – Curl for Cash When – October 15, 16, 17, 2010 Where … Continue reading

PEI Curling Hall of Fame member Freeman Miles passes away

Photo: Freeman Miles at October 2008 PEI Curling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Freeman Miles, a member of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Sunday at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, at the age of 82. … Continue reading

Scotties goes Live with Regis and Kelly and chips in at Kenmac Family Golf Tourney

(CCA) The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts volunteers waited along aside 3,000 plus excited fans at the  Tuesday, July 13th taping of Live with Regis and Kelly. Over the two days Regis and Kelly taped four shows, two which aired live from Confederation Landing … Continue reading

Scotties “Rocks” out at Cavendish Beach Music Festival, S’side Lobster Carnival

(CCA/PEICA) Over the weekend, Scotties volunteers “rocked” out at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival. Everyone showed their Scotties pride, including 2010 Canadian Scotties runners-up Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay.   They even got Keith Urban and Taylor Swift in on the action.   … Continue reading

Cathy Overton-Clapham to mentor Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay

(Information from the Winnipeg Free Press and Canoe Slam! Sports) Cathy Overton-Clapham, who played against PEI’s Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay in last season’s Scotties final before being replaced on the Jennifer Jones rink, has been hired by the Canadian Curling … Continue reading

Former junior curling champion remembered for generosity (Guardian)

Funeral for Mark Kinney, 33, is today The Guardian Former three-time provincial junior curling champion Mark Kinney was well known for his ability on the ice but off it he was described as the type of person who would do … Continue reading

Three-Time Junior champ Mark Kinney dead at 33

Thirty-three year old Cornwall native Mark Kinney, who skipped PEI Pepsi Junior championship rinks in 1993, 1995, and 1997, passed away suddenly on Canada Day. Obituary At Cornwall on Thursday, July 1, 2010, of Mark William Kinney of Cornwall, age … Continue reading

CCA has another exceptional year

(CCA) The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) was held in Gatineau, Quebec on Saturday, June 19th.The CCA is pleased to report that, for a third consecutive year, it will finish the fiscal year in the … Continue reading

Silver Fox to host 2013 Canadian Seniors

(CCA) The Canadian Curling Association have announced a number of sites for future Canadian championships, not only for the 2010-2011 season, but for following seasons as well. The 2011 CIS/CCA University Curling Championships, presented by The Dominion of Canada General Insurance … Continue reading

Curling event returns to Fox (Journal)

The Fox will host Canadian senior championships for third time in 2013 JASON SIMMONDS – The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE – Canada’s best senior-aged curlers are returning to the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The Fox will host … Continue reading

A Showdown of Olympic Proportion: Bernard to play Martin in Skins

Toronto, ON -TSN has confirmed that Olympic Games silver medallist and fan favourite Cheryl Bernard has been named to the TSN CURLING SKINS GAME and will take on her Vancouver 2010 Team Canada teammate and Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin … Continue reading

Funeral today for Bill Acorn

Charottetown’s Bill Acorn, second on the 1986 Canadian Senior Legion Curling championship rink which included Lorne Burke at skip, third Bud Lund, and lead John Stewart, passed away on Saturday, in his 80th year. Funeral mass is 10 am today … Continue reading

O’Rourke rink wins Team of the Year at annual ADL curling awards

Photo L-R: Tricia Affleck, Geri-Lynn Ramsay. Barrie MacWilliams representing sponsor ADL, Erin Carmody, Kathy O’Rourke The Kathy O’Rourke rink were the winners of the Team of the Year honours at the PEI Curling Association’s annual ADL/Sport PEI Curling Awards tonight … Continue reading

Reminder: AGM and ADL/Sport PEI Curling Awards tonight

The PEI Curling Association will be holding its annual awards presentations tonight  at 8.30pm, upstairs at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The presentations will be preceded by the Association’s Annual General Meeting, which will commence at 6.30pm, downstairs.   The association has expanded … Continue reading

ADL Curling Awards Finalists Set

The PEI Curling Association will be holding its annual awards presentations next Thursday, May 27 at 8.30pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The presentations will be preceded by the association’s Annual General Meeting, which will commence at 6.30pm.   There is … Continue reading

CCA and PEICA relaunch websites

(CCA/PEICA) All Curling. Online. All the Time. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) and the PEI Curling Association (PEICA)  have just  launched  revitalized versions of their Curling.ca and PEICurling.com websites – providing an exciting new range of features to keep you in … Continue reading

Get your tickets now for the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown

(CCA) The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts takes place February 19-27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. Full event and Flex Packages are now on sale. $359 – A favourite among curling fans who relish the excitement of 21 draws spread … Continue reading

Sport PEI sport scholarships application deadline is Friday

Students are reminded that the deadline to apply for Sport PEI sport scholarships is this Friday, May 14. Four awards of $1,000 will be presented to student athletes who excel both on  the sports field and academically. Applicants must be graduating … Continue reading

Reminder: Curl Atlantic scholarship, capital works grant deadlines are May 30

Scholarship Curl Atlantic has implemented a scholarship to curlers who have enrolled full time in a post secondary institution. The intention of these awards is to allow talented athletes to devote primary sources of time and energy to training, rather … Continue reading

Alberta curling club seeking icemaker

Sherwood Park Curling Club is accepting applications for an Ice Technician/Supervisor. Applicants must have a Level 1 Curling Ice Technician Certificate, Level 2 is an asset. The Sherwood Park Curling Club is a very active Eight (8) sheet Curling Club … Continue reading

Maple Leaf 30th Anniversary Dinner a sellout!

All tickets have been sold for the Maple Leaf Curling Club’s 30th Anniversary Lobster and Steak Dinner on Saturday May 8th at the O’Leary Community Sports Centre (next door to the curling club).  Special guests for the dinner will include  the … Continue reading

Russ Howard presents PEICA Pres. with award at Curl Atlantic Symposium

Photo (L-R):  Russ Howard, Shirley Lank Olympic and two-time World curling champion Russ Howard was the guest speaker at the banquet of the Curl Atlantic Curling Symposium, which took place this weekend at Mount Allison University in Sackville New Brunswick.   His … Continue reading

Nomination form for PEICA/ADL Curling Awards

(see previous message for details) Here is a nomination form for the May 27 PEICA/ADL Curling Awards. Nominations must be received by May 8th.  Email to [email protected], fax to 902.368.4548, or mail to PEI Curling Association,  PO Box 302, 40 Enman … Continue reading

Date set for PEICA AGM, Awards

The PEICA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27th at 6:30 PM at the Charlottetown Curling Club (downstairs).  The PEICA/ADL Curling Awards and Sponsor Appreciation evening will follow at 8:30 PM (upstairs). Everyone is welcome. Please submit your award … Continue reading

Canadian women golden, men take silver at World Seniors

Source: Canadian Curling Association The Canadian women’s team, skipped by Colleen Pinkney of Truro, Nova Scotia, claimed the gold medal at the World Seniors Curling Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia on Saturday, defeating Switzerland (Renate Nedkoff), 8-4 in an extra end … Continue reading

Lawes replacing Overton-Clapham on Jones rink

By TED WYMAN and SEAN GRASSIE, Winnipeg Sun A day after she jettisoned longtime third Cathy Overton-Clapham, four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Jennifer Jones added a young gun as her replacement at third. On Friday, the Jones foursome announced the … Continue reading

Sign up to volunteer for The Dominion Curling Club Championship

The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (The Dominion) is once again taking Canadian curling to another level with The Dominion Curling Club Championship—this year in Prince Edward Island! Set to benefit Canadian club curlers and charities, this year’s event … Continue reading

Call for motions for PEICA AGM

Please submit any motions for consideration at the upcoming PEI Curling Association Annual General Meeting to Stephen Marchbank at  [email protected]. Motions not received by that date may be considered only with a 2/3 majority vote at the AGM. … Continue reading

Nominations sought for annual ADL curling awards

Please submit your nominations for the annual PEICA/ADL awards to Stephen Marchbank at Sport PEI ([email protected])  by May 8th.  Nominations should outline the nominees’ achievements during the 2009-2010 curling season. The awards ceremony will take place immediately following the Annual General Meeting in late May.  This … Continue reading

Town of Cornwall moves on plan to replace curling clubhouse, ice plant (Guardian)

DAVE STEWART The Guardian CORNWALL — The town is moving ahead with plans to replace the aging 40-year-old Cornwall Civic Centre. Council held its annual public monthly meeting Wednesday night and although there wasn’t a resolution to vote on per … Continue reading

Crapaud’s AGM and Member Appreciation is the 29th

We, the board, want to thank you the membership for another great season of curling.  Please come and enjoy a lunch and possibly a beverage as we review the past season and plan to rock the house this 2010/11 season.  … Continue reading

Crapaud wraps up season with another successful “Meltdown”

The annual Meltdown bonspiel took place over the weekend at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the rink of John Holm (skip), Fred Fall (third), Vivian Holm (second), and Barry Dixon (lead) winning the championship division. This very successful event … Continue reading

Whitecap Curling Academy filling up fast

Update: WEEK 2 of Whitecap is FULL!!!!!!!!!!!     Week one is filling up fast… Please Register soon.. Don’t miss out on a GREAT SUMMER CAMP !!!!!!!!!!! CURL ATLANTIC PRESENTS: August 8-13 & August 15-20, 2010   WHITECAP CURLING ACADEMY MAYFLOWER … Continue reading

Canadian women 2-0 at world senior curling championships (Journal)

CHELYABINSK, RUSSIA CANWEST NEWS SERVICE The Journal Pioneer CHELYABINSK, Russia – Colleen Pinkney of Truro, N.S., opened the 2010 world senior curling championships with two lopsided victories on Sunday. Pinkney, whose rink includes Wendy Currie, Karen Hennigar and Susan Creelman, … Continue reading

Martin tops terrific year with Players’ victory (CBC)

Kevin Martin’s dream year finished with a $75,000 cherry on the top Sunday afternoon. The Alberta skip and Olympic champion took one in an extra end to beat Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue 8-7 at the Grey Power Players’ Championship, … Continue reading

Bernard wins women’s, Martin & Gushue meet in men’s Player’s Ch’ship (CBC)

(CBC) Cheryl Bernard and her Calgary-based rink have added $75,000 in winnings to a season that already included an Olympic silver medal. Bernard beat fellow Calgarian Cheryl Webster 6-4 in the final of the Grey Power Players’ Championship curling event … Continue reading

Sask. beats NS in Postal final

Saskatchewan’s  Randy Graham team doubled Nova Scotia’s Brent MacDougall rink by an 8-4 score in this afternoon’s final to win the 44th Canadian Postal Employees Curling Classic in Regina. PEI’s entry, skipped by Bobby Cameron, with third Eldon Kilbride, second Regan … Continue reading

PEICA Curling Club Members Survey

Attached is a survey from the PEI Curling Association. It would be appreciated if PEI curling club members, especially those who have competed in provincial events, could complete it, and return it to the PEICA as soon as possible. Click … Continue reading

Brett Gallant rink, Matt D’Amour top award winners at Sport PEI banquet

CHARLES REID The Guardian Two Island athletes  threw double plays Wednesday in Charlottetown at the 2009 Sport P.E.I. awards banquet, each winning two trophies for their display cases. Charlottetown native and skip Brett Gallant and his curling rink of third … Continue reading

Don Callbeck, CCC Bar Manager, Dies at 56 (Guardian)

JIM DAY The Guardian   Don Callbeck, a well-known city resident through his long-time work as a bartender with the Charlottetown Curling Club, the Charlottetown Yacht Club and the former Charlottetown Driving Track, died suddenly early Wednesday morning. He competed … Continue reading

Curlers up for 3 awards at Sport PEI awards banquet tonight

The 36th Sport PEI Amateur Sports Awards Banquet will be held tonight at the Rodd Royalty Inn in Charlottetown. The following are the curlers nominated: Bell Aliant senior male athlete of the year:  Brett Gallant. Island Petroleum team of the year: … Continue reading

Canada wins Capital One World Men’s (CCA)

April 11, 2010 ~ Source: Canadian Curling Association  Canada, skipped by Kevin Koe of Edmonton, won gold at the 2010 Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship, Sunday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, blasting Norway’s Torger Nergård, 9-3 in the final. Similar … Continue reading

Canada downs Norway to win World Men’s Ch’ship (TSN)

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Canada defeated Norway 9-3 in eight ends Sunday to capture the world men’s curling championship. Skip Kevin Koe’s rink from Edmonton took control of the game early, storming out to a 3-0 lead after the first … Continue reading

It’s a Canada-Norway final this morning at World Men’s

Source: Canadian Curling Association  It’ll be Norway versus Canada in Sunday’s gold medal final of the Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship, taking place in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Saturday afternoon, Norway, skipped by Torger Nergård, outlasted Scotland’s Warwick Smith, 9-7 … Continue reading

Photo galleries from arena ice curling in Souris

Here are links to photo galleries of curling on arena ice at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris. Curling preparation (Waldron Leard) http://www.flickr.com/photos/shywriter55/sets/72157623606560335/ Curling preparation and April 1 funspiel (Shane MacLure) http://www.flickr.com/photos/37266013@N00/sets/72157623615889863/ April 1 Funspiel (Waldron Leard and others – see page for … Continue reading

Canada wallops Norway, 11-5 to advance to final at World Men’s

April 9, 2010 ~ Source: Canadian Curling Association  Canada, skipped by Kevin Koe of Edmonton, exacted revenge in a hurry on Norway’s Torger Nergård, 11-5 in the Page Playoff 1 vs 2 game Friday evening to advance to Sunday’s final … Continue reading

Brett Gallant among Sport PEI Senior Male Athlete of year nominees

The Guardian The 36th annual Sport P.E.I. awards banquet is at the Rodd Royalty Inn Hotel on Wednesday, and candidates for the Bell Aliant senior male athlete-of-the-year award have been announced. Finalists are Matt Caseley (athletics, hammer throw), Jared Connaughton … Continue reading

Playoff Pairings set at World Men’s

April 8, 2010 ~ Source: Canadian Curling Association  The playoff pairings have now been established at the Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo, after the conclusion of the round robin on Thursday evening. Norway, skipped by Torger … Continue reading

Sign up now for Junior Fall Fling

As this curling season wraps up, it’s time to start planning for next season.  The Sixth Annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel takes place Nov. 12-14 2010 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Entry fee is $125 … Continue reading

Gushue confirms Ferbey is joining his rink (TSN)

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Top curlers Brad Gushue and Randy Ferbey are teaming up to form a powerhouse Canadian rink. Gushue announced today that Ferbey will be the new third on his team next season. Click to read this story … Continue reading

WCF AGM: Moncton’s Les Harrison voted out as President, games to stay 10 ends

World Curling Federation News Release: CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ITALY 7 April 2010 The World Curling Federation has elected Kate Caithness from Scotland as president. Caithness, who has been serving as Vice-President since 2006, was elected to the post, gathering more votes … Continue reading

Canada, Norway tied for top spot at World Men’s

April 7, 2010 ~ Source: Canadian Curling Association  Canada and Norway will head into the final day of the round robin tied for first place, with 8-1 records, at the Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. … Continue reading

How-to guide for installing curling ice in an arena

With the success of the curling bonspiel last weekend at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex hockey arena, there has been a lot of interest in the details of turning an arena into a curling rink. This process is much more commonplace … Continue reading

Ferbey joining Gushue rink as his foursome calls it quits (TSN)

(TSN) Randy Ferbey’s famous foursome, a staple in curling for the last eleven years, will exist no more once the team finishes up at the Players’ Championship in B.C. later this month. The 50-year-old Ferbey said on Tuesday that he would … Continue reading

96-year-old curler finishes 21st season (CBC)

Everett MacDougall of Charlottetown may have got a late start on the game of curling, but that hasn’t stopped him from enjoying decades of getting out on the ice. MacDougall has been a regular at the Charlottetown Curling Club since … Continue reading

Curling returns to Souris (E. Graphic)

By Charlotte MacAulay [email protected] “I’ve never seen so much laughter and so many smiling faces in one spot at the same time,” said professional ice-maker and summer resident Ian MacAulay. Mr MacAulay was at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex Easter weekend … Continue reading

Canada whips Scotland to remain undefeated at World Men’s

April 6, 2010 ~ Source: Canadian Curling Association  The much-anticipated showdown between Canada and Scotland Tuesday morning at the Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, quickly turned into a ‘no contest’. Both countries had entered Draw … Continue reading

Laughter fills Eastern Kings Sportsplex as Souris sweeps into curling fun spiel (Guardian)

AMY MCGEOGHEGAN The Guardian SOURIS — Fun and laughter could be seen and heard here Saturday at the curling fun spiel held at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex. Forty teams swept onto the ice armed with their curling brushes and shoes … Continue reading

Brett Gallant rink among Island Petroleum Team of the Year nominees

The Guardian Island teams who excelled in 2009 are the focus as Sport P.E.I. announces its finalists for the Island Petroleum team-of-the-year award, which will be presented Wednesday, April 14, at the Rodd Royalty Inn in Charlottetown. Dinner tickets are … Continue reading

Canadian Postal Curling Ch’ship starts this weekend in Regina

Regina’s Highland Curling Club, site of last weekend’s Canadian Firefighters curling championship, will host the 44th Canadian Postal Employees Curling Classic, which gets underway this weekend, with the first draws on Sunday afternoon. PEI is represented by the rink of … Continue reading

New Brunswick teams win Atlantic Under 18 Curling titles

The New Brunwick team of Andrew Case, Jordan Craft, Ryan Freeze, and Keegan Jeans, with coach Felipe Garcia, beat the Nova Scotia men’s rink, skipped by Thomas Raddall, by a 5-3 score to win the men’s section of the Atlantic … Continue reading

World Curling Federation pondering rule changes (Canwest)

By Murray McCormick, Regina Leader-Post (Canwest) SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The World Curling Federation is reviewing a number of potential rule changes that would shorten matches and reduce the length of world championships. Among those being considered: • Reducing games … Continue reading

PEI rinks 0-3 at Atlantic Under 18 Ch’ships

PEI’s 17 and Under curling champions, the Matthew MacLean and Tiffany Sweet rinks from the  Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, are still looking for their first win after Saturday play  at the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships at the … Continue reading

BC wins Canadian Firefighters

British Columbia, skipped by Dean Thulin, and his Campbell River Fire Department team of Ken Dawson, Rob Robinson, and Rick McFarlane, edged the Jeff Zechner rink from Northern Ontario’s Nipigon Fire Dept. by a 5-4 score in this afternoon’s final at … Continue reading

PEI rinks drop openers at Atlantic Under 18 Ch’ships

PEI’s 17 and Under curling champions, the Matthew MacLean and Tiffany Sweet rinks from the  Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, lost their Friday opening games at the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships at the Riverside Golf and Curling Club … Continue reading

Ontario men, NS women win Canadian Masters Curling Ch’ship

Nova Scotia’s Sue Ellen Bartlett rink beat BC’s Karin Host team 7-5 in the final of the women’s Division of the Canadian Masters Curling Championship in Saint John on Friday night. Bartlett, who was undefeated in the event, scored two … Continue reading

Northern Ontario to face either BC or Sask. in Firefighters final

It’s the final day of play at the Canadian Firefighters Curling Championships in Regina. On Friday, Manitoba doubled New Brunswick 6-3 in a tiebreaker to determine the fourth and final playoff position. First place Northern Ontario then beat second place … Continue reading

Sweet loses tiebreaker to end play at Canadian Masters. 2 Maritime teams in women’s playoffs

PEI teams are out of the running at the Canadian Masters in Saint John. Clair Sweet and his Maple Leaf Curling Club team picked up a win against the Yukon in their final round robin game, to finish round robin … Continue reading

PEI splits Thursday games to end Firefighters play at 3-7

Round robin play wrapped up in Thursday at the Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship in Regina. PEI’s Gordon MacFadyen rink from the Summerside Fire Department, which includes third Leo Stewart, second Dwayne MacNeil, and lead stone Jim Arsenault, split their final … Continue reading

Fun spiel brings curling back to Souris (Guardian)

SOURIS — The ice is ready and this evening will kick off a four-day curling fun spiel tournament here at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex. This eastern P.E.I. town used to be heavily involved in curling but over time it faded … Continue reading

PEI slips to 2-6 at Canadian Firefighters

PEI’s Gordon MacFadyen rink from the Summerside Fire Department lost both their Wednesday games, 9-7 to the Northwest Territories, and 5-4 to Manitoba, and have a 2-6 win-loss record going into the final two round robin games on Thursday at the Canadian … Continue reading

Sweet 4-2, Duffenais 2-3 following Canadian Masters Round Robin

PEI’s Clair Sweet rink are 4-2,  while the Jeanne Duffenais team are 2-3 following round robin play at the Canadian Masters curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John NB. … Continue reading

O’Leary teams competing in Atlantic Under 18 Ch’ships this weekend

Teams from across Atlantic Canada begin play on Friday at the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships at the Riverside Golf and Curling Club in Rothesay NB. PEI is represented by the  Sylvan Learning Provincial 17 and Under champions, the Tiffany Sweet and … Continue reading

The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Ch’ship Seeking Volunteers

The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Championship takes place at the Charlottetown and Cornwall Curling Clubs from November 23-28, 2010. Volunteers are required for the following areas: Drivers, Timers, Player Liaison, Media and Marketing, Decoration and signage, Prizes, Apparel and Merchandising, Charity, … Continue reading

Maritime Junior Competitive League starts Sept. 4

Juniors: Get an early start on next season at the Maritime Junior Competitive League, which runs Sept. 4-Oct 9 at the Beausejour Curling Club in Moncton NB. For more information, contact Carmen Marshall at  [email protected] (new email address) or 506-386-7229. … Continue reading

Whitecap Summer Curling Camp

The 10th annual Whitecap Curling Academy takes place at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax August 8-13, and August 15-20 2010. Whitecap Curling Academy is an exciting and popular summer curling camp for junior curlers, age 12-19, from the Atlantic … Continue reading

Curl Atlantic Business of Curling and Coaching Symposium

Curling clubs across Atlantic Canada are invited  to participate in an exciting weekend of learning and sharing for Board of Directors, Managers, Coaches, Curlers and Ice Technicians.  The 2010 Curling Symposium 2010 will take place APRIL 30th-May 1st at Mount … Continue reading

Curl Atlantic scholarship, capital works grant applications

Scholarship Curl Atlantic has implemented a scholarship to curlers who have enrolled full time in a post secondary institution. The intention of these awards is to allow talented athletes to devote primary sources of time and energy to training, rather … Continue reading

PEI men 2-2, women 1-3 at Canadian Masters

Day two is over at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, taking place in Saint John New Brunswick. PEI’s men’s team, skipped by O’Leary’s Clair Sweet, split their games today,  losing 5-2 to Ontario, but beating … Continue reading

PEI splits Tuesday games at Canadian Firefighters

PEI’s Gordon MacFadyen rink from the Summerside Fire Department had an 8-5 win over Alberta in the morning draw, aided by a 6th end triple, but lost to BC, also by an 8-5 score, in the afternoon round today at the … Continue reading

Souris curlers return to active duty

Courtesy of Waldron Leard, here’s a picture of the rink of Shane MacClure, Mike Outhouse, Mike McIntosh, and David Outhouse, winners of the PEI Four Year and Under Curling Championships held at the Souris Curling Club in the winter of … Continue reading

Souris Curling Bonspiel – Opening draw, draw tree

The Souris Curling Bonspiel, with 40 teams taking part,  gets underway on Thursday at the Eastern Kings Sports Arena. It’s the first bonspiel in the area since the Souris Curling Club closed in 1992.  Four sheets of curling ice have been installed … Continue reading

Koe rink hopes to learn from Jones’ struggles (Canwest)

MARIO ANNICCHIARICO Canwest News Service EDMONTON — Jennifer Jones’ self-destruction at the Ford world women’s curling championship last weekend may be a valuable lesson for Kevin Koe’s rink as it heads to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, for the start of the … Continue reading

Preparing the EK Sports Arena for Curling

Courtesy of Waldron Leard, here’s a link to photos from the preparations yesterday at the Eastern Kings Sports Centre in Souris to turn the hockey rink into a curling facility for this weekend’s 40 team bonspiel: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shywriter55/sets/72157623606560335/ … Continue reading

Canadian Seniors recap: Alta. wins Men’s, BC takes women’s

(CCA) Alberta’s Mark Johnson and BC’s Christine Jurgenson captured their respective divisions at the 2010 World Financial Group Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s curling championships Sunday at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. Johnson and teammates Marv … Continue reading

PEI men 1-1, women 0-2 at Canadian Masters

After opening day play at the Canadian Masters Curling Championship,  in Saint John NB, PEI’s Clair Sweet rink sits at 1-1, while the Jeanne Duffenais foursome are 0-2 in the women’s section. Masters curlers are age 60 and over. Sweet, with  … Continue reading

PEI loses pair to slip to 1-3 at Canadian Firefighters

The Gordon MacFadyen rink from the Summerside Fire Department have a 1-3 win-loss record after losing both Monday games at the Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship in Regina. They lost their morning game 9-3 to Northern Ontario, who scored a deuce in the … Continue reading

PEI 1-1 at Canadian Firefighters

PEI, represented by the Gordon MacFadyen rink out from the Summerside Fire Department. had the bye in the first draw on Sunday, and picked up a 9-4 win over Quebec in the second draw to improve to 1-1 at the Canadian Firefighters … Continue reading

BC wins Women’s, Alberta takes Men’s in Seniors Ch’ship

OTTAWA (CP) — British Columbia won the women’s final 10-6 over New Brunswick while Alberta took the men’s title 7-4 over Ontario at the Canadian senior curling championship Sunday. Click to read this story at TSN.ca … Continue reading

Germany wins Ford World Women’s

SWIFT CURRENT, March 28, 2010 Germany’s 45-year-old Andrea Schoepp of Garmisch-Partenkirchen became the oldest skip in history the win the Ford World women’s championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating 19-year-old Eve Muirhead and her Scottish crew from Dunkeld by a 8-6 … Continue reading