Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes Canada's national championships in the sport. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the two previous sanctioning bodies, Curl Canada (men's) and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association (women's).
History The CCA was created in 1990 when Curl Canada and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association amalgamated. From its creation until 2007, Dave Parkes was the general manager and then chief executive officer (CEO).Canada. (2016, January 7). Shot stone: Curling in Canada [Audio podcast episode]. Discover Library and Archives Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/library‑archives/collection/engage‑learn/podcasts/discover/episode‑025.html
Greg Stremlaw was the CEO until 2015 when he took over as head of sports at CBC Sports Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continued to be in that role until August 2023, when she became CEO of Hockey Canada. Danny Lamoureux took over as interim CEO as her replacement. Nolan Thiessen was appointed CEO in January 2024.
On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada.
Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present)
1935–38: John Thomas Haig 1938–39: Elbridge MacKay 1939–40: Ross Harstone 1940–41: Dr. A. F. Anderson 1941–42: Hon. Thane Campbell 1942–46: George Norgan 1946–47: James E. Armstrong 1947–48: Hon. Brig. Colin A. Campbell 1948–49: Murray Macneill 1949–50: Gordon Hudson 1950–51: Fred Lucas 1951–52: Niven Jackson 1952–53: Fielding Rankine 1953–54: Emmett Smith 1954–55: Cyril Boyd 1955–56: Hon. Sen. Richard Donahoe 1956–57: John Dutton 1957–58: Samuel Rothschild 1958–59: Archibald Wilson 1959–60: Walter B. Cowan 1960–61: Alan MacGowan 1961–62: Earl Bourne 1962–63: Ted Pattee 1963–64: Richard T. Topping 1964–65: Arthur Skinner 1965–66: Frank Sargent 1966–67: Hon. Gordon Lockhart Bennett 1967–68: William Lumsden 1968–69: Harry P. Carter 1969: Alf Parkhill 1969–70: H. P. Webb 1970–71: Dr. Maurice Campbell 1971–72: T. Gordon Thompson 1972–73: Irl England 1973–74: D. William Currie 1974–75: L. E. Olson 1975–76: William Leaman 1976–77: David C. Smith 1977–78: Herbert Millham 1978–79: G. Clifton Thompson 1979–80: Frank Stent 1980–81: Cecil Watt 1981–82: Thomas Fisher 1982–83: Cyril S. Walters 1983–84: Ray Kingsmith 1984–85: Dr. Clyde Opaleychuk 1985–86: Ralph Boyd 1986–87: Jerry Muzika 1987–88: Harvey Mazinke 1988–89: Joseph Gurowka 1989–90: Dr. Edward Steeves 1990: Donald R. MacLeod 1990–91: Dr. Edward Steeves 1991–92: Mary-Anne Nicholson 1992–93: Stanley Oleson 1993–94: Evelyn Krahn 1994–95: Lorne Mitton 1995–96: Shirley Morash 1996–97: Pat Reid 1997–98: Harvey Malo 1998–99: Judy Veinot 1999-00: Jack Boutilier 2000–01: Zivan Saper 2001–02: Don Lewis 2002–03: Maureen Miller 2003–04: Don Petlak 2004–05: Barry Greenberg 2005–06: Jerry Shoemaker 2006–07: Donna Duffett 2007–08: Al Forsythe 2008–09: Fran Todd 2009–10: Graham Prouse 2010–11: Jack Bowman 2011–12: Laura Lochanski 2012–13: Ron Hutton 2013–14: Hugh Avery 2014–15: Marilyn Neily 2015–16: Hugh Avery 2016–17: Peter Inch 2017–18: Resby Coutts 2018–19: Maureen Miller 2019–20: John Shea 2020–21: Mitch Minken (until June 2021) 2021–22: Amy Nixon (from June 2021) 2022–24: Michael Szajewski 2024–26: Teri Palynchuk
Championship events Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Canadian Junior Curling Championships Canadian Visually Impaired Curling Championship Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women's nationals) Montana's Brier (men's nationals) PointsBet Invitational Canada Cup of Curling Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Canadian Senior Curling Championships Canadian Masters Curling Championships
Member Associations Curling Alberta Curl BC Curling Québec Curl Manitoba New Brunswick Curling Association Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association Northern Ontario Curling Association Northwest Territories Curling Association Nova Scotia Curling Association Nunavut Curling Association Curling Ontario (Southern Ontario) Curl PEI CURLSASK Yukon Curling Association
See also Curling in Canada Canadian Curling Hall of Fame Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) standings
References
Further reading Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada at Library and Archives Canada
External links Official website