Curling Canada Explained

Assocname:	Curling Canada
Sport:	Curling
Jurisdiction:	National
Headquarters:	Ottawa
Chairman:	Michael Szajewski
Chiefexec:	Nolan Thiessen
Sponsor:	Sport Canada
Url:	curling.ca
Countryflag:	Canada

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).

Greg Stremlaw was the CEO until 2015 when he took over as head of sports at CBC Sports^[1] Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continued to be in that role until August 2023, when she became CEO of Hockey Canada.^[2] Danny Lamoureux took over as interim CEO as her replacement.^[3] Nolan Thiessen was appointed CEO in January 2024.^[4]

On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada.^[5]

Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present)

• • 1935–38: John T. 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^[6]
• 2015–16: Hugh Avery^[7]
• 2016–17: Peter Inch
• 2017–18: Resby Coutts^[8]
• 2018–19: Maureen Miller^[9]
• 2019–20: John Shea
• 2020–21: Mitch Minken (until June 2021)^[10]
• 2021–22: Amy Nixon (from June 2021)
• 2022–24: Michael Szajewski^[11]

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
• CurlON (Southern Ontario)
• Curl PEI
• CURLSASK
• Yukon Curling Association

See also

• Curling in Canada
• Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
• Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) standings

Further reading

• Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada at Library and Archives Canada

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Curling Canada CEO Moves To CBC Sports. Curling.ca. September 4, 2015.
2. Web site: Henderson leaving Curling Canada. Curling.ca. July 4, 2023.
3. Web site: Danny Lamoureux to serve as Curling Canada interim CEO. Curling.ca. August 22, 2023.
4. Web site: Thiessen named CEO. Curling.ca. January 3, 2024.
5. Web site: Curling Canada Unveils New Name, New Logo, New Brand . Curling.ca. February 27, 2015.
6. Web site: Curling Canada | New governors, new rules, new formats come out of CCA Annual Meeting.
7. Web site: Relegation going away; import rule added. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212008/www.curlingzone.com/talk/?p=202. 2015-09-23. curlingzone.com.
8. Web site: Curling Canada | New helmet recommendations, new governors come out of Curling Canada annual meeting.
9. Web site: Curling Canada | Expanded junior championships, revamped Curling Assistance Program confirmed at 2018 Curling Canada AGM.
10. Web site: Curling Canada elect Olympic medallist Nixon as chairperson. June 15, 2021. www.insidethegames.biz.
11. Web site: Curling Canada elects four new Governors, Chair. September 24, 2022. curling.ca.