| Assocname: | CurlON |
| Sport: | Curling |
| Jurisdiction: | Regional |
| Founded: | 1875 |
| Aff: | Curling Canada |
| Headquarters: | Pickering |
| Url: | www.ontcurl.com |
| Countryflag: | Canada |
CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association) is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The CurlON sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships. The NOCA sends a separate team to all of these events.
CurlON was founded in 1875. It was renamed from the Ontario Curling Association in 2016.[1]
See main article: Ontario Tankard. The Ontario Tankard is the provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Previous names:
1927[2] -1931
1938[6] -1979
See main article: Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial championship for women's teams. Unlike the Dominion Tankard, the Hearts included teams from both southern and northern Ontario until 2015. The winner of the Ontario Hearts goes on to play in the national championship. Because the national champion returns the previous years champion to the event, if that team is from Ontario, they cannot defend their provincial championship. The national championship has been running since 1962, but the provincial championship has existed since 1956.
See main article: Ontario U-21 Curling Championships.
The U-21 provincial curling championships are held annually in early January. The tournament is for curlers 20 years old and younger. A men's tournament has been held since 1950 and the women's since 1972. The winning team represents Ontario at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
National champions in bold.
| Year | Skip | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Bayne Secord, Mrs. H. Croome, Don Campbell, Mrs. G. Fletcher | Tam O'Shanter | |
| 1961 | Nick Raspa, Mrs. G. Dunfield, Mrs. J. Amos, James Amos | ||
| 1962 | Syd Smithers, Mrs. D. Babcock, G. Kersell, Mrs. M. Kersell | Galt | |
| 1963 | Jack McAlpine, Mrs. D. McCowan, William Carson, Mrs. William Carson | Scarboro | |
| 1964 | Quinte | ||
| 1965 | Unionville | ||
| 1966 | Uxbridge | ||
| 1967 | Humber Highland | ||
| 1968 | Arnprior Granite | ||
| 1969 | Brant | ||
| 1970 | Humber Highland | ||
| 1971 | Orillia | ||
| 1972 | Terrace | ||
| 1973 | St. Catharines | ||
| 1974 | Welland | ||
| 1975 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1978 | Humber Highland | ||
| 1979 | Humber Highland | ||
| 1980 | Brighton | ||
| 1981 | London | ||
| 1982 | RCMP | ||
| 1983 | Oshawa | ||
| 1984 | Brampton | ||
| 1985 | Kingsville | ||
| 1986 | Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cynthia Wiggins | RCMP | |
| 1987 | Bayview | ||
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 | Tam Heather | ||
| 1990 | Annandale | ||
| 1991 | Rideau | ||
| 1992 | Oshawa | ||
| 1993 | Granite (Ottawa West) | ||
| 1994 | Ridgetown | ||
| 1995 | Trenton | ||
| 1996 | Rideau | ||
| 1997 | Rideau | ||
| 1998 | Bayview | ||
| 1999 | Scarboro | ||
| 2000 | Forest | ||
| 2001 | Rideau | ||
| 2002 | Ilderton | ||
| 2003 | Brant | ||
| 2004 | Cannington | ||
| 2005 | Sun Parlour | ||
| 2006 | John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong | Oakville | |
| 2007 | Oakville | ||
| 2008 | Scarboro | ||
| 2009 | Brantford | ||
| 2010 | Sarnia | ||
| 2011 | Arnprior | ||
| 2012 | Rideau | ||
| 2013 | Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon, Amy MacKay | Orillia | |
| 2014 | Orillia | ||
| 2015 | Ottawa | ||
| 2016 | Ottawa | ||
| 2017 | Ilderton | ||
| 2018 | Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, Sean Harrison, Lauren Harrison | Thornhill | |
| 2019 | Ilderton | ||
| 2020[7] | Ilderton | ||
| 2021 | Mike McLean, Erin Morrissey, Kevin Tippett, Erica Hopson | Ottawa | |
| 2022 | Scott McDonald, Lori Eddy, Matthew Hall, Laura Neil | St. Thomas | |
| 2023 | Scott McDonald, Lori Eddy, Matthew Hall, Laura Neil | St. Thomas | |
| 2024 | Jayden King, Grace Gave, Daniel Del Conte, Jillian Uniacke | Tillsonburg |
The Ontario Senior Championship is for curlers over 50. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.
| Year | Men's champion skip | Women's champion skip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1968 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1970 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1973 | Fern Irwin | ||
| 1974 | Joyce Black | ||
| 1975 | Shirley Pilson | ||
| 1976 | Lois Lawrie | ||
| 1977 | Jake Edwards | Shirley Keely | |
| 1978 | Jo Wallace | ||
| 1979 | Bill Lewis | Jean Beardsley | |
| 1980 | Mary Ritchie | ||
| 1981 | Barbara Baker | ||
| 1982 | Shirley Pilson | ||
| 1983 | Betty Sim | ||
| 1984 | Wyn Hushagen | ||
| 1985 | Steve Kot | June Shaw | |
| 1986 | Earle Hushagen | Sirkka Tyynela | |
| 1987 | Mac White | Jean Basset | |
| 1988 | Howie Montone | Phyllis Nielson | |
| 1989 | Jim Sharples | Ellie Kompch | |
| 1990 | Bill Dickie | Jill Greenwood | |
| 1991 | Bob Denney | Jean Beardsley | |
| 1992 | Jim Sharples | Lorraine Coughlan | |
| 1993 | Jill Greenwood | ||
| 1994 | Jill Greenwood | ||
| 1995 | Ellie Kompch | ||
| 1996 | Jill Greenwood | ||
| 1997 | Jill Greenwood | ||
| 1998 | Jill Greenwood | ||
| 1999 | Jim Sharples | Pat Reid | |
| 2000 | Bob Turcotte | Diane Harris | |
| 2001 | Axel Larsen | Anne Dunn | |
| 2002 | Bob Fedosa | Anne Dunn | |
| 2003 | Don Glinz | Joyce Potter | |
| 2004 | Bob Turcotte | Anne Dunn | |
| 2005 | Frank Gowan | Joyce Potter | |
| 2006 | Anne Dunn | ||
| 2007 | Jan Carwardine | ||
| 2008 | Ann Pearson | ||
| 2009 | Cheryl McBain | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | Jo-Ann Rizzo | ||
| 2017 | Jo-Ann Rizzo | ||
| 2018 | Colleen Madonia | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | Sherry Middaugh | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Jo-Ann Rizzo | ||
| 2023 | Susan Froud | ||
| 2024 | Jo-Ann Rizzo |
See main article: U18 Ontario Curling Championships.
This event is for curlers 17 and under.
The Ontario Intermediate Championship was for curlers over 40 (men's) and 35 (women's). It was discontinued after 2018.
Champion skips (1993–2018):
| Year | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bob Turcotte | Pat Reid | |
| 1994 | Bob Gurd | Gloria Campbell | |
| 1995 | Bob Hanna | Anne Dunn | |
| 1996 | Don Glinz | Jill Greenwood | |
| 1997 | Gary Smith | Gloria Campbell | |
| 1998 | Layne Noble | Anne Dunn | |
| 1999 | Bob Ingram | Joyce Potter | |
| 2000 | Jim Lyle | Gloria Campbell | |
| 2001 | John Collins | Joyce Potter | |
| 2002 | Jim Lyle | Stacey Brandwood | |
| 2003 | Jim Lyle | Suzanne Boudreault | |
| 2004 | Jim Lyle | Stacey Brandwood | |
| 2005 | Greg Timbers | Kerry Lackie | |
| 2006 | Bill Duck | Stacey Brandwood | |
| 2007 | J. P. Lachance | Carol Jackson | |
| 2008 | Stacey Brandwood | ||
| 2009 | Guy Racette | Carol Jackson | |
| 2010 | Al Hutchinson | Carol Jackson | |
| 2011 | Ian Robertson | Cheryl McBain | |
| 2012 | Bob Armstrong | Karen Shepley O'Hearn | |
| 2013 | Al Hutchinson | Ann Pearson | |
| 2014 | John Young, Jr. | Beth Gregg | |
| 2015 | Cheryl McBain | ||
| 2016 | Dave Collyer | Karri-Lee Grant | |
| 2017 | Spencer Cooper | Mary Pidgeon | |
| 2018 | Susan Froud |
The Ontario Masters Championship is for curlers over 60. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships.
(winners since 1993)
| Year | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Earle Hushagen (Peterborough) | Elizabeth Love (Burlington) | |
| 1994 | Earle Hushagen (Peterborough) | Mae Midgley (Simcoe) | |
| 1995 | Ken Scovell (Orangeville) | Betty MacMillan (Westmount) | |
| 1996 | Joe Moroz (Highland) | Dorrie Fiegehen (Elmvale) | |
| 1997 | Rod Matheson (Ottawa) | Mary Lou Dickinson (London) | |
| 1998 | Barry Goring (Bayview) | Merle Williams (Avonlea) | |
| 1999 | Bill Bennett (Bradford) | Rae Donovan (Navy) | |
| 2000 | Jim Sharples (Royals) | Ann De Ryk (Aylmer) | |
| 2001 | Bill Dickie (Cornwall) | Nancy B. Clark (Dixie) | |
| 2002 | Bill Dickie (Cornwall) | Fran Allan (Unionville) | |
| 2003 | Jim Sharples (Royals) | Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls) | |
| 2004 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Wendy Simpson (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) | |
| 2005 | Rod Matheson (Ottawa) | Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls) | |
| 2006 | David Stewart (Oakville) | Betty Bush (Royal Kingston) | |
| 2007 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Cathy Keys (Glanford) | |
| 2008 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Pam Bothwell (Guelph) | |
| 2009 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Betty Bush (Royal Kingston) | |
| 2010 | Mike Dorey (Guelph) | Jane Galloway (Ilderton) | |
| 2011 | Layne Noble (Ottawa) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) | |
| 2012 | Mike Dorey (Guelph) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) | |
| 2013 | Bob Turcotte (Scarboro) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) | |
| 2014 | Layne Noble (Rideau) | Diana Favel (Rideau) | |
| 2015 | Wayne Gowan (Dundas Granite) | Diana Favel (Rideau) | |
| 2016 | Bruce Delaney (Russell) | Anne Dunn (Galt) | |
| 2017[8] | Bruce Delaney (Russell) | Dale Curtis (Galt) | |
| 2018[9] | Al Hutchinson (Paisley) | Dale Curtis (Galt) | |
| 2019[10] | Gordon Norton (Oshawa) | Janice Carwardine (Leaside) | |
| 2020 | Al Hutchinson (Bluewater)[11] [12] | Janice Carwardine (Leaside)[13] | |
| 2021 | Al Hutchinson (Bluewater)[14] | Janice Carwardine (Leaside)[15] | |
| 2022[16] | Brian Lewis (Rideau) | Ruth Alexander (Highland) | |
| 2023[17] [18] | Howard Rajala (Rideau) | Alison Goring (Gravenhurst) |
First instituted in 2013 to send a team to the inaugural National Mixed Doubles Championship.
| Year | Pair | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Highland Country Club, London | ||
| 2014 | Highland Country Club, London | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | Donalda Curling Club, Toronto | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Ilderton Curling Club, Ilderton | ||
| 2019 | Wingham Golf & Curling Club, Wingham | ||
| 2020 | Unionville Curling Club, Markham | ||
| 2023 | Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa | ||
| 2024 | Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa |
This event is the provincial school championship, and teams represent their secondary schools rather than clubs. The boys event has been held annually since 1948.
Notable past champions
This is a mixed event, featuring wheelchair curling.
Champions:
This event allowed more amateur curlers to win a provincial championship. Only two members of a team were allowed to have won a zone crest in any other event except for youth events. In addition, only two members of the team could have won the provincial event before. All zone winners went straight to a 32 team provincial championship. This event was cancelled after 2018.
Notable winners:
This event has historically disqualified the top teams in the province. In its final year, 2018, the winners qualified for the Ontario Tankard (men's) and the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women's).
Notable past winners:
This event existed until 2016 and was replaced by the U21 Mixed Doubles championship. Competitors must be 20 years or younger as of December 31 of the previous year.[21]
Past winners:[22]
| Year | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Rob Brandwood | |
| 1984 | Mike Attenhof | |
| 1985 | Dave Simpson | |
| 1986 | Wayne Middaugh | |
| 1987 | Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley | |
| 1988 | Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley | |
| 1989 | Richard Hart, Janet McGhee, Collin Mitchell, Tracy Jackson | |
| 1990 | Matt Hames, Jayne Flinn, Chris Harris, Leslie Allan | |
| 1991 | Joe Frans, Kerri McGrath, Daniel Frans, Stacey Rayner | |
| 1992 | Brad Savage, Julie Anderson, Gord Chilton, Sandy Graham | |
| 1993 | Warren Fisher, Katharine Pilon, Paul Winford, Jo-Anne McArthur | |
| 1994 | Tony Rowlandson, Kate McKellar, Sean Follis, Kim Shortt | |
| 1995 | Steve Allen, Tammy Wall, Rick Allen, Monique Robert | |
| 1996 | Greg Balsdon, Danielle St. Amand, Chris Wall, Becky Philpot | |
| 1997 | Raymond Busato, Susan Hughes, Mike Lilly, Lynn Ritchie | |
| 1998 | Jason Young, Denna Schell, Spencer Cooper, Amy Cooper | |
| 1999 | John Morris, Jacqueline Smith, Brent Laing, Chrissy Cadorin | |
| 2000 | John Epping, Julie Reddick, Jason Newland, Stephanie Leachman | |
| 2001 | Sean St. Amand, Chrissy Cadorin, Dale Roach, Amy MacKay | |
| 2002 | Sebastien Robillard, Julie Reddick, Kevin Flewwelling, Leigh Armstrong | |
| 2003 | Chris Gardner, Lauren Mann, Gavan Jamieson, Jaimee Gardner | |
| 2004 | Lee Merklinger, Peter Gillich, Breanne Merklinger, Brian Fleischhaker | |
| 2005 | Marika Bakewell, Jodie Hodgson, Stephanie Carrodo, Bill Francis | |
| 2006 | Mike Anderson, Laura Payne, Darren Anderson, Megan Aldridge | |
| 2007 | Scott McDonald, Brit O'Neill, Andrew Clayton, Jenn Minchin | |
| 2008 | Christian Tolusso, Emma Miskew, Ritchie Gillan, Stephanie Piper | |
| 2009 | Mark Kean, Jaclyn Rivington, Andrew Inouye, Darrelle Johnson | |
| 2010 | Andrew McGaugh, Ginger Coyle, Michael McGaugh, Frances Pritchard | |
| 2011 | Robert Collins, Kaitlin Stubbs, Isaac Stubbs, Alanna Cornish | |
| 2012 | Brett Lyon-Hatcher, Evie Fortier, Ben Miskew, Sydney Chasty | |
| 2013 | Michael McGaugh, Kendall Haymes, Bryan Mitchell, Cassie Savage | |
| 2014[23] | Ryan McCrady, Lauren Horton, Matthew Haughn, Jessica Armstrong | |
| 2015 | Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Emma Becker | |
| 2016 | Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Mariah Jacklin |
| Year | Winning pair | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Morgan Calwell & Kayla MacMillan | Quinte | |
| 2018 | Matt Hall & Riley Sandham[24] | Kitchener-Waterloo Granite | |
| 2019 | Sammy Churchill & Anastasia Richards | St. Catharines Golf & Country Club |
Previously known as Bantam Mixed
Notable past winners:[25]
Mixed curling for male curlers over 50 and female curlers over 45.
Notable past champions:
In this event, each club that enters has two teams, who compete against other clubs, and scores are totalled in aggregate form. Regional and zone playdowns are single-knock out rather than double. It is the oldest of the O.C.A. events, dating back to 1875. The women's event has been held since 1914.
The event served as a provincial championship from 1927 to 1931 with a team selected from with winning club representing Ontario at the Brier. In 1932 and 1933, the winner entered a playoff to go to the Brier, and from 1934 to 1937, the winner of the Brier trophy event of the Tankard went to the Brier.
In 2022, the event format changed, with the men's and women's events being merged into one. The event is still a double rink event, except one team must be a men's team, and the other a women's team.
Champion clubs since 1992:
| Year | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Burlington CC | ||
| 1993 | Avonlea CC | ||
| 1994 | Sarnia G&CC | ||
| 1995 | Burlington CC | ||
| 1996 | St. Thomas CC | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1998 | Burlington CC | ||
| 1999 | Burlington CC | ||
| 2000 | Boulevard | ||
| 2001 | Ayr CC | ||
| 2002 | Ottawa CC | ||
| 2003 | |||
| 2004 | Ilderton CC | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Orangeville CC | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | Ilderton CC | ||
| 2009 | Orangeville CC | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | Ilderton CC | ||
| 2016 | St. Mary's CC | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Oshawa CC | ||
| 2019 | Guelph CC | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2024 | Dundas Valley G&CC | ||
Champions
| Year | Men's club (skip) | Women's club (skip) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chatham Granite (Robert Stafford) | High Park (Kelly Cochrane) | |
| 2010 | Annandale CC (Chris Van Huyse) | Chinguacousy CC (Susan Burnside) | |
| 2011 | Richmond Hill CC (Greg Balsdon) | High Park (Jodi McCutcheon) | |
| 2012 | Richmond Hill CC (Jordan Keon) | Quinte CC (Caroline Deans) | |
| 2013 | KW Granite (Brent Gray) | Burlington CC (Michelle Fletcher) | |
| 2014 | Cataraqui G&CC (Mike Hull) | Westmount G&CC (Kerry Lackie) | |
| 2015 | Palmerston CC (Mike Benjamins) | Guelph CC (Tina Mazerolle) | |
| 2016 | Cataraqui G&CC (Wesley Forget) | Lindsay CC (Julie O'Neill) | |
| 2017 | Richmond Hill CC (Jon St. Denis) | High Park (Jodi McCutcheon) | |
| 2018 | Cornwall CC (Matthew Dupuis) | Oshawa CC (Stacey Hogan) | |
| 2019 | KW Granite (Paul Moffatt) | York CC (Laurie Shields) | |
| 2021 | Guelph CC (Adam Spencer) | York CC (Laurie Shields) | |
| 2022 | Richmond Hill CC (Greg Balsdon) | The Thornhill (Chrissy Cadorin) | |
| 2023 | Royal Kingston CC (Noel Herron) | Rideau CC (Lindsay Thorne) |
This event is for curlers over the age of 70. The event is an open event, that women and men may enter. It began in 2007.
Winners:
In this event, curlers must use a "stick" to throw the rock. "Sticks" are usually used by disabled and elderly athletes unable to throw the rock by sliding along the ice. The event began in 2007.
Winners:
This event is open to elementary school students of any gender. Teams represent their elementary schools. The event began in 1993.
Past winners:
This event began in 2024 and features teams who participate in local and provincial bonspiels. Teams earn points from these tournaments and are invited to play in this event.[31]
Winners:
Winners:
Winners: