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The Garden City will be curling central starting Sunday, as a Canadian champion will be crowned.
As part of its ongoing 125th anniversary celebrations, the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club will be hosting the 2024 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Curlers from each province and territory will compete at the club over seven days, beginning Sunday, Nov. 3. The champion will be crowned on finals day, Saturday, Nov. 9.
“We are proud to have the honour of hosting this prestigious event in our special anniversary year. This is one of the few national curling championships still held in a curling club. We know our club has the perfect facilities for hosting this event. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the 2024 Mixed Curling Championship in St. Catharines,” said Michelle Scott, chair
of the 2024 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship host committee.
Scott, who once played in the Canadian Mixed Championships, certainly appreciates what it takes to put together such a huge event.
“I sure do. We’ve had a great committee that met kind of monthly, then in this last month weekly, and in this last week even daily,” Scott said.
“It does take a lot of work, working with Curling Canada, working with your committee, and of course working with your facility – and everyone has been very accommodating.”
The public is invited to take in the action, for free, and Scott points out that seating on the ice has been added at the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club.
Games begin at 12:30 on November 3 as pool play will continue through Wednesday, November 6, before the seeding and playoff rounds on Thursday and Friday.
The semifinals (10 a.m.) and medal game (2:30 p.m.) take place on Saturday, November 9.
More information on the draw can be found here:
https://www.curling.ca/2024mixed/files/2024/09/2024-Mixed-Draw-copy.pdf
Athletes participating in the mixed nationals include some of the top curlers on the planet, with several having competed at the Montana’s Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Last year in Swift Current, Saskatchewan the host team skipped by Shaun Meachem, won the mixed nationals
This year, Team Ontario consists of skip Jayden King, vice-skip Grace Cave, second Daniel Del Conte and lead Jillian Uniacke. They’re curling out of the Tillsonburg Curling Club.
The opening ceremonies begin at 3:30 pm on Sunday November 3.
It’s the second straight year the Region has hosted a high-profile curling event.
The Gale Centre in Niagara Falls was home to 64 teams and the Hearing Life Tour Challenge in 2023. The challenge was broadcast live across the country on Sportsnet.
What: Mixed Curling Canadian Championship
When: Sunday, Nov. 3 to Saturday, Nov. 9. Opening ceremonies 3:30 p.m. on Sunday,
Nov. 3.
Where: St. Catharines Golf and Country Club, 70 Westchester Ave., St. Catharines
The entire weeks event, including the opening ceremonies, will be streamed on the Curling Canada website for free.
Visit curling.ca for more information.
Rod Mawhood is a lifelong Niagara native who has had the pleasure of working in all three mediums – Radio, Print and TV – for over 20 years. His first announcing gig was with the then St. Catharines Stompers. Since then he’s worked in radio and TV in Toronto, and currently is the announcer for the Niagara IceDogs and Niagara River Lions.
Rod also covers the Buffalo Bills for FOX Sports and the Buffalo Sabres for NBC Sports.
