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2022-23 CURLING SEASON

Welcome to Our Club

The Burlington Curling Club is one of the finest curling clubs in Ontario with first rate food and beverage service, 5 sheets of quality curling ice and a friendly facility that fosters the love of the game on and off the ice. We are a member-owned club that is managed by an elected Board of Directors.

We offer clinics with qualified instructors for new curlers wishing to learn the sport and we have a reputation for producing quality curlers. The club provides an environment of good fellowship and sportsmanship for curlers at all levels of competition.

The club has a full-time manager and ice maker. Our licensed bar and lounge facilities are available during the curling season to members and their guests. Curling is available to men and women during the daytime or evenings during the week. Mixed curling is available on Saturdays & Sundays. Our youth curl on Tuesdays and Thursdays in after-school time slots. The club generally offers time each week to individuals or teams for practice sessions.

Club Services include a bar and lounge, food service, coaching and clinics and a pro shop.

Please click for complete Membership information.

Women’s Teams Click Here to Register

Men’s Teams Click Here to Register

Message from the Board of Directors

Happy New Year to all! We would like to thank everyone at the BCC for staying diligent with respect to COVID-19.Authorities are predicting an uptake in COVID-19 prevalence for the beginning of 2023, especially with the new strain XBB1.5. We ask that you continue to monitor your symptoms and stay home when required, especially when you are not feeling well. By staying diligent, we are optimistic a full season of curling can be had without any unnecessary downtime.

In case you haven’t already, we strongly encourage you to get the bivalent vaccine, as health officials suggest this is the best course of defense against the virus.

For your general awareness, there is an antiviral oral drug called Paxlovid, used to treat COVID-19 and can be available through your local pharmacist. The drug can be available in Ontario for individuals who are 60 yrs of age or older. Please contact your family physician or pharmacist for inquiries.

Our message to you for 2023 has not changed, stay the course, keep up your diligence in monitoring your symptoms and please do not come to the curling club if you are not feeling well.

Grandiose Gamble

The Grandiose Gamble was back this year from January 5-8 and we had a full field of participants! It was great to see so many people at the club to be involved in this great annual event. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants and spectators. Thank you so much to Jeff Cridland and all the volunteers for organizing this wonderful event. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants and spectators.

1^st Event Winners – (L-R) Joyce Broadhead, Jeff Wilkin, Gilles Gannon, Andy Scott, Alison Sweetlove (Sponsor)

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1^st Event Runners-Up – (L-R) Nevenko Prostran, Jim Hettinger, Mary Scott, Bryan Watson

For all Event Winners and Runners-up please check the Mixed Section Home page.

On Thursday, January 19, 2023 the Burlington Curling Club welcomed 20 Scottish Curlers to the club to compete in the Strathcona Cup – a friendly competition between Canada and Scotland that takes place once every 5 years. A great time was had by all with 4 games on the ice for the competition and a demonstration of 2-person stick curling on the other sheet, and a full crowd of spectators in the house. After 8-ends for all games the combined score was tied 23-23.

The competition uses cumulative scores from all games across Canada. With additional tours taking place in Western and Eastern Canada, all three tours wrap up the event at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club on February 2nd. Canada currently leads the overall event 1296-1165.

COVID Protocols for the Upcoming Season

The Board would like to update the members on this year’s Covid policies. Having received feedback and guidance from Curl Ontario along with updated health and safety requirements from the Province of Ontario the Board has decided the following for the upcoming season. We will continue to adapt and monitor all requirements throughout the season and will adjust accordingly. However, in line with the Government of Ontario and Curl Ontario, the Board has determined that there will be no vaccine mandate and masking while in the Club (both on and off the ice) will be a personal choice for members.

We look forward to a year with bonspiels and socializing. We also strongly encourage members to ensure they are up-to-date on their vaccinations and remind all members to find spares when feeling unwell (no matter the symptoms). As the Province of Ontario continues along its reopening pathway, please remember to be respectful to all members regarding their personal choices around masking and socializing.

I am happy to report that we have been approved for another Trillium grant. Our club will receive $71,700 towards a new boiler and on ice gas heater as well as air-conditioning for the lounge.
The grant covers 80% of the total cost.
We will be removing all the old water piping in the ice shed area and replacing with a new gas heater. The new boiler will more efficiently heat the rest of our building and save us on heating bills and the air conditioner will allow for summer time rentals and help make the club more comfortable during the start and end of the season.
The Burlington Curling Club gratefully acknowledges a Trillium Foundation grant of $67,900 that has allowed us to update our ice plant and remove the mold infected areas of the club. This will provide both energy savings and a safer environment for our curlers.

Practice Times

Club Hours

The club will be open 8:30 AM until 11PM – 7 days a week – from Thanksgiving to Easter.
Closed over the Christmas holidays.
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Outside of those hours email: manager@burlcurl.com

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