Kim Kelly (born April 4, 1962 in Halifax,

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

as Kim Ackles) is a

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curler from

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth ( ) is an urban community and former city located in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Dartmouth is located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes, after the larg ...

. She currently throws skip stones for

Colleen Jones Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...

, whom she has won five national championships and two world championships. In 2019, Kelly was named the eighth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Kelly had retired from competitive curling in 2006 but returned in 2010 playing third for

Nancy Delahunt Nancy Dale Delahunt (born January 5, 1959) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Delahunt currently plays third for Colleen Jones. Career Delahunt was born in Montreal, Quebec. She was a member of the Colleen Jones team which won fi ...

, failing to secure a spot in the provincial playdowns. She would then go on to join former teammate

Mary-Anne Arsenault Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. She is a five-time Canadian Champion, and two-time World Curling C ...

, playing the second position for the 2011–12 season. For the 2012–2013 season Arsenault and Kelly reunited with former skip

, with the goal of reaching the

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. Jones played third or second position, while Arsenault was skip. Jenn Baxter, played lead, while Stephanie McVicar, joined the team as the fifth.

was offered to join the team as coach or manager. Since this announcement McVicar left the team to play with

Heather Smith-Dacey Heather Smith (born September 21, 1972 in Sackville, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia. While married to Brier champion Mark Dacey, she was known as Heather Smith-Dacey. She is currently the alternate on Team A ...

, and Delahunt joined the team as the fifth. Jones played third, and Kelly remained at second. Kelly (as third) joined Jones, Mary Sue Radford and Delahunt to win the 2016 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, following that with an undefeated run to win the

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in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Personal life

Kelly is married and has two children. She is a retired pharmacist.2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Mead Guide: Team Nova Scotia

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* 1962 births Living people Canadian women curlers Canadian women's curling champions Canadian mixed curling champions Canadian people of English descent World curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Canada Cup (curling) participants Curlers from Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia {{Canada-curling-bio-stub