Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a

sanctioning body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken g ...

for the sport of

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

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 Dave J. Parkes is the former general manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Curling Association from 1988 until 2007. A Winnipeg native, Parkes joined the CCA in Ottawa in 1988 as its general manager and became its chief executive offi ...

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

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Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continues in the position at present. On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada.

Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present)

*1935–38:

John T. Haig John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

*1938–39:

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*1939–40: Ross Harstone *1940–41: Dr.

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*1941–42: Hon. Thane Campbell *1942–46:

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*1946–47:

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*1947–48: Hon. Brig. Colin A. Campbell *1948–49: Murray Macneill *1949–50:

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*1950–51:

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*1951–52:

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*1952–53:

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*1953–54: Emmett Smith *1954–55: Cyril Boyd *1955–56: Hon. Sen. Richard Donahoe *1956–57: John Dutton *1957–58: Samuel Rothschild *1958–59:

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*1959–60:

Walter B. Cowan Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

*1960–61: Alan MacGowan *1961–62:

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*1962–63: Ted Pattee *1963–64:

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*1964–65: Arthur Skinner *1965–66: Frank Sargent *1966–67: Hon.

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*1967–68: William Lumsden *1968–69:

Harry P. Carter Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

*1969: Alf Parkhill *1969–70:

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*1970–71: Dr. Maurice Campbell *1971–72:

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*1972–73: Irl England *1973–74:

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*1974–75:

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*1975–76:

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*1976–77: David C. Smith *1977–78:

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*1978–79:

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*1979–80:

Frank Stent Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curre ...

*1980–81:

Cecil Watt Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada *Cecil, Alberta, ...

*1981–82: Thomas Fisher *1982–83:

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*1983–84: Ray Kingsmith *1984–85: Dr.

Clyde Opaleychuk Clyde may refer to: People * Clyde (given name) * Clyde (surname) Places For townships see also Clyde Township (disambiguation), Clyde Township Australia * Clyde, New South Wales * Clyde, Victoria * Clyde River, New South Wales Canada * Clyde, ...

*1985–86: Ralph Boyd *1986–87:

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*1987–88:

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*1988–89:

Joseph Gurowka Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

*1989–90: Dr.

Edward Steeves Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

*1990: Donald R. MacLeod *1990–91: Dr. Edward Steeves *1991–92: Mary-Anne Nicholson *1992–93:

Stanley Oleson Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

*1993–94:

Evelyn Krahn Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn (VT ...

*1994–95: Lorne Mitton *1995–96: Shirley Morash *1996–97: Pat Reid *1997–98: Harvey Malo *1998–99:

Judy Veinot Judy is a short form of the name Judith. Judy may refer to: Places * Judy, Kentucky, village in Montgomery County, United States * Judy Woods, woodlands in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Animals * Judy (dog) (1936–1950), ...

*1999-00:

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*2000–01:

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*2001–02: Don Lewis *2002–03:

Maureen Miller Maureen is a female given name. In Gaelic, it is Máirín, a pet form of ''Máire'' (the Irish cognate of Mary), which is derived from the Hebrew Miriam. The name has sometimes been regarded as corresponding to the male given name Maurice. Some n ...

*2003–04: Don Petlak *2004–05: Barry Greenberg *2005–06:

Jerry Shoemaker Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * Jerry (film), ''Jerry'' (film), a 200 ...

*2006–07: Donna Duffett *2007–08:

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*2008–09:

Fran Todd Fran may refer to: People and fictional characters * Fran (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Fran (footballer, born 1969) or Francisco Javier González Pérez * Fran (footballer, born 1972), Spanish retired footb ...

*2009–10: Graham Prouse *2010–11:

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*2011–12:

Laura Lochanski Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay o ...

*2012–13:

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*2013–14:

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*2014–15:

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*2015–16:

*2016–17:

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*2017–18: Resby Coutts *2018–19:

*2019–20: John Shea *2020–21:

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(until June 2021) *2021–22: Amy Nixon (from June 2021) *2022-23:

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Championship events

* Canadian Mixed Curling Championship * Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship *

Canadian Junior Curling Championships The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21 as of June 30 in the year prior to the tournament. The even ...

Canadian Visually Impaired Curling Championship Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...

(women's nationals) *

Tim Hortons Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...

(men's nationals) * Canada Cup of Curling * Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship *

Canadian Senior Curling Championships The Canadian Senior Curling Championships are an annual bonspiel held to determine the national champions in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The championship teams play at the World Senior Curling ...

* 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 (

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) *

Curl PEI Curl PEI, formerly known as Prince Edward Island Curling Association, is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Prince Edward Island. As one of 14 regional associations within Curling Canada, the organization runs the provincia ...

CURLSASK Curlsask (stylized CURLSASK), formerly known as the Saskatchewan Curling Association, is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Saskatchewan. It was founded in 1904. The association has more than 130 member curling clubs orga ...

*Yukon Curling Association

References

External links

Official website
{{National members of the World Curling Federation