The Lakeshore Curling Club is a

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club located in the Lower Sackville community of the

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. The club is located at the Sackville Sports Stadium.

History

A curling centre was opened in Lower Sackville in 2000, and the club was established in 2003. The club won the women's Canadian Curling Club Championships in 2024, the first title for a club from Nova Scotia.

Wheelchair curling

In addition to regular curling, the club has a

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program, which began in 2001. It is the only curling facility in the province with a wheelchair curling coaching program. The program was severely threatened during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, seeing its membership drop by more than two-thirds.

Events

The club hosted The Curling Store Cashspiel, a former

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event. The club also hosted the 2009 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.

Provincial champions

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won provincial championships several times:

Men's

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won the Nova Scotia Tankard two times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Brier, Canada's national men's championship.

Junior women's

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won the provincial women's junior championships once, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the

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Senior men's

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won the provincial senior men's championship once, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the

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U18 women's

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won the provincial under 18 women's championships three times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian U18 Curling Championships. The club won the national title in 2018.

Wheelchair

Owing to the club's wheelchair curling program, teams from the Lakeshore have won every single provincial title since 2009. The club did not send a team to the 2024 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship due to diminishing numbers in the wheelchair program at the club.

Women's Curling Club championships

Teams from the Lakeshore Curling Club have won the women's provincial curling club championships three times, earning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Curling Club Championships.

References

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