Canadian Curling Association
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) is a Canadian
organization
responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport
of curling
. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.
was the General Manager and then Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Greg Stemlaw is now CEO.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
of curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.
History
The CCA was created in 1990 when Curl Canada and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association amalgamated. From its creation until 2007, Dave ParkesDave Parkes
Dave J. Parkes was the General Manager and then the 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 officer in 2000...
was the General Manager and then Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Greg Stemlaw is now CEO.
Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008-present)
- 1938-39: Elbridge MacKay
- 1940-41: Dr. A. F. Anderson
- 1941-42: Hon. Thane Campbell
- 1942-46: Bill Norgan
- 1946-47: James E. Armstrong
- 1947-48: Hon. Brig. Colin A. Campbell
- 1949-50: Gordon Hudson
- 1951-52: Niven Jackson
- 1952-53: Fielding Rankine
- 1953-54: Emmett Smith
- 1954-55: Cyril Boyd
- 1955-56: Hon. Sen. Richard DonahoeRichard DonahoeRichard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., K.S.G. was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of James Donahoe and Rebecca Duggan, he was educated at Dalhousie University and set up practice in Halifax. In 1936, he married Mary Boyd...
- 1956-57: John Dutton
- 1957-58: Samuel Rothschild
- 1958-59: Archibald Wilson
- 1959-60: Walter B. Cowan
- 1960-61: Alan MacGowan
- 1961-62: Earl Bourne
- 1962-63: Ted Pattee
- 1963-64: Richard T. Topping
- 1964-65: Arthur Skinner
- 1965-66: Frank F. Sargent
- 1966-67: Hon. Gordon Lockhart BennettGordon Lockhart BennettGordon Lockhart Bennett, OC was a Canadian teacher, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island....
- 1967-68: William Lumsden
- 1968-69: Harry P. Carter
- 1969-70: Albert Parkhill
- 1970-71: Dr. Maurice Campbell
- 1971-72: T. Gordon Thompson
- 1972-73: Irl England
- 1973-74: D. William Currie
- 1974-75: L. E. Olson
- 1975-76: William Leaman
- 1976-77: David C. Smith
- 1977-78: Herbert Millham
- 1978-79: Clifton Thompson
- 1979-80: Frank Stent
- 1980-81: Cecil Watt
- 1981-82: Thomas Fisher
- 1982-83: Cyril S. Walters
- 1983-84: Ray KingsmithRay KingsmithRaymond "Ray" A. Kingsmith was a politician and professional curler from Alberta, Canada.-Politics:Kingsmith ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1971 Alberta general election. He decided to take on incumbent Bill Dickie who had crossed the floor two years earlier from the...
- 1984-85: Dr. Clyde Opaleychuk
- 1985-86: Ralph Boyd
- 1986-87: Jerry Muzika
- 1987-88: Harvey Mazinke
- 1988-89: Joseph Gurowka
- 1989-90: Dr. Edward Steeves
- 1990: Donald R. MacLeod
- 1990-91: Dr. Edward Steeves
- 1991-92: Mary-Anne Nicholson
- 1992-93: Stanley Oleson
- 1993-94: Evelyn Krahn
- 1994-95: Lorne MittonLorne MittonLorne Mitton is the former mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, elected in May 2004. His predecessor was Brian Murphy. He was born and raised in Moncton, and studied at the University of Toronto...
- 1995-96: Shirley Morash
- 1996-97: Pat Reid
- 1997-98: Harvey Malo
- 1998-99: Judy Veinot
- 1999-00: Jack Boutilier
- 2001-02: Zivan Saper
- 2002-03: Maureen Miller
- 2003-04: Don Petlak
- 2004-05: Barry Greenberg
- 2005-06: Jerry Shoemaker
- 2006-07: Donna Duffett
- 2007-08: Al Forsythe
- 2008-09: Fran Todd
- 2009-10: Graham Prouse
- 2010-11: Jack Bowman
- 2011-12: Laura Lochanski
Championship events
- Canadian Mixed Curling ChampionshipCanadian Mixed Curling ChampionshipThe Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. It is considered as the highest level of mixed curling in the world, with the absence of a World Championships. However, a...
- John Shea Insurance Canada Cup QualifierJohn Shea Insurance Canada Cup QualifierThe John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier was an annual curling bonspiel held at the Ottawa and Rideau Curling Clubs in Ottawa, Canada. In odd years, the event was a qualifier for the men's Canada Cup of Curling while in even years the event is the women's qualifier...
- Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier
- Continental Cup of CurlingContinental Cup of CurlingThe Continental Cup of Curling is a curling tournament held annually between teams from North America against teams from the rest of the world. Each side is represented by six teams , and compete using a unique points system. The tournament is modeled after golf's Ryder Cup...
- Canadian Junior Curling ChampionshipsCanadian Junior Curling ChampionshipsThe 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 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
- Canadian Visually Impaired Curling Championship
- Scotties Tournament of HeartsScotties Tournament of HeartsThe Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as...
(women's) - World Wheelchair Curling ChampionshipWorld Wheelchair Curling ChampionshipThe World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.-Medalists:...
- World Junior Curling ChampionshipsWorld Junior Curling ChampionshipsThe World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
- Tim Hortons BrierTim Hortons BrierThe Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...
(men's) - Canada Cup of Curling
- Canadian Wheelchair Curling ChampionshipCanadian Wheelchair Curling ChampionshipThe Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship is the national championship for Wheelchair curling in Canada. The event has been held since 2004.-Winners:...
- World Women's Curling Championship
- Canadian Senior Curling ChampionshipsCanadian Senior Curling ChampionshipsThe Canadian Senior Curling Championships is an annual bonspiel held to determine the national championships in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The Championship team plays at the World Senior Curling Championships the following year.-Men's:-Women's:...
- Canadian Masters Curling ChampionshipsCanadian Masters Curling ChampionshipsThe Canadian Masters Curling Championship is an annual curling tournament featuring Canadian provincial and territorial teams of curlers over the age of 60. The event began in 2000.-Winners:...
- World Men's Curling Championship
- World Senior Curling ChampionshipsWorld Senior Curling ChampionshipsThe World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Senior curling is quite similar to curling, with the exception of having only 8 ends played instead of 10....
Member Associations
- Alberta Curling Federation
- Curl BC
- Curling Québec
- Manitoba Curling Association
- New Brunswick Curling AssociationNew Brunswick Curling AssociationThe New Brunswick Curling Association is the provincial governing body for the sport of curling in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.Marg Maranda is the executive director for the New Brunswick Curling Association.-Provincial:...
- Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association
- Northern Ontario Curling AssociationNorthern Ontario Curling AssociationThe Northern Ontario Curling Association is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Northern Ontario.When it comes to curling in Canada, Northern Ontario is treated as if it were a province. It is the only sub-provincial region that sends teams to the various national championships....
- Northwest Territories Curling Association
- Nova Scotia Curling Association
- Nunavut Curling Association
- Ontario Curling AssociationOntario Curling AssociationThe Ontario Curling Association is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association. The OCA sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships except the Scott Tournament of Hearts. The NOCF sends a...
- Prince Edward Island Curling Association
- Saskatchewan Curling Association
- Yukon Curling Association
External links
Further reading
- Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada at Library and Archives Canada