Welcome to the Cornwall Curling Club, located in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada! Curling is great exercise and a lot of fun! Our club emphasizes the social and recreational aspects of the game (although we’ve had Canadian champs and even a World champion!) and welcomes both new and experienced curlers. Check out the Info section of our website, or call, email or drop in to see what we have to offer, and why we should be your curling club. Note that we have members from all around Queens County, not just the Town of Cornwall, and boast more members than any other PEI curling facility.
Latest news
Save the dates: Bonspiels and Funspiels at Cornwall this season (updated)
Here is a list of bonspiels and funspiels coming at our Club this season. As always, dates are subject to change, and more events may be added. We will have more details on each of them as they approach. The 7th annual Masters Plus event Nov. 21-22 attracts curlers from around the Maritimes, with a format that has three players age 60 and over and 1 player who is at least 55. Click for last year's wrapup. The Ladies Spiel on Nov. 23 is open to female curlers from all clubs. Click for last year's wrapup. Our popular Mixed Doubles ...
50X50 Draw Changes for upcoming season, including pay in advance option
As was discussed at the Annual General Meeting, we are making changes to our 50X50 "Snowball" draw for adult members this season. In the past we had followed the practice of most places doing these draws by requiring you to sign in weekly. As well, you had to sign in yourself - no one else could sign in for you. This is generally done for the purpose of bringing you into a place of business more frequently so they can sell you more of whatever they sell. This doesn't really apply to a curling club, where you ...
Try curling, learn and/or sign up to curl at our 3 FREE No Obligation Adult Curling School sessions Oct 15-17.
We've got three No Cost/No Obligation opportunities coming up for adults to give curling a try and/or learn to curl! Open House, Curling School and New Members Registration Evenings Our FREE, no obligation, adult Learn to Curl sessions will take Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings Oct 15-17 from 6:30 to 8:30 or so. Come any one, any two, or all three nights! We will have both new and continuing classes each night, as well as basic demonstrations. Wear loose-fitting or stretchy pants, a light jacket, gloves, and bring clean sneakers. Everything else you need will be provided. New members’ registration for adults will ...
Members: Recruit New Members, and get a Gift Certificate!
Club Members: if you know of someone who would like to try curling, invite them to our free adult curling school and demonstration on the evenings of October 15th, 16th and 17th! For each new adult curler that you helped to join our Club, you will receive a $20 gift certificate for use at the Club!
How to register for curling - both online and in-person options available
This will be the second season for our online registration system, available starting October 7 at CornwallCurling.com/registration. As well, we have our traditional registration nights where you can register in person, with Board Members and Staff available to answer any questions you may have. We also take cash and cheques in addition to credit/debit on those nights and can set up adult membership payments so you can pay in two installments, with the first half due immediately, and the second due by December 1st. All curlers, including “Daytime Only”, are encouraged to register online to speed things up for ...
Welcome to the 2019-2020 season! Daytime curling starts Oct. 14, FREE adult curling lessons begin Oct. 15, Leagues start Oct. 20
It's almost time to curl here at the Cornwall Curling Club! We welcome new members, from those who have never curled before, to experienced curlers who are looking to join our vibrant Club here in our modern facility at the Cornwall Civic Centre. We welcome members from all over PEI, not just from the Cornwall area, and, although we emphasize the recreational aspects of curling, have also had teams and curlers who have won Provincial, Canadian, and even World titles. Curling starts Oct. 14 Icemaking will begin by the end of September, with ice available for use on Monday, October 14. ...
Application deadline is Sept. 30 for annual PEI Curling Hall of Fame student bursaries
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is proud to offer four bursaries annually to female and male junior curlers pursuing their post-secondary education. Bursaries Bursaries for the 2019/20 academic year will be offered as follows: Two $1,000 bursaries, awarded to one female and one male junior curler Two $500 bursaries, awarded to one female and one male junior curler Eligibility To apply for a bursary, an applicant must: Be a resident of Prince Edward Island Be enrolled as a full-time student at a university or college in the 2019/20 academic year Be eligible to participate in the 2019/20 Prince Edward Island ...
New email news mailout system
Our CornwallCurling.com news is available by a number of ways, including our website, on Twitter @cornwallcurling, via our RSS feed, on our Facebook page, and by email. Due to problems with the emailing software we have been using, we have switched to a new program, and this will be the last message you receive via the old one. If you are a current subscriber, you should have received an email inviting you to follow CornwallCurling.com's email list. If you want to continue as a subscriber, click on the “Accept Invitation” button in the email. If you don’t want to continue, ...
Lavoie and Sinnett teams win U21+ Slam at Curl Moncton, Cornwall’s Ferguson, Shaw bow out in quarter-finals
Cornwall Curling Club teams skipped by Lauren Ferguson and by Katie Shaw competed at Curl Moncton this weekend in the U21+ Aquarius Slam event. The Ferguson rink finished round-robin play with a 1-3 win-loss record and lost to Fredericton’s Justine Comeau foursome (3-1) in the 3rd vs 6th place quarter-final, while Shaw lost to the eventual champions, Équipe Lavoie from the Victoria/Jacques and Cartier/Etchemin clubs from Quebec in the 1st vs 8th place quarter-final game. The Lavoie team went undefeated in the event. In the Junior Men’s section, the Chase Sinnett team from the Broomstones Curling Club in Massachusetts went undefeated, ...
Board of Directors, Committee Chairs for 2019-2020 season
Here are the Board of Directors members and Committee Chairs for our 2019-2020 season: President – Bryan Sutherland Vice President – Secretary – Kellie-Lynn Younker Treasurer – Jennifer Lenentine Memberships and Draws – Doug Campbell Bonspiels and Socials – Lacey Gallant and Laurie Kelly Developmental Programs – Peter Murdoch Facilities – Greg Groves By-Laws – Amanda MacIntosh Fundraising – Chris MacDougall Volunteer Coordinator – Etta Reid Daytime Representative – Past President, Curl PEI Representative, Nominating Committee – Gary O’Sullivan Feel free to contact a Board member with your questions, comments or concerns!Cornwall's Ferguson and Shaw teams playing in 8:30 am quarter-finals at U21+ Slam event at Curl Moncton
Cornwall Curling Club teams skipped by Lauren Ferguson and by Katie Shaw are competing at Curl Moncton this weekend in the U21+ Aquarius Slam event. The Ferguson rink finished round-robin play with a 1-3 win-loss record and will take on Fredericton’s Justine Comeau foursome (3-1) in the 3rd vs 6th place quarter-finals at 8:30 this morning, while Shaw (0-4) will take on 1st place Équipe Lavoie (3-1) from the Victoria/Jacques and Cartier/Etchemin clubs from Quebec in the 1st vs 8th place game. The winners will advance to 11:30 am semi-finals. The championship and consolation finals go at 3 pm. Shaw was ...
Cornwall's Ferguson and Shaw rinks competing in Slam event at Curl Moncton this weekend
Cornwall Curling Club teams skipped by Lauren Ferguson and by Katie Shaw are at Curl Moncton this weekend competing in the U21+ Aquarius Slam. Live results at https://juniorslamseries.com/live-scores/?fbclid=IwAR3KP2jqJBwvBhkrKVbuXvkIujxSAHAxEbmH-KffsMSEUx0S_cBSqPq6pcY
Lauren Ferguson, Sydney Howatt Kristie Rogers, Rachel O’Connor, coach Pat Quilty (not in photo)
Team Katie Shaw: Katie Shaw, Alexis Burris, Meghan Sherren (missing from photo), Lexie Murray, coach David Murphy (missing from photo)
Deadline is Sept. 15 to sign up for 2020 Canadian Women’s Friendship Tour to Scotland
Information from the Tour Captain: The 2020 Canadian Women’s Curling Friendship Tour to Scotland will take place in November 2020. This will be the 65th Anniversary of this International Tour. In December 2018, Curling Canada accepted the Royal Caledonia Curling Club’s invitation to participate in this Tour. Furthermore, in January 2019, I accepted Curling Canada’s nomination to be the Tour Captain. Since then I have researched various aspects of the Tour and have worked with the Tour’s Scottish co-ordinators to lay the foundation of a magnificent tour as best we could at this early date. Here is an outline of what has ...
Lauren Lenentine among 2019 “For the Love of Curling” scholarship recipients (Curling Canada)
Some of Canada’s up-and-coming curling athletes will get a little financial breathing room after being named recipients of the 2019 Curling Canada For the Love of Curling scholarships, Curling Canada announced today.
Lauren Lenentine. Photo credit: Edgy Sport Images
Among the recipients is Lauren Lenentine, from New Dominion, P.E.I., who got her start here at the Cornwall Curling Club, and will be in the Science program at the University of Manitoba for the upcoming scholastic year. Lauren is curling this season on a Winnipeg team skipped by Mackenzie Zacharias, and including Lauren's former Nova Scotia teammate Karlee Burgess, and ...
Free Cornwall Junior Intro to Curling Fun Day on Oct. 20
The Cornwall Curling Club welcomes youth age 5-12 to attend their FREE "Intro to Curling Fun Day" on Sunday October 20 from 1-3 pm at the Club on 29 Cornwall Road. The event will include Games, Prizes, Snacks, and Curling Instruction. Pre-register by emailing cornwalljuniorcurling@eastlink.ca with attendee's name and date of birth, and you will receive a confirmation email and event details.
Berry team win annual Club golf tourney
It was a perfect day for the Cornwall Curling Club's annual nine hole, best ball golf tournament today at Countryview Golf Club. The teams played a standard "scramble" format, except that the 9th hole had to be played with nine-irons only, except for the green, where a provided curling broom had to be used. Greg Groves managed to sink the putt on the first shot. Greg Groves and Paul Durant celebrating Greg's putt. Paul doesn't look too disappointed that he didn't get to try! Back in the Clubhouse, after a meal of burgers and fries, the scores were tallied, with ...
Shotgun start rosters for today's (Sat.) Golf Tourney at Countryview
Here is the “shotgun” start (all teams start at once, from separate holes) for the Cornwall Curling Club’s 19th annual 9 Hole Best Ball golf tournament at Countryview Golf Club, Route 19 in Fairview. All players are required to be there by 8:30 am this Saturday, June 15, to review the rules and allow time to make your way to your respective tees by 9 am tee-off time. Current forecast:
Clearing. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 23 except 16 along parts of the coast. Humidex 25. UV index 7 ...
Club set to renew lease agreement with Town of Cornwall
Cornwall Town Council met last evening with the incoming executive of the Cornwall Curling Club to discuss their continuing collaboration with the Club as they renew their lease agreement with the Town. With over 300 members, the curling club is the largest in the province and it is a leading source of sports tourism in the Town. Here is Cornwall Councillor Corey Frizzell (left), congratulating new Cornwall Curling Club President Bryan Sutherland on his recent appointment. (Info from Councillor Corey Frizzell Facebook page)
Shotgun start rosters for Saturday's Golf Tourney at Countryview
Here is the “shotgun” start (all teams start at once, from separate holes) for the Cornwall Curling Club’s 19th annual 9 Hole Best Ball golf tournament at Countryview Golf Club, Route 19 in Fairview. All players are required to be there by 8:30 am this Saturday, June 15, to review the rules and allow time to make your way to your respective tees by 9 am tee-off time. Current forecast for Saturday is for a comfortable 18 degree high and only a 30% chance of showers. If you can't make it or want to be added to the Spare ...
Reminder to sign up for our annual Best Ball Golf Tourney on June 15 at Countryview
Sign up now for our annual nine-hole, Best Ball Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 15 at beautiful Countryview Golf Club, Route 19 in Fairview. You can sign up by contacting Gary O’Sullivan at bantamgary@gmail.com or 902-388-0592. Teams will be balanced as much as possible to accommodate all experience levels (including none at all!). The best ball/scramble format makes it fun for everyone! Please include your phone number, and golf handicap (if you know what that is). The tournament is followed by lunch and prizes (very few go home empty-handed). Cost is $40 a player, or $20 for Countryview members (last year's info, ...
Roadbuilders catering a success once again!
Thanks to everyone who helped out again this year at our lobster and steak catering event for the PEI Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association. The upstairs hall was filled to capacity, and the downstairs bar was busy too, and by all reports, the Association and attendees were VERY pleased with the event, which we cater annually as a Club fundraiser. Here are some photos (click to enlarge):
Deadline is June 10 for Curl PEI Curling Promotion Coordinator – Youth Position (8-week summer position)
Curl PEI is hiring!
Curling Promotion Coordinator – Youth Position
Overview:
This individual will help promote the sport of curling to help build membership through public events, marketing materials, and personal engagement with groups and individuals. This person will be expected to plan, organize, and track activities and travel across PEI.
Responsibilities:
Assist with the scheduling of summer Street Curling events Assist with the production of marketing materials to be used during the various events Promote the sport of curling using Street Curling and Floor Curl equipment Provide basic curling instruction directly to the ...
Curl PEI 2019-20 Event Dates now available
The following are the approved dates and locations for the 2019-20 Curl PEI Provincial Events: Click to download/print Curl PEI 2019-20 Event Dates in Adobe PDF format
Third Annual Lew Black Memorial Golf and Social, plus Ticket Draw
Join members of RCAFA 201 (Confederation) Wing on Monday 24 June 2019 for our Third Annual Lew Black Memorial Golf and Social. Golfing will take place at Glen Afton Golf Course, 4608 Route 19, Nine Mile Creek. If you would like to participate in Golf and then the bbq after, (or either) please contact our Sports Chair Paul Miller at paulmiller@bellaliant.net to register. Lew passed away in June 2016 and is the husband of Elaine Black. He was a former President of 201 Wing, avid golfer, curler Air Force Veteran and a member of Mikinduri Children of Hope. (MCOH). He ...
Our new manager!
As we mentioned in the AGM recap, we are pleased to welcome Lori Fitzpatrick as our new manager. She is originally from Newfoundland, but has recently been the food and beverage manager at a golf and curling club in BC. Although not a curler, she is a curling fan, and attended the 2017 Brier in St. John's, won, of course, by Newfoundland's own Brad Gushue team. She even got a photo with Brad!
Lori Fitzpatrick
Lori Fitzpatrick, with Brad Gushue
We have 4 sheets of Jet Ice, a clubhouse and ice plant (with backup power generator) that were completely replaced in the 2010/2011 season, an Ice King scraper bought new in 2012, ice-house heating and dehumidification, and are wheelchair accessible right down to the ice surface. We have a well-stocked Pro Shop and bar, and access to upstairs banquet facilities.
We’re always looking for new members — stop by or check out our website, and find out why we should be your curling club!
Major Event Dates for 2019-2020 Season
- Masters Plus: 21-22 November *
- Ladies Spiel: 23 November *
- Mixed Doubles Cashspiel: 7 December *
- Kenmac Energy Bonspiel 17-18 January *
- Club Championships 24-25 January
- U13 Funspiel 8 February *
- Provincial Seniors 14-18 February *
- Closing Spiel 3-4 April
* Open to other Clubs
Other Curling Events (from PEICurling.com)
Brochure
Here’s a PDF copy of our Club Brochure (2018-2019 edition), so you can keep our information at hand. Feel free to print copies out and give them out to your friends, too!
For best results print double-sided, and fold to brochure size.
Besides this website, which is designed to also work with your mobile devices (smartphones and tablets), you can also keep in touch with us on social media – click on the buttons at the upper right to connect with us via Twitter, Email, Facebook or RSS. Our Club also has free wifi (ask at the bar for the password).
Our curling facility gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Curling Canada, through its Curling Development Fund.
Notre installation de curling témoigne avec gratitude à Curling Canada sa reconnaissance du soutien financier accordé par l’intermédiare du Fonds de développement du curling.