Cornwall Curling Club

We have EXCITING news for the upcoming season – the Cornwall Curling Club will be opening EARLY to host some PRESEASON leagues and events this year beginning on September 14^th!

Traditionally, our friends at the Crapaud Curling Club host most of the Island pre-season events, but they are in the process of doing some maintenance this season and won’t be able to open during September.

Our club has been asked if we would be able to put our ice in a little early to host some important CurlPEI preseason events and the traditional, competitive preseason league and preseason practices and the Board of Directors has approved the request.

To maximize this time, we are also hoping to host a few other leagues/events during that time as well.

Registration for these events should be live by Wednesday, August 20^th at cornwall.curling.io

Below are the main details:

COMPETITIVE PRESEASON LEAGUE:
WHEN: Sundays & Wednesdays, 6:30p-830p, Sept 14^th-Oct 15^th PLUS a playoff event on Saturday, Oct 18^th
NOTE: If more than 8 teams register, we will also have a 2^nd draw at 8:45p-10:45p
COST: $115 + HST per person (see fees note below)
INCLUDES: 12 scheduled games PLUS access to scheduled preseason practice ice at no additional charge

FEES NOTE:  Participants are required to pay their annual Curling Canada ($5) and CurlPEI ($23) fees to participate in this league.  Curling IO will keep track of payments made, and this will cover your regular season CC/CurlPEI fees at ANY Island club.

This league is open to teams from any club! It is designed for competitive teams to gear up for the upcoming season.

PRESEASON PRACTICES:
WHEN: See calendar of events (currently16 scheduled events – we will add more if demand requires it)
COST: These practices are included in the preseason competitive league fees.  Those NOT participating in that league can reserve time at the regular club drop-in rate of $15 person/hour.

PRESEASON RENTALS:
WHEN: See calendar of events for Rental Ice Available
COST: Regular ice rental rates $150 for 1 sheet for 2 hours.

Contact the manager to schedule a rental!

OPEN ICE FOR RETURNING MEMBERS:
WHEN: Oct 16^th & 17^th, 9a-5p
COST: FREE TO ALL RETURNING MEMBERS (and preseason competitive league participants)

Want to come slide a bit to get your legs under you?  Throw a few rocks to work out the off-season dust?  Come out during our open ice time to get ready for the start of the regular season!

CURLPEI PRESEASON EVENTS:
NOTE:  CurlPEI will be promoting and providing more information about these events – as well as handling registration for each program. See https://peicurling.com/ for more information.

• Curl PEI Early Season Prep Program: Mondays & Thursdays, 6:30p-8p, Sept 15^th-Oct 1^st
• Canada Games Training Camp: Sept 20-21 from 10a-4p
• Curl PEI Junior Development Program Testing: Mondays & Thursdays, 6:30p-8p, Oct 6^th-16^th
• Curl PEI Junior Development Program: Nov 1^st-2^nd, 10a-1p

PRESEASON STICK LEAGUE:
WHEN: Tuesdays, 1p-3p, Sept 16^th-Oct 14th
COST: $30 + HST per person (see fees note below)
INCLUDES: 5 sessions for 10 total games. Does NOT include preseason practice ice time.

FEES NOTE:  Participants are required to pay their annual Curling Canada ($5) and CurlPEI ($23) fees to participate in this league.  Curling IO will keep track of payments made, and this will cover your regular season CC/CurlPEI fees at ANY Island club.

An email will go out this week to the stick curlers to help determine the format of this league.

PRESEASON AFTERNOON LEAGUE:
WHEN: Wednesdays, 1p-3p, Sept 17^th-Oct 15th
COST: $30 + HST per person (see fees note below)
INCLUDES: 5 games. Does NOT include preseason practice ice time

FEES NOTE:  Participants are required to pay their annual Curling Canada ($5) and CurlPEI ($23) fees to participate in this league.  Curling IO will keep track of payments made, and this will cover your regular season CC/CurlPEI fees at ANY Island club.

An email will go out this week to the daytime curlers to help determine the format of this league.

FREE COME TRY CURLING FOR TEENS & ADULTS
WHEN: Friday & Saturday Oct 3^rd-4^th,   6:30p-8p AND Sunday, Oct 5^th, 4p-5:30p
COST: FREE!

Are you interested in curling but never stepped on the ice? Did you curl once but it’s been a few years?  Join us for our FREE Come Try Curling event for teens & adults.  Three sessions that will help you become comfortable with the basics of curling!  Afterwards you can join one of our recreational leagues or continue into our 8-week Learn to Curl program.

INTRO TO CURLING FUN DAY (Ages 6-12)
WHEN: Sunday, Oct 19^th, 1p-2:30p
COST: FREE!

A chance for your child to try out curling – learn the basics of sliding, throwing the rocks and sweeping.  Afterwards they can join our Little Rockers or Novice program.

OTHER EVENTS & DETAILS

We are working on plans for a few other events/programs as well and will provide more information as those plans take shape.

It is noted that the preseason is separate from our regular season membership, leagues, and events. 

If returning members want to get on the ice BEFORE the free, open ice times scheduled for October 16^th-17^th they will be required to join one of the leagues, pay a drop-in fee during scheduled practice times, or pay for a rental. 

We are doing our best to be fiscally responsible with our staff hours during this preseason period and ensure that we are able to cover any additional expenses from opening early.  We feel confident we will be able to accomplish this between preseason league fees, CurlPEI grants, rentals, and other planned activities.

The end of September and beginning of October is traditionally a very busy time at the club as we gear up for our upcoming season, plan our special events, and get registrations taken care of for the season. We have planned the attached schedule to maximize our staff’s time, energy, and hours as we host our preseason events and prepare for our regular season.

REGULAR SEASON REGISTRATION

Returning member registration for our regular season will begin on Monday, September 22^nd

New member registration will begin on Monday, September 29^th

We are very excited for both the upcoming preseason and our fast approaching regular season!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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I don’t typically post purely personal things on the club website, but several members asked me to keep them updated and I’m excited to be able to say – I’m officially CANADIAN!

Thanks to all those who encouraged me during this process!

Your fellow Canadian,

Travis

The club had a GREAT showing for the Annual General Meeting on Monday, May 12th.

Attached are the agenda, annual committee reports, and the minutes for those who weren’t able to make the meeting to view.

Agenda Annual General Meeting Cornwall Curling Club May 12, 2025

AGM Committee Reports 2024-2025

Minutes Annual General Meeting Cornwall Curling Club May 12th 2025

Both Susan McInnis and Chris Montigny were voted in as new board members. 

Those finishing their time on the board this year were Kim Nickerson, Lisa I, Nelson Dougay, and Bill McGuire.  Thank you for your years of service to the club!

During the Friday draws of the Red & Yellow we shared some club trivia and we have been asked to post it so members of the club can see some of the cool things that happened this season.

One final question: 

How many Grand Slam of Curling teams practiced at the club this season?  

Answer:  45/64

We had a year in review video playing at the club during the Red & Yellow – it has been updated to include pictures from the Red & Yellow as well and can be seen below or by clicking HERE:

Congratulations to the winners of the PEI Retired Teachers’ Association Bonspiel 2025

Left to right: Robert Brown (second), Sharon McGuigan (third), Gordie Cox (skip), and Florrie MacLeod (lead)

The Cornwall Curling Club will hold the Annual General Meeting of the Club on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7pm at the club.  

More details and pictures will follow early next week, but congratulations to the Yellow Team for their victory in the 2025 Red & Yellow!

Congratulations to the team of Julie Scales, Sharon McGuigan, Todd Saunders, and Kathryn Dickson (along with spare Jana Cheverie) who took 1st place in the final round of the Thursday Mixed League.

Team Scales topped Team Craig Moore by a score of 82.5 to 81 for the round.  So close!

Team Donald weeks came in third with 79.5 points.

Thanks once again to Angela Sanderson for taking on the drawmaster duties for the league this season. 

The Juniors, Novice, and Stick Curlers have completed their Red & Yellow events and we head into the weekend event with a very close score – with Red clinging to a 4,000 point lead. 

Yellow team – we are currently at least three people behind in the Red & Yellow Challenge – so click on https://donate.cancer.ca/ and donate now and let us know or Red will get an additional 10,000 bonus points! 

A few pictures Stephanie took during the stick event today:

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An Ode to Whimsy (And a Fond Farewell to Blue) 

Some rocks are still red, 
In Cornwall, that’s true; 
Some new stones are yellow,  
But . . . they’ll forever be blue. 

—Anonymous (Probably some Colour-Blind Club Manager) 

Gone but not forgotton: Cornwall Curling Club manager Travis Jones is sad to say goodbye to his treasured blue stones on the eve of the club’s annual closing bonspiel. (Bill McGuire photo)

By Bill McGuire, 
Public Relations Chair, 
Cornwall Curling Club 

Ah, tradition. It warms the heart, like a piping-hot coffee on a brisk PEI morning or a lucky curling sweater that hasn’t been washed in years (for superstitious reasons, of course). And yet, change comes for us all. In this case, it arrived from Scotland, wrapped in mystery, legend, and bubble wrap. 

Yes, folks, the great Cornwall Curling Club rock transition of 2024-2025 is complete, and the annual club-closing bonspiel is about to take place under a new banner: Red & Yellow. Gone are the days of Red vs. Blue—gone but not forgotten, especially by those diehard Team Blue curlers who now find themselves scrambling to update their wardrobes. 

For years, they lovingly collected blue tuques, blue scarves, blue sweaters, and even, in some cases, blue curling pants (which we all agreed was a bold fashion choice). But now? Now they must embrace the sunshine-bright glow of Yellow. And let’s be honest—some of them are taking it about as well as a bad pick on the final shot of an extra-end game. 

[Let us all pause for a brief moment of silence and remembrance for Paul Neima’s tickle trunk]

The Battle of the Bonspiel Begins 

This weekend marks the first-ever Red & Yellow Closing Bonspiel, where the newly minted Yellow faction will try to channel their inner golden warriors and take on the steadfast Reds, who are undoubtedly feeling rather smug about maintaining their colour continuity (and riding the high of last year’s victory). 

The event is sold out, the curling will be fierce, the competition legendary, and the volume of team-coordinated outfits truly astonishing. Teams are encouraged (nay, required!) to dress in their designated colour, which means there will be a sea of red and yellow sweeping across the ice, looking less like a curling club and more like a fast-food chain’s mascot convention. 

Club manager Travis Jones, a hardcore Team Blue devotee, is said to be taking the transition particularly hard. After several boisterous years of leading the charge for Team Blue, some say he’s been spotted late at night whispering words of encouragement to the now-retired blue stones, assuring them they will always be winners in his heart. Others claim he’s petitioning to have them repurposed as club décor, museum pieces, or—if all else fails—doorstops at Government House or for the renovated Province House.  

The Spirit of the Spiel 

The transition may have been a shock, but the spirit of the event remains unchanged. The Red & Yellow is still about friendly competition, club camaraderie, and, of course, an excuse to eat, drink, and be merry. (Let’s be honest: curling is really just a warm-up for the banquet.) 

This year’s event will feature: 

• Junior and Stick Curling divisions are already in full swing, ensuring everyone gets a chance to contribute to their team’s overall score. 
• The Red & Yellow Fundraising Challenge, where donations continue to pour in faster than an overenthusiastic lead throwing their first rock. 
• Friday night and all-day Saturday curling action, culminating in a dramatic finale where the victorious team will be showered with cheers, accolades, and possibly a few leftovers from the early afternoon banquet. 

And let’s not forget the all-important Bragging Rights for next season, which the winning team will recount at every opportunity for the next season, while the losing side graciously nods and pretends to be happy for them (until next year, when revenge will undoubtedly be plotted). 

A Look Back (With a Tear and a Chuckle) 

Last year, Red emerged victorious, breaking Team Blue’s two-year winning streak in their final hours. Some call it poetic justice, others call it sabotage, but regardless, it made the farewell to Blue even harder to bear. Now, with allegiances shifted and old rivalries rebranded, we step into a bold new era. 

Some of the remaining, blue-handled rocks, after more than 42 years of faithful service, now sit along the wall—retired, respected, reduced in weight, and probably feeling a little salty about their abrupt dismissal. But as history teaches us, the game goes on. And so, too, must we. 

Cornwall’s Curling Season: A Year in Review 

As we prepare to bring the season to a close, it’s worth reflecting on what a remarkable year it has been. Cornwall continues to be a vibrant hub of curling activity, boasting nearly 400 curlers—a number that more than doubles any other curling club on the Island. 

Highlights from this past season include: 

• The Grand Slam of Curling, where late last September and early October, we welcomed almost 50 international teams for practice, raised funds for the club, and turned Cornwall into a curling epicenter. 

• The debut of our new stones in mid-October, glistening and freshly polished after being quarried in Scotland. Red handles were transferred to half of them; while the blue handles gave way to newly-branded yellow ones. 

• An action-packed bonspiel calendar, ensuring that weekends were never dull and that no one left the club without at least one ridiculous team name to their credit. 

• A strong commitment to Little Rockers, Novice and Junior curling, guaranteeing a solid future for the club and the next generation. 

• A busy daytime and nighttime curling schedule kept the club busy every Monday to Friday. 

And so, as the final rocks slide down the ice this weekend, as the last celebratory beverage is raised in the clubhouse, and as the echoes of laughter and friendly ribbing fade into the night, we close the doors on another fantastic season at the Cornwall Curling Club. 

Red & Yellow may be new, but the spirit of competition, camaraderie, and curling chaos remains the same. 

Now, let’s get out there, throw some stones, and make some memories. (And if you’re one of those former Team Blue curlers—maybe pick up a yellow scarf at Price Mart.) 

Oops – I made a boo boo in the last draw.

Here’s the updated draw. 

Due to the uncertain nature of the road conditions later this afternoon we are going to cancel Novice program for Tuesday, March 18^th.

A further update will be made by 4:30pm regarding this evening’s draw schedule. 

There are only a handful of slots left in both the daytime and evening draws of the Red & Yellow!

If you are wanting to play please let us know via email or sign up at the club ASAP.  

If you can’t be at the entire event but would like to sign up to spare, there’s a spare list on the bulletin board as well.

Finally, don’t forget about the Red & Yellow Challenge – donate time, money, or blood to the Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Cancer Society, or the community service group of your choice and let us know – the team with the most volunteers will receive a 10,000 point bonus!

Round 2 of the Wednesday Evening Ladder League wrapped up on March 5, and again featured lots of close games between evenly-matched teams. There was one night (Jan. 29) with weather that kept some teams at home. As there are only three weeks left in the season, and we want to give all teams as much play as possible, we will declare winners based on the current standings, as factoring in the missing games would not affect which teams move up or down. All teams will either play in all of the last three weeks, or have a bye in one of the weeks.

Looking at the “A” pool, the Joe Callaghan and Cody Whynot squads both finished with 6 wins and both played the weather-affected week, while the next teams had only 4 wins, and therefore wouldn’t win the round, even if the week they missed was factored in. Whynot beat Callaghan 6-2 in their round-robin encounter to win the round.

Moving back down the ladder to the “B” pool will be the Greg Groves rink with 2 wins, along with the Hank Kamphuis foursome with 1 win and a not-played for the weather-affected night. The Mark MacDonald team had the bye on that night and finished with 3 wins, and will be the third rink to descend the ladder to the B pool.

In the “B” Pool, the Doug Callin team had six wins, while the Christopher Griffin team had six or seven (score sheet not clear on this, and their opponent didn’t mark theirs). Both teams will be moving up to the “A” pool for the abbreviated final round. As Callin beat Griffin in their round robin play, but Griffin didn’t play on the “weather” night, we’ll declare them tied for “B” pool champs for Round Two, and they’ll both be moving up to the “A” Pool.

Also in “B”, the Jenine Bodner squad had five or six wins (neither they nor their opponent marked the score for the last week) and the Veronica Pater squad reeled off five victories, but didn’t play on the weather-affected evening (against Team Griffin). Since Bodner beat Pater in their game, we’ll award the remaining spot in the “A” pool to Team Bodner.

Here are the pools for the 3-week final round:

Here is the draw and schedule for Round Three:

PLEASE NOTE: The “B” Pool gets the late draw the first week of Round Three, as they had the early draw the last week of Round One. IF you have changed pools, please take note of your  draw time as you will be playing at the same time as you did in the last week of Round Two

March 12: Round 3, Week 1
March 19: Round 3, Week 2
March 26: Round 3, Week 3

A Pool

B Pool

(Drag table to scroll left or right to view entire table on narrow touchscreens).

Click this link to download a printable version (PDF):  Ladder League Round3

• Derek MacEwen, Ladder League Drawmaster
  derek.macewen@gmail.com

The playoffs for the PEI Club Curling Championships have been set!

The first round of the playoffs will begin tomorrow morning, Sunday, March 9th at 9am.

The semi-final round will begin at 1pm and the finals will start at 5pm.

In the men’s division, Cornwall is guaranteed at least one team in the finals – so be sure to make plans to come out and cheer them on!

NOTE:  The Saturday, March 8th draw originally scheduled for 8am has been moved to a NOON start time!

The club is very excited to be hosting the 2025 PEI Club Championships this week, starting on Thursday, March 6th at noon.

This year each club had the opportunity to send TWO teams from each gender division – so we have ten men’s teams and eight women’s teams competing for the provincial crown!

On Saturday night we will have live music from Pierce Clarke from 8:30p-10:30p with the Brier Page 1/2 game starting at 10:30p for those that want to stick around and watch.

Speaking of playoffs, the Club Championship playoff round begins on Sunday morning at 9am

A friendly reminder to make your playoff picks if you are in the Brier Pick’Em Pool.

Unless you are currently ahead of the manager, then feel free to forget or make sure to pick the losers ? 

The Wednesday Daytime League will have a Mini-Tournament to end the season.

There will be two divisions of four teams with winners from the first week facing off in the second week, while losers from the first week will face off the second week. 

This Saturday night we have a great opportunity for an enjoyable evening on the town with live music, live curling, and more curling on TV!

The curling action will start at 8pm with the final draw of the men’s round robin of the PEI Club Curling Championships.

At 8:30pm Pierce Clarke, Island & GSOC musician, will entertain us with some tunes.

Then at 10:30pm the Brier Page 1/2 game starts and will be shown on the club TV.

Come out to watch curling, be entertained, grab a drink and hang out with other Island curlers!

Have you seen someone do an outstanding job volunteering at the Cornwall Curling Club this season? If so, please tell us about it!

The Cornwall Curling Club acknowledges and recognises the immeasurable contributions volunteers make to the Club continually throughout the season. The dedication of our membership is what has been, and continues to be, the driving force behind the success of our Club. Without these volunteers, the Club would not be what it is today.

To recognize the amazing efforts of our members, we created an annual award called the “Founders Award” for Volunteer of the Year at the Cornwall Curling Club. This award is presented to an outstanding, exceptional and dedicated member of the Cornwall Curling Club at the Annual General Meeting.

The Cornwall Curling Club started because of the dedication and commitment of the founding members who believed in the dream of having a curling club in Cornwall. Today, the success of the club is largely based on the same desires of having a welcoming, reputable, and enjoyable curling club.

Every year, members of the curling club donate their time in many ways and it does not go unnoticed. There is a significant amount of time and effort dedicated to preparing the club for opening, special events, league play, general maintenance and much more! The outstanding and much appreciated efforts of our membership is acknowledged by the Board of Directors by the creation of the Founders Award.

Members of the Cornwall Curling Club are encouraged to nominate their fellow deserving club mates for the Founders Award!

The nomination criteria include:

• Must be a Cornwall Curling Club member for the 2024-2025 season, in good standing.
• No paid employees can be nominated.
• No Board of Director members can be nominated.

To nominate a fellow member, please send an email or letter to manager@cornwallcurling.com which contains the name of the nominee and a brief description of their contribution to the Cornwall Curling Club. 

The deadline to nominate is Friday, March 21st.

The winner will be announced at the Red & Yellow Banquet on March 29th at 1:30pm.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or any other member of the Board of Directors.

Kindly,
Sue Pollard (Volunteer Chair) & the Board of Directors

There was an error in the Schedule Page that was pointed out to me.

It has been updated to the correct information.

THIS Wednesday there are MAKE UP GAMES for the Wednesday Daytime League at 10:00am.

In the afternoon there is Afternoon Stick Drop-In.

REMINDER:  There is NO drop-in on either Thursday or Friday.

U12 Playoffs have been set following the conclusion of the round robin.

First round is tomorrow at 10:00am with championship round beginning at 1:00pm

Another provincial final, more Cornwall teams in the mix – this time BOTH teams were representing Cornwall!

Robbie Doherty, Michelle Shea, Ryan Giddens, and Meaghan Hughes won the provincial title at the PEI Mixed Curling Championships held at Montague from February 19th-23rd. 

They faced off in the finals against a Cornwall/Crapaud combo team of Dennis Watts, Melissa Morrow, Erik Broderson, and Darcee Birch.

From CurlPEI:

Introducing Your 2025 PEI Mixed Curling Champions!