A message from Glenmore member Steve Campbell:
“The company I work for, MSC, is organizing a charity toy drive on Saturday, December 3rd! Join us (and bring your children) from 10 am – 6 pm at Place Vertu Mall to donate new, still-packaged toys that will be given to children in care with Batshaw Youth and Family Centres. As our thank you, take a picture with Santa and enjoy a free coffee or hot chocolate on us. Hope to see you there!”
This was published a couple of years ago, but came up on Facebook this week and is worth sharing… Even from the American perspective!
There is a science to preparing ice for the shuffleboard-like sport. It’s all about the pebbling.
Source: Why Curling Ice is Different Than Other Ice | Innovation | Smithsonian
So I took a look around this year – and realized just how much the competitive curling scene has changed in the past few years…
| Section | Winner | Finalist |
| A |  Martin Ferland |
 Guy Hemmings |
| B |  J-S Roy |
 Fred Lawton |
| C |  Alanna Routledge |
 Steve Munroe |
| D |  Alex Berube |
 Yannick Martel |
The purpose of this survey is to assist the WCF in understanding the views of the worldwide curling community about the impact sweeping should have on a curling shot.
The information gathered through this survey will be used in developing recommendations for sweeping and equipment rules, which will be considered by the next WCF General Assembly in September 2016. This survey will remain open until 16 May 2016.
http://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3PP266G
Source: Sweeping Survey
‘The curlers in the Wednesday night leagues don’t believe they can beat the elite teams anymore,’ Team Canada third John Morris says. ‘The game has evolved’
Romantic stories don’t often start with the worlds of municipal government and curling. That was just the combination that helped love blossom for Swift Current’s mayor Jerrod Schafer.
Source: Only in Canada: A mayor and a skip fall in love over curling – Saskatoon – CBC News
The Quebec government has announced $1.9 million in funding for a new club for Chelsea’s Curling des Collines.
Source: Chelsea curlers forced to Ottawa are one step closer to a local club – Ottawa – CBC News
Forget polishing. Forget friction. Forget warming the ice too… for now. Forget what you THINK you know about sweeping. These days, it’s all about scratches.
Source: Here’s what you need to know about sweeping in 2016 | Curling Canada
