Curling Canada

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Curling Canada
Curling Canada.svg
Sport Curling
JurisdictionNational
Founded1990 (1990)
Headquarters Ottawa
ChairmanMichael Szajewski
CEO Nolan Thiessen
Sponsor Sport Canada
Official website
curling.ca
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes Canada's national championships in the sport. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the two previous sanctioning bodies, Curl Canada (men's) and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association (women's).

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History

The CCA was created in 1990 when Curl Canada and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association amalgamated. From its creation until 2007, Dave Parkes was the general manager and then chief executive officer (CEO).

Greg Stremlaw was the CEO until 2015 when he took over as head of sports at CBC Sports [1] Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continued to be in that role until August 2023, when she became CEO of Hockey Canada. [2] Danny Lamoureux took over as interim CEO as her replacement. [3] Nolan Thiessen was appointed CEO in January 2024. [4]

On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada. [5]

Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present)

Championship events

Member Associations

See also

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References

  1. "Former Curling Canada CEO Moves To CBC Sports". Curling.ca. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  2. "Henderson leaving Curling Canada". Curling.ca. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. "Danny Lamoureux to serve as Curling Canada interim CEO". Curling.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. "Thiessen named CEO". Curling.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. "Curling Canada Unveils New Name, New Logo, New Brand". Curling.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  6. "Curling Canada | New governors, new rules, new formats come out of CCA Annual Meeting".
  7. "Relegation going away; import rule added". curlingzone.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
  8. "Curling Canada | New helmet recommendations, new governors come out of Curling Canada annual meeting".
  9. "Curling Canada | Expanded junior championships, revamped Curling Assistance Program confirmed at 2018 Curling Canada AGM".
  10. "Curling Canada elect Olympic medallist Nixon as chairperson". www.insidethegames.biz. June 15, 2021.
  11. "Curling Canada elects four new Governors, Chair". curling.ca. September 24, 2022.

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