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The Canadian Branch is celebrating the 1000th Challenge of the historic Quebec Challenge Cup, and your club could be a part of history!

Instead of the usual club vs club challenge, the 1000th Challenge will be a team vs team (OVCA vs Quebec) challenge, and your club could be a part of the OVCA team!

Entries will be based on a bid system - if your club wishes to enter a team, you must bid for entry.  The base bid is $300 per team, increased in $20 increments.  Entry deadline is January 10th, 2020.

For more information on the 1000th Challenge, see the linked poster, or visit the Branch website.  For more information on the 145-year history of the Quebec Challenge Cup, visit the Branch website.

***UPDATE***  The Hunt Club still needs more coaches for their program starting this week! 

A coaching certification is preferred however our target is interested and knowledgeable curlers that have a desire to work with new curlers. Good interpersonal and communication skills make it an amazing experience.

Please contact Bill Duck if you are interested in assisting with the Hunt LTC. Learn to Curl at the Hunt takes place Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Ottawa Valley Curling Association (OVCA) is excited to announce a five-year sponsorship with Goldline Curling.

“Our partnership with the OVCA aligns with our vision to see curling grow at all levels of play.  We are thrilled to work with a great team of individuals who share this great goal” says Erin Flowers, President of Goldline Curling.

“This is great news,” said OVCA Director John Tobias. “We welcome Goldline as the title sponsor for the Goldline City of Ottawa Mens and are proud they will be joining local curling retailers who have supported our other OVCA events over the years.”

Goldline Discount Coupons will be available for the participants of Learn to Curl programs at all OVCA member clubs, and to curlers at the OVCA’s Brokerlink Junior Superspiel, Mixed Bonspiel and Goldline City of Ottawa Mens. Discount packages will be handed out to all member clubs at the OVCA Annual Meeting on September 23, 2019.

Goldline retail stores are located in Ottawa at 210 Colonnade Road South and in the Ottawa Curling Club at 440 O’Connor Street.

For information, please contact:

John Tobias, Director, OVCA

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Congrats to Team Roberts from the Perth Curling Club on their victory at the 2019 Hogline Curling Proshop/OVCA Little Rock Championships! 

The Ottawa Valley Curling Association, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), and Ottawa Tourism are putting together a bid to host the World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa at TD Place in Lansdowne Park from April 3 to 11, 2021.

The winning bid will be announced by Curling Canada.

As a curling community, we need to show Curling Canada our support for this initiative with ticket presale deposits.

The Ontario Tournament of Hearts and Tankard will once again be under the same roof as the City of Cornwall has been selected to host the 2020 Men’s and Women’s Provincial Championships.

Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sports. One such sport is curling. In Ottawa, over 40 athletes have registered for curling this year. Some have been practicing the sport for years. They play at the Ottawa or the City View Curling Clubs, supporters of Special Olympics for the past 20 years.

The OVCA is proud to announce that the newest curling facility in the area - Curling des Collines in Chelsea, QC - is also the newest member of the OVCA!

Mother Nature didn’t stop the curling excitement this time! The second event of the 2018/19 season got underway Saturday, October 6th at the RCMP Curling Club as part of the Moosehead Classic run by Capital Curling.

The OVCA recently learned of the decision by the Hawkesbury Golf and Curling Club to suspend its curling program for the 2018-19 season. We are disappointed and saddened for those affected by the suspension.

We are optimistic that those who wish to see curling continue in Hawkesbury can find a way to restart and re-energize their curling program, and the OVCA stands ready to assist in this endeavor.

Now, more than ever, it pays to be a member of the OVCA!

Is your club looking at using a crowdfunding app or website to help raise funds for a capital project?

STOP!  There may be better options!

The Orphan Clinic is a networking opportunity for U15, U18 and U21 curlers looking to join or form competitive teams and for U15, U18 and U21 competitive teams to add or fill vacancies.

Clubs across the OVCA are looking for curlers to fill their programs

Chose a program in your area and just try it!  Select an area from the categories below.