2024 AGM and Call for Directors

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The 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on MONDAY, September 23rd, 2024 at the Rideau Curling Club. Stay tuned to the website and our socials for registration information and supporting documents.

CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS: We are looking for driven, enthusiastic members to join our Board! Passion for the game and for helping your fellow curlers is a must, but we’re also looking for people with a financial background and/or someone who has been involved with youth curling.

There are two positions open for election on the Board for a two-year term. If you are interested in sitting on our Board of Directors, or if you have any questions, please email chair@ovca.com.

BOD Application

LOOKING FOR AN IT DIRECTOR: The OVCA is also looking for a technically inclined volunteer to become our non-voting IT Director.  This person will have familiarity with the Google Workspace suite of apps and their administration, as well as some familiarity and experience working with web servers.  This position is for an indeterminate term (there is no term limit).

IT Application

DEVELOPMENT FUND REVIEW COMMITTEE: If neither of those positions are of interest, we’re still looking for ONE (1) person to sit on the Development Fund Review Committee.  The DFRC screens applications for the Development Fund, and helps guide applicants through the process.

**EDIT August 23rd, 2024 – Posting changed from 2 to 1 person needed. The DFRC currently sits at 5 of 6 possible members.

DFRC Application

NEW Capital Rebate Program

The World Men’s Curling Championship (WMCC) was a huge success! As a result, the OVCA is pleased to announce we’ve received just over $160,000 in legacy funding from the event. A huge thanks to the Curling Clubs in the Ottawa Valley and Outaouais that helped promote tickets sales and volunteerism. 

Earlier this year, we announced the first program to benefit from these funds – teams representing their province at selected events will have their OVCA Team Grant matched from the WMCC Legacy Fund. 

Today, we announce the next program – the OVCA Capital Projects Rebate program.

If your club has started a capital upgrade project, or is planning one this summer, the OVCA can help.  We are offering member clubs up to a $1300 rebate on any capital project that began on or after May 1st, 2024, and that has been completed and paid for by your club.

What qualifies as a capital project? Pretty much any investment in your club’s infrastructure can qualify! New chairs for the lounge? House camera systems? New sound system for the bar? These projects and more could qualify for the rebate!

To be eligible you must:

  1. Have a project that started on or after May 1st, 2024.
  2. Fill out the grant application form.
  3. Proof of payment (partial or otherwise) for your project.
  4. Send your application and proof of payment to Brent Litle at  brent.litle@ovca.com. 

Your rebate can be for one project, or for multiple smaller projects but, until further notice, each club can only apply ONCE.

For more information, or to send in your completed application, contact Brent Litle at brent.litle@ovca.com

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Win Your Curling Fee!

In the summer of 2022, the OVCA started a long-term strategic review process.  As the curling world emerged from the public health emergency, the OVCA needed an updated mission and strategic plan in order to best serve its members and their curlers.

As a part of this review, the OVCA is looking for your input and opinions. With this survey, you’ll have the chance to help shape the OVCA’s future and provide us with your ideas and opinions.

The survey should only take a few minutes of your time to complete.  As a thank you, you can choose to enter a special draw to WIN YOUR 2024-25 CURLING SEASON FOR FREE!  That’s right – the OVCA will pay the curling fees of six lucky respondents (one for each OVCA Region – City, East, South, Upper Valley, Lower Valley and Outaouais).

Please take a minute to give us your feedback, and you could curl for free in 24-25.

For a PDF version or paper copy, please email communications@ovca.com.

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Ontario Elementary School Championships

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The Stroud Curling Club (Innisfil, ON) is hosting the 2024 Elementary School Championships.

Teams can be formed by any combination of male and female players from the same school district within the CurlON boundaries. Players must be aged 13, or under, as of December 31st, 2023.

All players must wear head protection, be registered as a CurlON Participant and complete the assumption of risk and code of conduct.

To register, visit https://curl-on.ca/elementarychampionships/

Join the Board of Administrators (Deadline Extended)

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

The deadline for submitting an application to join the Board of Administrators has been extended to 11:59pm, Wednesday November 15th.

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, now’s the time to apply! Without the Board of Administrators, the OVCA’s ability to assist clubs in emergencies is AT RISK.

Please consider volunteering your time to this worthy committee.

The OVCA’s Board of Administrators is looking for up to three (3) volunteers to help clubs and centres in our region.

The OVCA’s Development Fund is a loan program available to all member clubs and centres that provides low-interest loans for capital improvements and emergency capital repairs.

The Board of Administrators is responsible for screening loan requests and providing recommendations to the Board of Directors on whether the applications should be approved. In addition, the Board of Administrators can provide recommendations to the OVCA on the operation of the Fund and its criteria.

The Board of Administrators is looking to fill up to three (3) positions. Each position is for a three year term. The Board of Administrators is a standing committee of the OVCA that meets only when an application is received (typically once or twice a year).

Specifically, the Board of Administrators is looking for candidates with experience/skillsets in: Finance, Law, Risk Management and/or Engineering. The OVCA is committed to building a diverse committee and we encourage those who identify as persons with a disability, persons from visible minority groups, persons who identify as LGTBQ2S+ or non-binary, and indigenous persons to apply.

See our Board of Administrators policy and Development Fund page for more information.

Application Deadline

Deadline for application is 11:59pm, Tuesday, October 31st, 2023. Not all who may apply will be appointed, and only successful candidates will be contacted for follow-up. Direct all applications to the OVCA Chair (chair@ovca.com) with the subject “BoA Candidate Submission 2023“
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Select “Download” above to download a copy of the application form.