Sport Canada statistics indicate that curling consistently ranks among the top 10 most popular sports played by Canadians and it is currently the most watched women ’ s sporting event on television in Canada .

According to the Curling Canada website , curling is:

In short, curling ROCKS!

COVID’s affect on Curling

No one is disputing that COVID-19 is a serious health concern that needs to be respected with appropriate steps taken to prevent it’s spread. And, it’s very likely that everyone in the entire world has been affected in some way by the COVID pandemic.

In terms of curling, the Ontario government recommended the closure of all recreational programs across the province on March 16th and the next day Premier Ford declared a state of emergency in Ontario resulting in the immediate closure of the Roseland Golf & Curling Club as well as all curling facilities province-wide, effectively ending the 2019/20 curling season.

Wi ndsor was finally given the “green light” to move to Stage 3 of the provinces COVID recovery plan on

August 12th meaning the community is permitted to reopen nearly all public spaces and businesses with certain public health and workspace safety restrictions in place.

Curling Canada Guidelines for Safe Return to Play

In an effort to bring curling back to Canadians, curling’s governing body, Curling Canada , developed a set of “ Return-to-Play Guidelines”. A document intended as a guide for curling clubs to develop their own program to enable return to play this Fall. These guidelines provide specific advice for:

  1. Rink Managers – to assist in their decision to open their club.

  2. Building Safety, with suggestions for:

    1. Cleaning protocols,

    2. Curling club layouts,

    3. Curling equipment maintenance, and

    4. Playing the game.

  3. Food & Beverage

  4. The Curlers themselves

  5. Financial Planning