spouse. Many still use the club daily as it provides an oasis for escape from the everyday routine. Shutting the door during the winter months is doing a disservice to more than just the curling community; it negatively affects patrons and employees as well. In this time of COVID despair, our city should be doing all it can to preserve community gathering places and employment opportunities.

In order to gage the pulse of the community, the question in local radio station AM800 CKLW’s daily news poll on Monday, October 5 was as follows:

“Do you think the board of directors at Roseland Golf and Curling Club was right to cancel the curling season due to COVID-19?”

The final poll results, after more than 5,500 votes had been tallied, showed: 19% “Yes” and 81% “No”. As you can see from these results, public opinion disagrees overwhelmingly with the Board’s decision to cancel the upcoming curling season. Help us to correct their mistake…

Conclusion

We, the curling community at the Roseland Golf and Curling Club, are asking Windsor City Council to consider the many points we have detailed in the above report. Please act now to help us save the sport we love by agreeing to recommend that the Roseland Board reconsider their unfavourable decision to cancel our curling season.