Curling Canada and our Provincial/Territorial Member Associations are committed:
To the health & well-being of our customers playing our sport at the community level in a safe environment to the satisfaction of local authorities
To the health & well-being of our fans attending our sanctioned events
To the health & well-being of our athletes in their training and competitive opportunities including feld of play safety
To unequivocal cooperation with the federal, provincial & territorial, and municipal governments and any Health Authority
To being flexible to customize return to play plans in any jurisdiction
Curling is a sport played in more than 1,000 dedicated clubs or arenas in Canada. Our environment looks like this:
Curling is a non-contact sport played most oſten in a custom built refrigerated arena.
A single sheet of dedicated curling ice is on average 14’2” wide and 146’ in length or a little over 2000 square feet.
A normal game is about 2 hours in length with anywhere from 4-8 people on the sheet of ice.
37% of Canadian dedicated rinks have four (4) sheets (8000 sq. ſt.). A full time slot in a 4-sheet club would be a maximum of 32 people on the ice.
22% of Canadian dedicated rinks have (3) sheets (6000 sq. ſt.). A full time slot in a 3-sheet club would be a maximum of 24 people on the ice.
15% of Canadian dedicated rinks have (6) sheets (12000 sq. ſt.). A full time slot in a 6-sheet club would be a maximum of 48 people on the ice.
Ceiling heights vary but at minimum, they are 12’ or higher.
Average temperature in the ice area is 0° Celsius. It varies from building to building (depending on wall & ceiling insulation and heating systems) but can be in a range of -3° Celsius to +3° Celsius.
Most clubs in Canada have locker rooms and warm areas complete with a licensed bar and some form of kitchen / restaurant. The warm areas are most oſten proportionate to the size of their ice surface. The bigger the ice area, the bigger the lounge.
Most clubs have a minimum seating for the number of people who can be on the ice at any one time. For example, a 4-sheet rink will have a maximum of 32 people curling at any one time. Therefore, there would be minimum seating for 32 in the warm area normally in table arrangements for 8 people.
Please Note: The information in this document are guidelines intended as a resource to adhere with provincial / territorial or local health authority guidelines.