Fort Rouge to host 2019 mixed curling championships

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Curling Canada has selected the Fort Rouge Curling Club to host the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

The championship will take place at the club at 750 Daly St. S from Nov. 5 to 10 and will see competitors from across Canada vie for a chance to represent the country at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship.

“We were thrilled to have our bid accepted by Curling Canada, and I know everyone at the Fort Rouge will be working extremely hard over the next 10 months to make sure we’re ready to put on a wonderful show for the curlers and fans alike,” Brad McLean, host committee co-chair with Deb McCreanor, said.

“We love our curling at the Fort Rouge, but we also love making sure people have a good time, and I know the 2019 Canadian Mixed will have plenty of opportunities for visitors to do exactly that.”

The curling club is also celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

“We’re very much looking forward to working with Curling Canada in staging this important event during our 100th anniversary season as a club,” Jim MacGregor, president of the Fort Rouge Curling Club, said.

“It’s going to be an exciting time for our planning committee, staff, and members as we welcome players and visitors from across our country to ‘The Home of Friendly Curling.’”

Fort Rouge will be the third club to host the championship in Winnipeg since 1974, when Saskatchewan’s Rick Folk won the tournament. In 1981, northern Ontario’s Rick Lang won the bonspiel.

In November, Swan River, Man., hosted the 2018 Canadian Mixed tournament. Ontario’s Mike Anderson won the 2018 Canadian Mixed, giving Ontario its fourth national four-player mixed gold medal.

Manitoba teams have won eight national mixed titles, beginning with Ernie Boushy’s victory in 1964 in Toronto — the first edition of the Canadian Mixed, according to Curling Canada.

“I was delighted to learn that the Fort Rouge Club had bid for the Canadian Mixed Championship and even more delighted to learn that its bid had been approved by our championship host city selection team,” Resby Coutts, chair of Curling Canada’s board of governors, said. “It will be a great host committee to work with, and I know the visiting fans, players and media will be treated to a terrific show.”