THERE ARE FIVE CURLING ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO. THREE MEN'S ASSOCIATIONS ONE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS.
MEN'S ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO
The governing body of the three Men's Associations is known as:
NORTHERN ONTARIO PROVINCIAL CURLING ASSOCIATION (N.O.P.C.A.)
The three Associations are:
(N.O.C.A.) NORTHERN ONTARIO CURLING ASSOCIATION
(N.W.O.C.A.) NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO CURLING ASSOCIATION
T.&.N.O.C.A. President | Bob Hardy 59 Marion Street Iroquois Falls, ON P0K 1E0 email: Bob Hardy |
T.&.N.O.C.A. Secretary-Treasurer | Joe Gubbels P.O. Box 381 Schumacher, ON. P0N 1GO email: Joe Gubbels |
N.O.C.A. President | Jim Landon 165 Pinecreek Road Callander, Ont. P)h 1H0 email: Jim Landon |
N.O.C.A. Secretary-Treasurer | Dr. Clyde Opaleychuk 154 Durham Street Sudbury, ON. P3E 3M7 email: Clyde Opaleychuk |
N.W.O.C.A. President | Don MacLeod 704 S. Lelland Ave. Thunder Bay, ON. P7E 2P6 email: Don MacLeod |
N.W.O.C.A Secretary-Treasurer | Colleen Syrja 2650 S. Windemere Ave. Thunder Bay ON. email: Colleen Syrja |
A Provincial Chairman is appointed for each of the four Provincial Chapionships under the jurisdiction of the Inter-Association.
It is the responsibility of the Provincial Chairman to ensure that the event is properly conducted in accordance with N.O.P.C.A. and C.C.A. Rules and Policies.
Tankard Chairman | Don MacLeod 704 S. Lelland Ave. Thunder Bay ON. P7E 2P6 Phone: (807) 577-2161 email: Don MacLeod |
Mixed Chairman | Roger Kolari 29 Milliken Rd. Elliot Lake, ON. P5A 1J9 Phone: (705) 848-2618 email: Roger Kolari |
Juniors Men's Chairman | Tom Clarke 16 Elvis Avenue Dryden, ON P8N 3A3 Phone: (807) 223-3569 email: Tom Clarke |
Senior Men's Chairman | Bob Hardy 59 Marion Street Iroquois Falls, Ont. P0J 1E0 Phone: (705) 232-6204 Email: Bob Hardy
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Membership in the Northern Ontario Women's Curling Association N.O.W.C.A. consists of the following:
(N.O.L.C.A.) NORTHERN ONTARIO LADIES CURLING ASSOCIATION
This Association covers the geographic boundaries of the T.&.N.O.C.A. and the N.O.C.A.
This group is known as the NORTHERN ONTARIO WOMEN'S CURLING ASSOCIATION (N.O.W.C.A.).
N.O.L.C.A. President | Peg Julian email: Peg Julian |
N.O.L.C.A. Secretary-Treasurer | Linda Karam email: Linda karam |
N.W.O.L.C.A. President | Don MacLeod email: Don MacLeod |
N.W.O.L.C.A. Secretary-Treasurer | Colleen Syrja email: Colleen Syrja
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Chairperson | Susan MacRae email: Susan MacRae |
Deputy Chair / Treasurer | Ken Slater email: Ken Slater |
Director of Programs | Susan Bean email: Susan Bean |
Ice Technician | Brent Adamson email: Brent Adamson |
Secretary-Treasurer | Colleen Syrja email: Colleen Syrja |
Director of Publicity | Bill Charlebois email: Bill Charlebois
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All member Associations are affiliated with CURL ONTARIO
Curl Ontario was created in 1977 to receive Provincial Government grants and disburse them to the various curling Associations in Ontario. The organization has since become the educational arm of curling in the Province and a leader in the development of teachnical resources for both coaches and instructors as well as Club executives.
For further information regarding courses, clinics and workshops availabe, refer to : Curl Ontario
The Board of Directors of Curl Ontario for the 2002-2003 season is:
Chair | Brian Cowan email: Brian Cowan |
Chair Elect | ---------- email: ------------- |
Director of Finance | John Francis email: John Francis |
Director North | Bill Charlebois email: Bill Charlebois |
Director South | Wendy Morgan email: Wendy Morgan |
Chief Administrative Officer | John McCrae email: John McCrae |
Provincial Development Co-Ordinator | Linda Corcoran email: Linda Corcoran |
High Performance Coach | Jim Waite email: Jim Waite |
Administrative Co-Ordinator | Cec Wintonyk email: Cec Witonyk |
Administrative Assistant | Terri Collicott email: Terri Collicott |
Regional Development& Assistant - North | Tom Coulterman email: Tom Coulterman |
Regional Development& Assistant - Northwest | Tom Clarke email: Tom Clarke |
Regional High Performance& Assistant - North | Tom Coulterman email: Tom Coulterman |
Regional High Performance& Assistant - Northwest | Bill Charlebois email: Bill Charlebois |
Regional High Performance& Assistant - South | Wendy Morgan email: Wendy Morgan |
Regional Business& Assistant - North | Alan Arkilander email: Alan Arkilander |
Regional Business& Assistant - Northwest | Leslie Kerr email: Leslie Kerr |
Regional Business& Assistant - South | Barry Macklin |
All Associations are affiliated with this body through the Northern Ontario Curling Inter-Association.
For the purposes of Men's, Mixed, Seniors and Junior Curling, Northern Ontario is considered a separate "Curling Province" and as such has an entry from Northern Ontario at all National Championships.
For the purposes of Womens curling, ten (10) teams from Ontario compete to declare an Ontario representative to the Scott Tournament of Hearts
The object of the Canadian Curling Association is to act as the National sports governing body of curling in Canada and to facilitate the development and marketing of the sport of curling at both the Association level and Club level.
It has also been established to enforce the rules of curling in Canada, to cultivate relations with other associations (national and international)
For further information regarding the Canadian Curling Association, refer to : Canadian Curling Association