Canadian Senior Curling Championships

Canadian Senior Curling Championships
Established1965 (men)
1973 (women)
2024 host cityMoncton, New Brunswick
2024 arenaCurl Moncton
Current champions (2024)
Men Saskatchewan
Women Alberta
Current edition

The Canadian Senior Curling Championships are an annual bonspiel held to determine the national champions in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The championship teams play at the World Senior Curling Championships the following year.

The event's first committee was established in October 1964.[1] Frank Sargent was an original member of the senior championship committee, and believed the event would attract former Brier competitors and give seniors a place to compete which had not existed.[2] The inaugural Canadian Seniors Curling Championship was hosted in Port Arthur in March 1965. It used a minimum age of 55 for competitors, and had the Seagram Company as its title sponsor.[3]

Past champions

Men

1964–1987

Year Team Winning skip Host
1965[4] Manitoba Leo Johnson Port Arthur, Ontario
1966[5] Ontario Jim Johnston Winnipeg, Manitoba
1967[6] New Brunswick Jim Murphy Montreal, Quebec
1968[7] Saskatchewan Don Wilson Edmonton, Alberta
1969[8] Ontario Alfie Phillips Hamilton, Ontario
1970[9] British Columbia Don MacRae Kamloops, British Columbia
1971[10] Prince Edward Island Wen MacDonald Halifax, Nova Scotia
1972[11] Quebec Ken Weldon Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1973[12] Manitoba Bill McTavish Sudbury, Ontario
1974[13] British Columbia George Beaudry Saint John, New Brunswick
1975[14] Prince Edward Island Wen MacDonald Calgary, Alberta
1976[15] Prince Edward Island Wen MacDonald Ottawa, Ontario
1977[16] Saskatchewan Morrie Thompson Winnipeg, Manitoba
1978[17] Saskatchewan Art Knutson St. Thomas, Ontario
1979[18] Alberta Cliff Forry Noranda, Quebec
1980[19] Saskatchewan Terry McGeary Saint John, New Brunswick
1981[20] Quebec Jim Wilson Nanaimo, British Columbia
1982[21] Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1983 Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson[22] Sarnia, Ontario
1984[23] Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson St. John's, Newfoundland
1985[24] Saskatchewan Frank Scheirich Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1986[25] Ontario Earle Hushagen Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
1987[26] Manitoba Norm Houck Prince George, British Columbia

1988–present

A playoff was added in 1988

Year Team Winning skip Runner-up team (skip) Host
1988[27] Alberta Bill Clark Manitoba (Barry Coleman) Peterborough, Ontario
1989[28] Ontario Jim Sharples Saskatchewan (Harvey Mazinke) Kenora, Ontario
1990[29] Manitoba Jim Ursel British Columbia (Jerry Martin) Whitehorse, Yukon
1991[30] Manitoba Jim Ursel Northwest Territories/Yukon (Al Delmage) Victoria, British Columbia
1992 Ontario Jim Sharples Manitoba (Barry Fry) Nipawin, Saskatchewan
1993 Alberta Len Erickson Northwest Territories/Yukon (Al Delmage) Edmonton, Alberta
1994 New Brunswick David Sullivan British Columbia (Jim Horswell) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1995 Ontario Bill Dickie Saskatchewan (Glenn Pryor) Saint John, New Brunswick
1996 Ontario Bob Turcotte Northern Ontario (Bill Johnston) Medicine Hat, Alberta
1997 Ontario Bob Turcotte Saskatchewan (Murray Eddy) Thornhill, Ontario
1998 Saskatchewan Gary Bryden Manitoba (Clare DeBlonde) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
1999 British Columbia Ken Watson Ontario (Jim Sharples) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2000 Ontario Bob Turcotte British Columbia (Wayne Laface) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2001 Manitoba Gary Ross Alberta (Tom Reed) Calgary, Alberta
2002 Manitoba Carl German Ontario (Bob Fedosa) St. Thomas, Ontario
2003 Alberta Tom Reed Manitoba (Doug Armour) Lethbridge, Alberta
2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Bas Buckle Nova Scotia (Steve Ogden) Vernon, British Columbia
2005 Alberta Les Rogers Northern Ontario (Al Harnden) East St. Paul, Manitoba
2006 Northern Ontario Al Hackner Alberta (Les Rogers) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2007 Alberta Pat Ryan Ontario (Bob Turcotte) Trois-Rivières, Quebec
2008 Saskatchewan Eugene Hritzuk New Brunswick (Russ Howard) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2009 Ontario Bruce Delaney New Brunswick (Russ Howard) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2010 Alberta Mark Johnson Ontario (Gareth Parry) Ottawa, Ontario
2011 Manitoba Kelly Robertson Alberta (Brad Hannah) Digby, Nova Scotia
2012 Alberta Rob Armitage Newfoundland and Labrador (Glenn Goss) Abbotsford, British Columbia
2013 New Brunswick Wayne Tallon Ontario (Howard Rajala) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2014 Nova Scotia Alan O'Leary Manitoba (Kelly Robertson) Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
2015 Manitoba Randy Neufeld Quebec (Ted Butler) Edmonton, Alberta
2016 Ontario Bryan Cochrane Manitoba (Randy Neufeld) Digby, Nova Scotia
2017 Alberta Wade White Ontario (Howard Rajala) Fredericton, New Brunswick
2018 Ontario Bryan Cochrane New Brunswick (Terry Odishaw) Stratford, Ontario
2019 Saskatchewan Bruce Korte Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) Chilliwack, British Columbia
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2021 Alberta Wade White Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2022 Ontario Howard Rajala Alberta (James Pahl) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2023 Nova Scotia Paul Flemming Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) Vernon, British Columbia
2024 Saskatchewan Randy Bryden Alberta (James Pahl) Moncton, New Brunswick
Province Titles by province
Ontario 13
Manitoba 12
Alberta 10
Saskatchewan 9
British Columbia 3
New Brunswick 3
Prince Edward Island 3
Nova Scotia 2
Quebec 2
Newfoundland and Labrador 1
Northern Ontario 1

Women

1973–1987

Year Team Winning skip Host
1973[31] British Columbia Ada Calles Ottawa, Ontario
1974[32] British Columbia Flora Martin Halifax, Nova Scotia
1975[33] British Columbia Flora Martin Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1976 Alberta Hadie Manley Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1977 British Columbia Vi Tapella Peace River, Alberta
1978 Alberta Hadie Manley St. John's, Newfoundland
1979 British Columbia Flora Martin Vernon, British Columbia
1980 British Columbia Flora Martin Fredericton, New Brunswick
1981 Alberta Bea Mayer Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982 Nova Scotia Verda Kempton Montreal, Quebec
1983 Manitoba Mabel Mitchell Guelph, Ontario
1984 Saskatchewan Ev Krahn Halifax, Nova Scotia
1985[24] Saskatchewan Ev Krahn Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1986 Saskatchewan Ev Krahn Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
1987 Nova Scotia Verda Kempton Prince George, British Columbia

1988–present

A playoff was added in 1988

Year Team Winning skip Runner-up team (skip) Host
1988[34] Ontario Phyllis Nielsen British Columbia (Helen Elson) Peterborough, Ontario
1989[28] Saskatchewan Emily Farnham Alberta (Arthena Fleming) Kenora, Ontario
1990[35] Ontario Jill Greenwood Alberta (Amy Nakamura) Whitehorse, Yukon
1991[30] Northern Ontario Eila Brown Saskatchewan (Emily Farnham) Victoria, British Columbia
1992 Saskatchewan Sheila Rowan British Columbia (Bessie Low) Nipawin, Saskatchewan
1993 Ontario Jill Greenwood Manitoba (Joan Ingram) Edmonton, Alberta
1994 Alberta Cordella Schwengler Newfoundland (Sue Anne Bartlett) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1995 Northern Ontario Sheila Ross Quebec (Michele Page) Saint John, New Brunswick
1996 Ontario Jill Greenwood British Columbia (Jeanette Sillars) Medicine Hat, Alberta
1997 Quebec Agnès Charette Ontario (Jill Greenwood) Thornhill, Ontario
1998 Ontario Jill Greenwood Quebec (Agnès Charette) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
1999 Quebec Agnès Charette British Columbia (Maymar Gemmell) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2000 Quebec Agnès Charette Saskatchewan (Nancy Kerr) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2001 Ontario Anne Dunn Manitoba (Linda Van Daele) Calgary, Alberta
2002 Ontario Anne Dunn Alberta (Simone Handfield) St. Thomas, Ontario
2003 Saskatchewan Nancy Kerr British Columbia (Karen Lepine) Lethbridge, Alberta
2004 Ontario Anne Dunn British Columbia (Kathy Smiley) Vernon, British Columbia
2005 Ontario Joyce Potter British Columbia (Kathy Smiley) East St. Paul, Manitoba
2006 Ontario Anne Dunn British Columbia (Jane Adam) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2007 Alberta Diane Foster British Columbia (Kathy Smiley) Trois-Rivières, Quebec
2008 British Columbia Pat Sanders Ontario (Ann Pearson) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2009 Nova Scotia Colleen Pinkney British Columbia (Kathy Smiley) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2010 British Columbia Christine Jurgenson New Brunswick (Heidi Hanlon) Ottawa, Ontario
2011 New Brunswick Heidi Hanlon Ontario (Joyce Potter) Digby, Nova Scotia
2012 Alberta Cathy King Newfoundland and Labrador (Cathy Cunningham) Abbotsford, British Columbia
2013 Nova Scotia Colleen Pinkney Alberta (Deb Santos) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
2014 Manitoba Lois Fowler Saskatchewan (Lorraine Arguin) Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
2015 Alberta Terri Loblaw Nova Scotia (Colleen Jones) Edmonton, Alberta
2016 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson) Digby, Nova Scotia
2017 Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson Ontario (Jo-Ann Rizzo) Fredericton, New Brunswick
2018 Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson Nova Scotia (Mary Mattatall) Stratford, Ontario
2019 Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson Ontario (Sherry Middaugh) Chilliwack, British Columbia
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2021 Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson British Columbia (Mary-Anne Arsenault) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2022 Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson Quebec (Chantal Osborne) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2023 Ontario Susan Froud Saskatchewan (Nancy Martin) Vernon, British Columbia
2024 Alberta Atina Ford-Johnston Ontario (Jo-Ann Rizzo) Moncton, New Brunswick
Province Titles by province
Ontario 11
Saskatchewan 11
British Columbia 8
Alberta 8
Nova Scotia 5
Quebec 3
Manitoba 2
Northern Ontario 2
New Brunswick 1

References

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