ASSINIBOIA — A new year brings new and exciting things to Assiniboia, namely the Assiniboia Curling Club.
With the ACC 小蓝视频 experienced hosts from past events, they are excited to be selected by Curling Canada to hold a national competition in the community.
“We will be having our kick-off on Feb. 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the upper lounge of the curling rink. We will be selling event passes for $60. That is for rush seating and gets you into all the draws for the week,” affirms Cheri Blackwell, committee member.
The committee also announces that they will be selling reserved tables and chairs behind the glass in the lounge. The tables will be $250 each and the chairs will be $50. That is on top of your event pass. There is a limited number of each so it will be first come, first served. There is expected to be a high demand for this unique opportunity. This special seating will not be available online, only rush seating tickets for the event will be available online for those who can’t make it in person on Feb. 6.
Blackwell provides the ticket booking website,
Of course, with any big-ticket event, volunteers are needed. Blackwell said their kick-off event will also include a sign-up sheet for those looking to help out in areas such as the bar, the door and 50/50 tickets. Interested parties can contact an Assiniboia Curling Club member if they want to get on that volunteer list before that date.
“Finally, we have started handing out our sponsorship packages. If we haven’t got to a business and they would like to be a part of this exciting opportunity, they can contact the rink at (306)642-5115 or email [email protected] and we will get one to them,” says Blackwell.
The national championship is slated for Nov. 2-8 2025.
A March 2024 story in Assiniboia Times and SASKTODAY.ca included an official Curling Canada release stating, “The Canadian four-player mixed championship always is an event to remember and we’re excited how Assiniboia will embrace it in 2025,” said Nolan Thiessen, Chief Executive Officer of Curling Canada.
Kyle Jahns, Communications Coordinator for Curling Canada, adds,” Curling Canada hosts a bid process every year for its events. The bid placed by Assiniboia checked off all of the boxes we look for in a host committee: experience hosting curling championships and an enthusiastic curling community with support from both fans and businesses. We know Assiniboia will put an exceptional event for everyone involved and we are looking forward to 2025.”
Host committee co-chairs, Harvey Hysiuk and Cheri Blackwell acknowledge that they have members from the curling club with event host experience and plans are underway to showcase Assiniboia and surrounding communities in southern Saskatchewan. This Canadian championship will be seven days of great competition for curlers and fans alike.
Assiniboia will be the 61st edition of the Canadian Mixed Championships, and the 2025 event will be the third time in four years it has been stated in Saskatchewan. Prince Albert hosted in 2022 with Team Quebec, skipped by Felix Asselin, winning the championship, with Saskatchewan’s Shaun Meachem winning in Swift Current in 2023.
This is the first time Assiniboia has been chosen to host a Curling Canada Championship event, but residents and those amongst curling circles in Saskatchewan say they are not surprised as past events have showcased not only ACC and committee capabilities but the amazing curling facility Assiniboia has to offer.
The CC media release also quoted Executive Director of CURLSASK Steve Turner as saying, “Assiniboia has proved to be a remarkable host for major events in the past and I have every confidence that the 2025 Canadian Mixed Championship will be no exception.”
The excitement is building in Assiniboia, and the province as another big-ticket event announced rippled throughout curling communities throughout Saskatchewan.
