Curling Canada

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Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes Canada's national championships in the sport. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the two previous sanctioning bodies, Curl Canada (men's) and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association (women's).

History

The CCA was created in 1990 when Curl Canada and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association amalgamated. From its creation until 2007, Dave Parkes was the general manager and then chief executive officer (CEO).

Greg Stremlaw was the CEO until 2015 when he took over as head of sports at CBC Sports{{cite web|title=Former Curling Canada CEO Moves To CBC Sports|url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2015/09/04/former-curling-canada-ceo-moves-to-cbc-sports/|website=Curling.ca|access-date=September 4, 2015}} Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continued to be in that role until August 2023, when she became CEO of Hockey Canada.{{cite web|title=Henderson leaving Curling Canada|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2023/07/04/henderson-leaving-curling-canada/|website=Curling.ca|access-date=July 4, 2023}} Danny Lamoureux took over as interim CEO as her replacement.{{cite web|title=Danny Lamoureux to serve as Curling Canada interim CEO|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2023/08/22/interim-ceo-named/|website=Curling.ca|access-date=August 22, 2023}} Nolan Thiessen was appointed CEO in January 2024.{{cite web|title=

Thiessen named CEO|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2024/01/03/thiessen-named-ceo/|website=Curling.ca|access-date=January 3, 2024}}

On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada.{{cite web|title=Curling Canada Unveils New Name, New Logo, New Brand |url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2015/02/27/curling-canada-unveils-new-name-new-logo-new-brand/|website=Curling.ca|access-date=February 27, 2015}}

Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present)

1935–38: John T. Haig
1938–39: Elbridge MacKay
1939–40: Ross Harstone
1940–41: Dr. A. F. Anderson
1941–42: Hon. Thane Campbell
1942–46: George Norgan
1946–47: James E. Armstrong
1947–48: Hon. Brig. Colin A. Campbell
1948–49: Murray Macneill
1949–50: Gordon Hudson
1950–51: Fred Lucas
1951–52: Niven Jackson
1952–53: Fielding Rankine
1953–54: Emmett Smith
1954–55: Cyril Boyd
1955–56: Hon. Sen. Richard Donahoe
1956–57: John Dutton
1957–58: Samuel Rothschild
1958–59: Archibald Wilson
1959–60: Walter B. Cowan
1960–61: Alan MacGowan
1961–62: Earl Bourne
1962–63: Ted Pattee
1963–64: Richard T. Topping
1964–65: Arthur Skinner
1965–66: Frank Sargent
1966–67: Hon. Gordon Lockhart Bennett
1967–68: William Lumsden
1968–69: Harry P. Carter
1969: Alf Parkhill
1969–70: H. P. Webb
1970–71: Dr. Maurice Campbell
1971–72: T. Gordon Thompson
1972–73: Irl England
1973–74: D. William Currie
1974–75: L. E. Olson
1975–76: William Leaman
1976–77: David C. Smith
1977–78: Herbert Millham
1978–79: G. Clifton Thompson
1979–80: Frank Stent
1980–81: Cecil Watt
1981–82: Thomas Fisher
1982–83: Cyril S. Walters
1983–84: Ray Kingsmith
1984–85: Dr. Clyde Opaleychuk
1985–86: Ralph Boyd
1986–87: Jerry Muzika
1987–88: Harvey Mazinke
1988–89: Joseph Gurowka
1989–90: Dr. Edward Steeves
1990: Donald R. MacLeod
1990–91: Dr. Edward Steeves
1991–92: Mary-Anne Nicholson
1992–93: Stanley Oleson
1993–94: Evelyn Krahn
1994–95: Lorne Mitton
1995–96: Shirley Morash
1996–97: Pat Reid
1997–98: Harvey Malo
1998–99: Judy Veinot
1999-00: Jack Boutilier
2000–01: Zivan Saper
2001–02: Don Lewis
2002–03: Maureen Miller
2003–04: Don Petlak
2004–05: Barry Greenberg
2005–06: Jerry Shoemaker
2006–07: Donna Duffett
2007–08: Al Forsythe
2008–09: Fran Todd
2009–10: Graham Prouse
2010–11: Jack Bowman
2011–12: Laura Lochanski
2012–13: Ron Hutton
2013–14: Hugh Avery
2014–15: Marilyn Neily{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2014/09/02/new-governors-new-rules-new-formats-come-out-of-cca-annual-meeting/|title=Curling Canada | New governors, new rules, new formats come out of CCA Annual Meeting}}
2015–16: Hugh Avery{{cite web|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/talk/?p=202|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212008/www.curlingzone.com/talk/?p=202|archive-date=2015-09-23|website=curlingzone.com|title=Relegation going away; import rule added}}
2016–17: Peter Inch
2017–18: Resby Coutts{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2017/06/19/new-helmet-recommendations-new-governors-come-out-of-curling-canada-annual-meeting/|title=Curling Canada | New helmet recommendations, new governors come out of Curling Canada annual meeting}}
2018–19: Maureen Miller{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2018/10/01/expanded-junior-championships-revamped-curling-assistance-program-confirmed-at-2018-curling-canada-agm/|title=Curling Canada | Expanded junior championships, revamped Curling Assistance Program confirmed at 2018 Curling Canada AGM}}
2019–20: John Shea
2020–21: Mitch Minken (until June 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109080/curling-canada-elects-new-chairperson|title=Curling Canada elect Olympic medallist Nixon as chairperson|date=June 15, 2021|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}
2021–22: Amy Nixon (from June 2021)
2022–24: Michael Szajewski{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/09/25/four-new-governors/|title=Curling Canada elects four new Governors, Chair|date=September 24, 2022|website=curling.ca}}
2024–26: Teri Palynchuk{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2024/09/30/2024-25-board-set/|title=2024-25 Board Set|date=September 30, 2024|website=curling.ca}}