During the 2022-2023 season, the Oakville Curling Club created the Accessibility Committee with the goal of aligning the Club with AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) guidelines for accessible spaces.
Oakville Curling Club recognizes the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for their support of the HVAC work completed at the club. Sept 24, 2023, Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford was on hand to celebrate The Oakville Curling Club recently completed project and all the necessary work required to install two major components in the lounge.
Senators
The year was capped off with another successful luncheon with everyone coming away as winners. A couple of bad jokes were told but the spirits were high as everyone looked forward to the golf season.
See y’all in the fall.
Monday Night Open Summary
Hot Shots, Tailgate Parties with Pizza and Wings, Sing-Alongs, Karaoke and a lot of fun.
Sunday Evening Leagues
Success and lots of fun for both our doubles and social curlers!
We had a full set of eight divisions this year. Thanks to everyone for a great curling season.
Congratulations to our winners and finalists!
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As the season closes, I’d like to take this opportunity to exercise my presidential prerogative and deliver an “Oscar awards” thank-you to many of the behind-the-scenes individuals; if I’ve forgotten someone, I apologize.
On behalf of the Board, heartfelt thanks to:
- the fulltime, bar, ice and IT support staff for their unwavering commitment. Given the challenges of this season (late start, new GM search, etc.), this group of dedicated and, more admirably, friendly individuals made this a truly enjoyable curling season.
- to the league conveners and bonspiel organizers who successfully ran so many wonderful leagues and events this shortened season; won’t be able to forget being serenaded by Monday Night karaoke during the Board meetings.
- to the Youth and Learn 2 Curl instructors whose efforts have revitalized and attracted many new enthusiastic members to the Club as it recovers from the pandemic shutdowns.
- the Renovations and Finance committees, who, through their dedication, completed the floor renovation and continue their work this off-season to complete the outstanding items.
- the HR Committee, and in particular our non-Board volunteer, Shari Angle, who rose to the occasion and made OCC fortunate enough to attract, select and hire Ian Tetley as the new GM.
- the newly formed Accessibility and Governance Committees for their ongoing work to ensure the Club’s compliance to ever changing provincial laws & regulations.
- And most of all, to you the members without whom this season’s successes wouldn’t have been possible. The pandemic years saw membership fall to around 660 but this year, over 170 new and post-pandemic curlers joined or returned to the Club. This commitment to the game, and more importantly, to the Club has highlighted the sense of community each of you share and has proven to the staff & volunteers that their efforts have been worthwhile and well received.
In closing and on behalf of the Board, we wish you a happy off-season and look forward to seeing you next season. For those who can’t wait until October, Summer League has returned (spoiler – the Club’s rocks are being reprofiled during the off-season, so Summer League gives you an opportunity to practice with them before the start of the regular season).
Women’s Day Ladder Winners- Janet Murphy, Mary St. James, Jacquie Ramier, Mary McDonald
Runners Up-Mary Anne Carson, Cynthia Quigley, Louise Koyanagi, Patricia Hooper
B-Division Winners- Sheri Wasik, Carolyn Wilson, Sue Makin, KJ Terry, Brenda Ulbikas
Runners Up- Ann McCarthy, Sue Crompton, Jo Etherington, Mary-Jo Corkum
C-Division Winners- Jennifer Aziz, Lorraine Fedurco, Diane Ruygrok, Eileen O’Neill
Runners Up- Anna-Maria D’Allessandro, Katherine Tousaw, Judy Edwards, Debra Seago
Executive Committee for Women’s Day Curling 2023-24
Thanks,
Mary
Evening Men - A Champions
SML - A Champions
Click HERE to view the gallery (and the winning shot for the SML Championship!)
In case there wasn’t reason to watch the 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship in Ottawa …
In June 2022, the World Curling Federation announced it’s 2022 Hall of Fame inductees. As a winner of three Briers and three World Championships, Oakville Curling Club’s Ian Tetley was named as one of five award recipients. Ian’s World Championships remain unique to this day as he did it playing second for three different teams: Hackner (‘85), Werenich (‘90) & Middaugh (‘98). Ian even has a 1993 Ice Hot International Curling Card (#65 – see right).
On Sunday April 9th, 2023, during the Gold medal game’s 5th end break, Ian will be officially presented with his Hall of Fame award. If you’re in Ottawa at the game or watching from home (scheduled 4:00pm EST start time), join the rest of the OCC Community in proudly watching the recognition of this remarkable career and curler!
Follow this link to the World Curling Federation’s announcement - another wonderful picture of Ian from days past.