Resignation of NOCA President

NOCA announces the resignation of President Stephen Chenier, effective immediately. Steve has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Ontario Curling Association, officially assuming this role June 23, 2014.   He will be spending the next couple of months in the OCA office learning about the position. Steve has been involved as a Board Member…

Equitable Opportunity to Access Canadian Championships

The implementation of a qualification round for the Scotties and Brier starts in the 2014-15 season.  While this information is not new, there has been a sudden increase in the volume of questions regarding the process.  The CCA has developed a FAQ sheet regarding the history of the process Equitable Access FAQ    

Superb Ontario Winter Games Results

Congratulations to all of the Bantam and Wheelchair teams who competed at the Ontario Winter Games last weekend in Orillia. The top three teams from the Bantam Boys and Girls Provincials competed against three teams from the Ontario Curling Association, and three NOCA Wheelchair teams competed against three OCA Wheelchair teams.  The results were tremendous!…

9 NOCA Teams Compete in Ontario Winter Games

Bantams: The teams who finished as the top three Bantam Boys and Girls teams at the Tim Hortons 2014 NOCA Bantam Provincials are competing now at the Ontario Winter Games.  The three teams per gender are competing against their counterparts from the Ontario Curling Association.  The winning boys and girls teams will then represent Ontario…

Senior Men & Women Champions Declared

This weekend saw the 2014 Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s Provincial Champions declared.  At the Kenora Curling Club, 5 teams competed with the Vicky Barrett rink (Sudbury CC) winning the title.  The Barrett rink went through the round robin undefeated, and then clinched the title with a victory over the Peggy Taylor rink (Kenora CC).…