When the Fort Frances Curling Club replaced its aging physical plant with a new geothermal heating and cooling system in 2011, the benefits were noticed right away. And so were the high financial costs of such a significant capital investment.
Enter the Kraft Celebration Tour, the annual online voting contest that awards amateur sports organizations across Canada with $25,000 and a visit from TSN’s SportsCentre broadcast. Seeing the opportunity to not only cover some costs but also showcase the community and its commitment to sustainable energy, a group of curlers put together a nomination and crossed its fingers that it would make the short list.
