Preparations were well underway for the 2021 national championships at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre when everything was cancelled back in early September. Ideally, plans will simply pick up where they left off, only with things moving along a year later.
“There’s lots of work,” said host committee chair Moose Gibson. “Transportation is a big issue because of the wheelchairs. And we worked with Tourism Saskatchewan on the 2021 and were working with Visit Moose Jaw on the 2021, and the city has thrown their support behind it, the mayor wrote a letter of support. We’re very fortunate to have a lot of help when it comes to these things.”
The new national championship committee has yet to be filled out, with positions of treasurer, volunteer coordinator, ice and facilities coordinator, official coordinator, team services coordinator, hospitality coordinator, marketing and media coordinator, and sponsorship coordinator all open for those interested in helping the event be as impressive as it can be.
You can contact Gibson at mjumpire@sasktel.net for more information and to offer your assistance.
All in all, the plan is to put together yet another well-run event that also shows off some of what Canada’s Most Notorious City has to show off.
“Hopefully during February they will have a chance to take in some of the sites of Moose Jaw and make it a great experience both on and off the ice, that’s the goal… as with all the curling events that have been put on here, nothing happens without volunteers,” Gibson said. “We’ve put out a call at first to the curling club members to join the committees and we’ll put another call out in the new year and start moving forward.
“We’re looking forward to it,” he added. “It’s about time; since March we’ve had nothing but bad news, and hopefully this is one of many good announcements going forward.”
