The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. The winners of the tournament represent Canada at the World Mixed Curling Championship.
In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks. In 2004, Shannon Kleibrink became the only woman to skip a team and win a Canadian Mixed championship.
History The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was established in 1964, with Canadian Breweries as the event's sponsor and Frank Sargent as its committee chairman. For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto. The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg with a record of 9–1.14 Rinks Entered in Quebec Mixed Curling Playdowns, News and Eastern Townships Advocate, Feb 20, 1964."Curling News column", L'artisan. Nov 23, 1964.
In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983.
Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became a sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used.
Unitel's parent company AT&T became the sponsor in 1997, a partnership that only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on television. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by a 3-team playoff. The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event was not held in the year it was billed as until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the November 2020 event.
Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association picked two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. This ended with the 2012 Mixed Championship, with the creation of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials.
Champions The past champions of the event are listed as follows:
1964–1979 Year Winning Locale Winning Team Host 1964 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie Toronto, Ontario 1965 Alberta Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt Toronto, Ontario 1966 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird Fort William, Ontario 1967 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Québec City, Quebec 1968 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Saint Boniface, Manitoba 1969 Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Kitchener, Ontario 1970 Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Vancouver, British Columbia 1971 Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John Saint John, New Brunswick 1972 Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher Thunder Bay, Ontario 1973 Barry Fry, Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1974 Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard Winnipeg, Manitoba 1975 Les Rowland, Aurdrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz Kitchener, Ontario 1976 Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short Lethbridge, Alberta 1977 Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr Halifax, Nova Scotia 1978 Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1979 Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr Prince George, British Columbia
1980–present A playoff was added in 1980. Year Winning Locale Winning Team Runner up (skip) Host 1980 Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones (John Fortier) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1981 Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards (Rick Folk) Winnipeg, Manitoba 1982 Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley (Rick Folk) Timmins, Ontario 1983 Rick Folk, Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk (Scott Hamilton) Saint John, New Brunswick 1984 Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, Jan Betker (Kevin Adams) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 1985 Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux (Dave Jones) Toronto, Ontario 1986 Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins (Randy Ferbey) Kamloops, British Columbia 1987 Peter Gallant, Kathy Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie (Gord Tokaryk) Summerside, Prince Edward Island 1988 Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow (Ken Ursuliak) North Bay, Ontario 1989 Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O'Rourke, Kathy O'Rourke (Jeff Stoughton) Brandon, Manitoba 1990 Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit (Howard Restall) Rimouski, Quebec 1991 Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow (Grant Odishaw) Thunder Bay, Ontario 1992 Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison (Jim Adams) Grande Prairie, Alberta 1993 Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford (Terry Meek) Swift Current, Saskatchewan 1994 Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith (Eric Wiltzen) Leduc, Alberta 1995 Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins (Peter MacDonald) Point Edward, Ontario 1996 Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis (Rich Moffatt) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1997 Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau (Eric Wiltzen) Kindersley, Saskatchewan 1998 Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins (Dean Wadland) Owen Sound, Ontario 1999 Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty (Peter MacDonald) Victoria, British Columbia 2000 Kevin Koe, Susan O'Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow (Jim Packet) Lethbridge, Alberta 2001 Jean-Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin (Mark Dacey) Weyburn, Saskatchewan 2002 Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Rob Harris, Laine Peters (John Likely) Halifax, Nova Scotia 2003 Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald (Shannon Kleibrink) Abbotsford, British Columbia 2004 Shannon Kleibrink, Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast (Heath McCormick) Timmins, Ontario 2005 Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell (Kyle George) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 2006 John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong (David Hamblin) Whitehorse, Yukon 2007 Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle (Ève Bélisle) Kitchener, Ontario 2008 Dean Ross, Susan O'Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright (Bob Turcotte) Calgary, Alberta 2009 Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green (Wayne Tuck Jr.) Iqaluit, Nunavut 2010 Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar (Mark Bice) Burlington, Ontario 2011 Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robbie Doherty, Jackie Reid (Terry McNamee) Morris, Manitoba 2012 Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman (Kurt Balderston) Sudbury, Ontario 2013 Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon, Amy Mackay (Brent MacDougall) Mount Royal, Quebec 2014 Darren Moulding, Heather Jensen, Brent Hamilton, Anna-Marie Moulding (Cory Heggestad) Ottawa, Ontario 2015 Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert (Jamie Koe) North Bay, Ontario 2016 Mick Lizmore, Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen, Alison Kotylak2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Champions (Bruce Korte) Toronto, Ontario 2017 Trevor Bonot, Jackie McCormick, Kory Carr, Megan Carr (Braden Calvert) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 2018 Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, Sean Harrison, Lauren Harrison (Robert Desjardins) Swan River, Manitoba 2019 Colin Kurz, Meghan Walter, Brendan Bilawka, Sara Oliver (Kendal Thompson) Winnipeg, Manitoba 2020 Jean-Sébastien Roy, Amélie Blais, Dan deWaard, Brenda Nicholls (Grant Odishaw) Saguenay, Quebec2021 Jean-Michel Ménard, Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau, Annie Lemay (Mike McLean) Canmore, Alberta 2022 Félix Asselin, Laurie St-Georges, Émile Asselin, Emily Riley (Trevor Bonot) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 2023 Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert (Kyle Kurz) Swift Current, Saskatchewan 2024 Owen Purcell, Christina Black, Adam McEachren, Jenn Baxter (Jason Ackerman) St. Catharines, Ontario 2025 Rene Comeau, Jennifer Fenwick, Alex Robichaud, Katie Vandenborre (Sam Mooibroek) Assiniboia, Saskatchewan 2026 Woodstock, Prince Edward Island
Championships by province As of 2025 ProvinceTitles by province 11 11 9 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 1
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References
External links Canadian Mixed Curling Championship history