Redwater Curling Club will sweep you off your feet

By Brandie Majeau
The Redwater Curling Club boasts approximately forty members this year and is
enthusiastic about welcoming fresh players of any skill level. Having been an association since
1955, the original Pembina building housing six sheets of ice that were full every year, the club
maintains its efforts to remain an outstanding organization within the community. The
excitement for the sport previously boasted an upstairs bar and viewing area to cheer on the
teams and players.
The Redwater Curling Club is currently invested in getting more adults and youth
interested in the sport, not only hosting an adult’s club but also a Junior Curling Cub (ages 9-18)
on Monday evenings. The beauty of curling is its timelessness. The sport may be enjoyed by
men, women, and children of a variety of ages, encouraging participation to members early on
and well into their 80s and 90s. Curling conveys a team effort and an ideal social impact,
drawing in players from all levels of society and backgrounds.
Curling is also a fantastic sport due to its straightforwardness, ease of understanding,
low cost of equipment and fees, and many health benefits. The sport allows for a multitude of
ranges of motions and skill levels, building stamina, core strength, and muscularity with gentle
movements, and is also a way to maintain movement as the game progresses back and forth
along the ice. Ask any curler and they will expand on the many reasons why they were drawn to
curling and why they continue to come back year after year.
Redwater Curling Club, including its junior members, is no different. There is always an
air of excitement at each session. The welcomes are heartfelt, and smiles are genuine as
brooms are cradled in arm bends and sliders are fitted over shoes. The Redwater Curling Club is
only a sliver of the Canada-wide sport that encourages fitness and entertainment for any age
and ability. Their annual Bonspiel will be held April 5-7, 2024. This is an Open Bonspiel with a
cost of $165/team and is welcome to all. All interested teams or anyone looking to become an
adult or junior club member can inquire at redwatercurlingclub@gmail.com.