Members in the News!
Congratulations Dianne Barker is the 2023 recipient of the Joan Mead Builder’s Award.
JOAN MEAD BUILDER’S AWARD (Presented by Kruger Products)
This Award recognizes a builder in the sport of curling is named in honour of the late CBC curling producer Joan Mead.
Barker is a longtime curling umpire who has been a fixture at countless major Canadian championships, many World Curling Federation championships and three Olympic Winter Games. Barker has also been on the board of directors for both Curl BC and Curling Canada, and is a lifetime member of the Kamloops Curling Club. Dianne was inducted into the Governor General’s Curling Club in 2021.
2023 winner — Dianne Barker
Governor General's Trophy - 2023
Congratulations to the Lanark Highlands Curling Club for winning the Governor General’s Trophy. The double rink event was held in tandem with the Lady Tweedsmuir Trophy at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on February 11, 2023. The women’s event was won by the Richmond Curling Club. The opposing rinks both hailed from the Glenmore Curling Club in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec.
The Governor General's Scholarship Committee
"We hope this finds you safe, well, enjoying the last gasps of the Fall season and the start of another Curling season.
Every year at this time, the GGCC Scholarship Committee gives an update to Members and in particular New Members about the Scholarship program. We undertake only two “appeals” during the year, one at the time of the AGM/Safari and the other around the beginning of November........." (From Will Thurlow (Chair), Fran Todd and Pat Reid). For more information, go to the Member's Only section.
Governor General's Letter to Canadians
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